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Foster Langsdorf (born December 14, 1995) is an American former professional soccer player. After a very successful collegiate career at
Stanford Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is considere ...
, he played for several teams over the course of five seasons. Most of is appearances were for
Portland Timbers 2 Portland Timbers 2 is an American professional soccer team based in Portland, Oregon. The team, often referred to as "T2", serves as the reserve squad for the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer (MLS). The team was a member of the USL Champio ...
; he made a total of four appearances for
Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are an American professional men's soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The Timbers have played their home games at P ...
and
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of
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. Langsdorf would announce his retirement in 2021.


Career


Youth and college

Langsdorf played four years of
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for
Stanford Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is considere ...
, winning three
NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship The NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, sometimes known as the College Cup, is an American intercollegiate soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I men's national champi ...
s in the process. While at college, Langsdorf also appeared for
USL Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syste ...
sides
Portland Timbers U23s Capital FC is an American soccer team based in Salem, Oregon, United States. Although founded in 2008 as part of the development system for the Portland Timbers USSF D2 organization, beginning in 2011 they were part of the development system ...
and
San Francisco City FC San Francisco City Football Club, commonly abbreviated to SF City, is a supporter-owned soccer club located in San Francisco, California that competes in USL League Two. Founded in 2001, SF City plays its home matches at Kezar Stadium. The club ...
.


Professional

A product of the Portland Timbers Academy, Langsdorf signed a homegrown contract with the
Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are an American professional men's soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The Timbers have played their home games at P ...
on January 19, 2018. Langsdorf made his Timbers debut against the
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in a fourth-round Open Cup match on June 6, 2018. Following his release by Portland at the end of their 2019 season, Langsdorf moved to
USL Championship The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, pl ...
side Reno 1868 on January 24, 2020. On October 30, 2020, following the 2020 USL Championship season, Langsforf signed a deal with
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side
Minnesota United Minnesota United FC is an American professional soccer club based in Saint Paul, Minnesota that plays in the Western Conference of Major League Soccer. The club began play in 2017 as the league's 22nd club, and replaced the North American So ...
ahead of their upcoming playoff fixtures. Following a string of injuries to their attacking options, Langsdorf joined the
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on loan on 2 June 2021 and debuted that same day as a substitute during Tampa Bay's 1–0 win at
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. On July 27, 2021, Langsdorf announced his retirement.


Career statistics


Club


Honors


Individual

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Pac-12 Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year The Pac-12 Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year is an annual award given to the top performing player in the Pac-12 Conference. In 2014, the Pac-12 Conference introduced a new award solely for defensive players. Key Winners Player of t ...
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Club

* Stanford **
NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship The NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, sometimes known as the College Cup, is an American intercollegiate soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I men's national champi ...
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2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...
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2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...
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2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...


References


External links

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PDL Profile

Stanford Profile
* 1995 births All-American men's college soccer players American soccer players Men's association football forwards Homegrown Players (MLS) Living people Major League Soccer players Minnesota United FC players NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament Most Outstanding Player winners Portland Timbers players Portland Timbers 2 players Capital FC players Reno 1868 FC players San Francisco City FC players Soccer players from Portland, Oregon Soccer players from Washington (state) Sportspeople from Vancouver, Washington Stanford Cardinal men's soccer players Tampa Bay Rowdies players USL Championship players USL League Two players {{US-footy-forward-stub