Jacob Lissek (born August 17, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

. He played college soccer for

Fairleigh Dickinson University Fairleigh Dickinson University is a private university with its main campuses in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Founded in 1942, Fairleigh Dickinson University currently offers more than 100 degree programs to its students. In addition to its tw ...

, and set the Knights’ all-time career record for shutouts (26). After college, he was with

Charlotte Independence Charlotte Independence is an American soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina that plays in the USL League One, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid. The Independence currently play their home games at American Legion Memorial ...

Oklahoma City Energy Oklahoma City Energy Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The club is a member of the USL Championship, the second division of the American soccer league system. History Oklahoma City businessma ...

FC Dallas FC Dallas is an American professional soccer club based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The club competes as a member of the Western Conference in Major League Soccer (MLS). The franchise began play in 1996 as a charter club of the le ...

(loan),

Penn FC Penn FC (formerly the Harrisburg City Islanders) was an American professional soccer team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2003, the team most recently played in the USL Pro, the second tier of the United States soccer ...

, and

Hartford Athletic Hartford Athletic is an American professional soccer team based in Hartford, Connecticut. The club was founded in 2018 and started play in the USL Championship in 2019. It is the only pro soccer team in Connecticut. History On June 8, 2021, Ha ...

. Lissek won a gold medal with Team USA at the

2013 Maccabiah Games The 19th Maccabiah ( he, המכביה התשע-עשרה) were held during July 18 to 30, 2013. The Games brought together 7,500 competing athletes, making it the third-largest international sporting event in the world after the Olympic Games and ...

in Israel.

Early and personal life

Lissek was born in

Highlands Ranch, Colorado Highlands Ranch is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The po ...

, to Dan and Ellyn Lissek, and is Jewish. He is tall.

Career

High school

Lissek attended

Rock Canyon High School Rock Canyon High School is a public high school in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. It is part of Douglas County School District RE-1. Notable alumni *Ingrid Andress Ingrid Elizabeth Andress (born September 21, 1991) is an American country music ...

. In 2008, he and the school's soccer team won the Colorado 4a state championship. That season he was named second team all-league.

College

Lissek spent all four years of his college career at

(Management, '14) between 2010 and 2013, for the

Fairleigh Dickinson Knights The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights refer to the 17 sports teams representing Fairleigh Dickinson University's Metropolitan campus in Teaneck & Hackensack, New Jersey. Fairleigh Dickinson University or (FDU) offers a variety of sports on the Divisi ...

. Lissek played

, and the team won the

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(NEC) Championship and reached the third round of the

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Tournament in 2012. He holds the Knights’ all-time career record for shutouts (26). He was an

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All-North Atlantic Region Third Team selection his junior year in 2012, when he had a goals-against average of 0.93, was NEC Player of the Week on September 3, 2013, and twice was a member of the NEC All-Tournament Team, and was the NEC Tournament MVP in 2012.

Professional

Lissek began his professional career with

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side

when he joined on June 5, 2015. He was with them until March 2016. Lissek in March 2016 joined USL side

. He was with them until February 2018. On April 29, 2017, Lissek was loaned to

MLS Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada ...

side

. Dallas made his loan permanent in April 2017. He was with them until February 2018. Following his release from Dallas, on February 15, 2018, Lissek signed for

. He was with them for one season, until January 2019, but did not make a first-team appearance. On January 30, 2019, Lissek joined

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, p ...

side

ahead of their inaugural season. Lissek made his professional debut when he started Hartford's first ever game, a 2-0 loss to

Atlanta United 2 Atlanta United 2 are the reserve team of the Major League Soccer club Atlanta United FC. The team plays in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer. The team was established on November 14, 2017 and began their first professional ...

. He would be in goal for his and the team's first win, in a 2-1 U.S. Open Cup victory over

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on March 15, 2019. Lissek was not re-signed at the end of the 2019 season. In 2019 he also became the Hartford Hawks' men's soccer team's goalkeeper coach at the

University of Hartford The University of Hartford (UHart) is a private university in West Hartford, Connecticut. Its main campus extends into neighboring Hartford and Bloomfield. The university attracts students from 48 states and 43 countries. The university and it ...

International

Lissek played for Team USA at the

in Israel. The team won the gold medal, defeating

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

in the final. Lissek was named the goalkeeper of the tournament.

References

External links

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Fairleigh Dickinson bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lissek, Jacob Living people 1992 births American soccer players Men's association football goalkeepers Hartford Athletic players Hartford Hawks men's soccer coaches Jewish American sportspeople Jewish men's footballers Maccabiah Games gold medalists for the United States Maccabiah Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2013 Maccabiah Games Soccer players from Colorado Sportspeople from the Denver metropolitan area People from Highlands Ranch, Colorado Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's soccer players Charlotte Independence players OKC Energy FC players FC Dallas players Penn FC players USL Championship players