Neil Hlavaty (born December 27, 1986) is a former American

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player who is currently an assistant coach for

Forward Madison FC Forward Madison FC is an American professional soccer team based in Madison, Wisconsin. The team was founded in 2018, and played its inaugural season in 2019. The team competes in the third division of the US soccer league system and plays the ...

Career

College and Amateur

Hlavaty attended

Glenbard East High School Glenbard East High School, or GBE, is a public four-year high school located in Lombard, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, in the United States. It is part of Glenbard Township High School District 87. East, on average, draws around 2,500 ...

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, played club soccer for the Chicago Sockers, was a five-year member of the Illinois Olympic Development Program team, and trained with the

AC Sparta Prague ) but refer to Spartans as "''Rudí''" ( en, The Dark Reds/The Maroons).'' Letenští'' , ground = Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena , capacity = 19,416 , clubname = Sparta Prague , image = Sparta Praha logo.png , image_size = 160px , fu ...

youth team in the

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during the spring of 2005. Hlavaty played three years of

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Boston University Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original campu ...

. He was selected to the NSCAA All-Northeast Region Second Team and named America East Midfielder of the Year as a junior, and was also selected to the All-America East First Team after his sophomore and junior seasons. after starting in all of BU's 19 matches. During his college years Hlavaty also played two seasons with

Chicago Fire Premier Chicago Fire U-23 was an American soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 2001, the team last played in the PDL, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. They last played in 2016, choosing to leave the PDL. Th ...

in the

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 ...

Professional

Hlavaty signed with

Cleveland City Stars The Cleveland City Stars were an American professional soccer team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2006, the team played in the USL First Division (USL-1), the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid in 2009. The club fo ...

of the

USL Second Division The USL Second Division (commonly referred to as USL-2) was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, operated by United Soccer Leagues (USL). It was at the third tier of soccer in the United States, behind Major League Soccer ( ...

in late 2007, helping the squad win the USL-2 title in his debut season. After the 2008 campaign, during which Hlavaty recorded 3 assists in 15 matches, he transferred to Swedish outfit Östers for six months. In October 2009, Hlavaty signed with Polish side

Jagiellonia Białystok Jagiellonia Białystok () is a Polish football club based in Białystok that plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top level of Polish football. The club was founded in 1920 by soldiers in the Reserve Battalion in Białystok. Jagiellonia play their home g ...

, and subsequently played in 2 games for the team in the

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 cl ...

in 2009. On February 25, 2010, Hlavaty returned to the United States when he signed with the

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of the

USSF Division 2 The USSF Division 2 Professional League (D2 Pro League) was a temporary professional soccer league created by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) for the 2010 season. The twelve-team league was formed as a compromise between the feuding Un ...

. He re-signed with the club, now playing in the

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, on March 22, 2011. On November 21, 2012

FC Edmonton FC Edmonton was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club was founded in 2010 and competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 2011 to 2017. The club went on hiatus when NASL ceased competitive operat ...

announced the signing of Hlavaty for the 2013 season. On January 9, 2015, Hlavaty signed with NASL club

Carolina RailHawks North Carolina FC is an American professional soccer team in Cary, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh. Founded in 2006, the team plays in USL League One, the third tier of the American league system. The team has played its home games a ...

. After one season with Carolina, Hlavaty was traded to

Fort Lauderdale Strikers Fort Lauderdale Strikers may refer to: *Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–1983), member of North American Soccer League from 1977 to 1983 *Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988–1994), member of American Soccer League from 1988 to 1989 and American Profes ...

on December 30, 2015, in exchange for

James Marcelin James Marcelin (born 13 June 1986) is a Haitian professional footballer who last played for Canadian club FC Edmonton. Club career Early career Born in Saint-Marc, Haiti, Marcelin began his career with Roulado when he was sixteen, helping the ...

. In 2017 he signed on with the

Myrtle Beach Mutiny The Myrtle Beach Mutiny were an American soccer team based in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States. The Myrtle Beach Mutiny was owned by Coast FA. Kit provider During the 2018 season, the Mutiny's kit was provided by Capelli Sport, whic ...

Coaching

On January 8, 2019, it was announced that Hlavaty had joined

as an assistant coach.

Personal

Hlavaty is of

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and Polish descent.

Honors

;Jagiellonia Białystok *

Polish Cup The Polish Cup in football ( pl, Puchar Polski w piłce nożnej ) is an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs, held continuously from 1950, and is the second most important national title in Polish football after the Ekstraklasa title. ...

: 2009/10 ; Minnesota Stars FC *

: ** Champion 2011 ** Finalist 2012

References

External links

Boston bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hlavaty, Neil 1986 births Living people American men's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Poland Men's association football midfielders Boston University Terriers men's soccer players Chicago Fire U-23 players Cleveland City Stars players Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden FC Edmonton players Jagiellonia Białystok players Minnesota United FC (2010–2016) players Myrtle Beach Mutiny players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players North Carolina FC players Östers IF players People from Lombard, Illinois Richmond Kickers players Soccer players from DuPage County, Illinois USL League Two players USSF Division 2 Professional League players American soccer coaches People from Berwyn, Illinois Soccer players from Cook County, Illinois