Keegan Meyer (born March 10, 1997) is a retired American soccer player who played as a

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for

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in the

USL League One USL League One (USL1) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that had its inaugural season in 2019. The Division III league is operated by United Soccer League, the same group that operates the Division II USL Championshi ...

Career

College & Amateur

Meyer played

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High Point University High Point University is a private university in High Point, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The university was founded as High Point College in 1924, and it became High Point University in October 1991. HPU of ...

from 2015, redshirting his freshman season before going on to play four seasons as starter for the Panthers. Meyer was named All-Big South First Team in three consecutive seasons starting 2017 through to 2019. Meyer finished his time at High Point as the school's all-time leader in career shutouts with 27. While at college, Meyer also played in the

USL League Two 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 ...

with

Tormenta FC South Georgia Tormenta FC is an American soccer organization based in Statesboro, Georgia, United States. Founded in 2015, the club fields a professional team in USL League One, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, as well as a pre-prof ...

Des Moines Menace Des Moines Menace is an American soccer team based in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1994, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The Menace have had sustained success in USL League Two duri ...

and

Ocean City Nor'easters Ocean City Nor'easters is an American soccer team based in Ocean City, New Jersey. Founded in 1996, the team currently plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team plays their home games at Carey Stadium wh ...

Professional

On January 9, 2020, Meyer was selected 43rd overall pick of the

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New England Revolution The New England Revolution is an American professional soccer club based in the Greater Boston area that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), in the Eastern Conference of the league. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having compet ...

. On February 10, 2020, he was signed by the club's

affiliate

New England Revolution II New England Revolution II is a professional soccer club based in the Greater Boston area that competes in the MLS Next Pro, the third division of American soccer. The team is owned by, and operates as the reserve team of the Major League Soccer c ...

. Meyer made his professional debut on August 21, 2020, starting against

Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers is an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. The Kickers compete as a member of USL League One (USL-1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a United States Interregional S ...

. Meyer's contract option was declined by New England on November 30, 2020. On February 11, 2021,

Loudoun United Loudoun United FC is an American professional soccer team based in Leesburg, Virginia. The team was founded in 2018 as the reserve team of D.C. United and made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019. History On July 18, 2018, the team was offi ...

signed Meyer. Meyer signed with

side

on March 18, 2022. On December 4, 2022, Meyer announced his retirement from soccer on his Instagram page.

References

External links

Keegan Meyer - 2019 - Men's Soccer
at High Point Athletics
Keegan Meyer , MLSsoccer.com
MLS bio
Keegan Meyer , New England Revolution
New England Revolution 1997 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football goalkeepers Charlotte Independence players DeMatha Catholic High School alumni Des Moines Menace players High Point Panthers men's soccer players New England Revolution II players New England Revolution draft picks Ocean City Nor'easters players Sportspeople from Silver Spring, Maryland Soccer players from Montgomery County, Maryland Tormenta FC players USL League One players USL League Two players {{US-footy-goalkeeper-stub