Kyle Zobeck (born February 6, 1990) is an American former

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player.

Career

College and amateur

Born and raised in

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, Zobeck played five years of

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at Valparaiso University between 2008 and 2012. He was named the

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Goalkeeper of the Year in his junior year at Valparaiso. While at college, Zobeck also appeared for USL PDL club Des Moines Menace in 2009.

Professional

On January 22, 2013, Zobeck was drafted 26th overall in

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. He remained with the club throughout 2013 but was released at the end of the season without making a first-team appearance.

New York Cosmos

Zobeck signed with NASL club New York Cosmos on March 26, 2014. On August 23, 2014, against

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, he made his professional debut coming in as a substitute in the seventh minute of the match. Zobeck allowed a goal on a penalty kick before shutting out league-leading Minnesota United FC the rest of the way. On August 30, 2014, he made his first professional start in a match against Indy Eleven. Zobeck got his first professional win in a 3–2 victory over the

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on September 13, 2014. He earned his final start of the season on November 1, 2014, making four saves in a 1–0 loss to the

San Antonio Scorpions The San Antonio Scorpions were an American professional soccer team based in San Antonio, Texas. Founded in 2010, the team made its debut in the North American Soccer League in 2012. The Scorpions played at Toyota Field, a soccer specific stadiu ...

. Zobeck finished the 2014 season with a 1–2–1 (W-D-L) record while making 10 saves and posting a 1.53 goals against average (GAA) while serving as backup goalkeeper to

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, who earned NASL Best XI honors for his season's performance. After backing up Maurer again during the 2015 season, Zebeck was re-signed by the club on December 18, 2015. He stayed with the club through the 2017 season with Maurer getting most of the playing time.

FC Dallas (second stint)

On February 21, 2018,

announced that they had signed Zobeck from New York Cosmos. He joined Maurer, who had already signed with the club in December. In 2019, Zobeck played some games on loan with the new Dallas USL League One affiliate, North Texas SC. On October 19, 2019, he started the inaugural USL League One championship game and kept a clean sheet to help North Texas SC win the league's first championship. On September 2, 2020, Zobeck made his MLS debut after Maurer was forced to leave a match against

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due to a first half injury with Dallas leading 1–0. The game ended in a 1–1 draw with Zobeck making two saves. Following the 2021 season, Zobeck was released by Dallas and became a free agent. On December 30, 2021, he announced his retirement from professional soccer.

References

External links

Crusaders bioCosmos bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zobeck, Kyle 1990 births Living people American soccer players Association football goalkeepers Des Moines Menace players FC Dallas draft picks FC Dallas players New York Cosmos (2010) players North Texas SC players North American Soccer League players People from Johnson County, Iowa Soccer players from Iowa USL League One players USL League Two players Valparaiso Crusaders men's soccer players Major League Soccer players