Christian Eric Chaney (born September 8, 1994) is an American
soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
player who currently plays for
Forward Madison FC in
USL League One.
Career
Chaney played
college soccer
College soccer is played by teams composed of soccer players who are enrolled in colleges and universities. It is very prominent in United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada, and as well as in South Africa and the Philippines. The United Kingd ...
at
Fresno City College between 2011 and 2014. In the summer of 2012, Chaney played with Mexican side
C.D. De los Altos as an amateur player. Chaney has also played with
Premier Development League
USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental association football, soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United Stat ...
side
Fresno Fuego, where was a candidate for the League MVP in 2016, after scoring 13 goals in 12 appearances.
After appearing in a friendly for
Fresno Fuego against Armenian side
Ararat Yerevan, Chaney was signed by the
Armenian Premier League
The Armenian Premier League ( hy, VBET Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգա, known as the VBET Armenian Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the top association football, football competition in Armenia. From 1936 to 1991, the compet ...
club.
Chaney returned to the United States when he signed with
United Soccer League
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club
Sacramento Republic
Sacramento Republic FC is an American professional soccer team based in Sacramento, California, that plays in the Western Conference of the USL Championship, the second level in US soccer. Co-founded by Warren Smith and Joe Wagoner in 2012, th ...
on August 12, 2016. In September 2016, Chaney appeared for
San Jose Earthquakes
The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional soccer team based in San Jose, California. The Earthquakes compete as a member club of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). Originally as the San Jose Clash, the franchise ...
in a friendly match against
C.F. Pachuca.
Chaney signed with newly hometown USL club
Fresno FC on December 6, 2017.
Following a stint in Malta with
Mosta F.C.
Mosta Football Club is a Malta, Maltese football (soccer), football club from the town of Mosta. The team played four seasons in Malta's highest league 1974–75, 1987–88, 2002–03 and 2005–06. They achieved promotion to the Maltese Premier L ...
, Chaney returned to the United States on August 20, 2020, joining USL side
Charlotte Independence.
Chaney returned to Fresno on January 27, 2022, signing with
USL League One expansion club
Central Valley Fuego.
Prior to the 2023 season, Chaney moved to fellow
USL League One side
Forward Madison FC.
Career statistics
Club
References
External links
Sacramento Republic FC player profile*
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1994 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Fresno, California
Soccer players from California
American soccer players
American expatriate soccer players
Men's association football forwards
Fresno FC U-23 players
Sacramento Republic FC players
Fresno FC players
FC Ararat Yerevan players
Mosta F.C. players
Charlotte Independence players
Central Valley Fuego FC players
Forward Madison FC players
USL League Two players
USL Championship players
Armenian Premier League players
Maltese Premier League players
American expatriate sportspeople in Armenia
American expatriate sportspeople in Malta
Expatriate footballers in Armenia
Expatriate footballers in Malta
Fresno City College alumni
College men's soccer players in the United States