Nicholas "Nick" Brady DePuy (born November 14, 1994) is an American professional

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player who plays as a defender for

Major League Soccer 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 ...

club

Nashville SC Nashville Soccer Club is a Major League Soccer team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The team began play in the league in 2020 as a continuation of the USL club of the same name and plays its home matches at Geodis Park. It is principally owned ...

Career

College

DePuy played four years of

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UC Santa Barbara The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Barbara, California with 23,196 undergraduates and 2,983 graduate students enrolled in 2021–2022. It is part of the Un ...

between 2013 and 2016, where in 2016 he was named NSCAA Second Team All-Far West Region, Big West Conference Offensive Player of the Year and First Team All-Big West Conference. While at college, DePuy also played with

USL PDL 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

Ventura County Fusion Ventura County Fusion is an American soccer team based in Ventura, California, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team plays its home games in the stadium on the ...

Professional

DePuy was selected in the first round (19th overall) of the

2017 MLS SuperDraft The 2017 MLS SuperDraft was the eighteenth SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is held each year in conjunction with the annual National Soccer Coaches Association of America convention. The first two rounds of the 2017 S ...

by Montreal Impact. DePuy made his professional debut on March 4, 2017, as an 83rd-minute substitute during a 1–0 loss to

San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional soccer team based in San Jose, California. The Earthquakes compete as a member club of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). Originally as the San Jose Clash, the franchise ...

. It was announced in May 2017 that he was loaned to the Impact's

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affiliate,

Ottawa Fury FC Ottawa Fury Football Club was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Ottawa, Ontario. The club competed in the North American Soccer League and USL Championship and played its home games at TD Place Stadium. The Ottawa Fury FC were diss ...

. On January 31, 2018, DePuy was loaned out to

Fremad Amager Boldklubben Fremad Amager (meaning in English: The Ball Club Forward Amager ; abbreviated Fremad A) is a Danish professional football club based in the district of Amager Vest, Copenhagen. As of the 2020–21 season, the club's senior men's team ...

in the

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for the rest of the season. The journey only lasted until April 14, 2018, before he picked up an injury and was recalled by Montreal. On August 16, 2018, DePuy was waived by Montreal. On March 8, 2019, he signed with the

LA Galaxy II LA Galaxy II is an American professional soccer team based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, United States founded in 2014. It is the reserve team of the LA Galaxy. The team competes in MLS Next Pro, the third tier of the United Sta ...

. DePuy appeared on the bench for

LA Galaxy LA Galaxy, also known as the Los Angeles Galaxy, are an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Galaxy competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), as a member of the Western Conference. The club began pl ...

's first-team on July 23, 2019, during a

2019 Leagues Cup The 2019 Leagues Cup was the inaugural edition of Leagues Cup, a club competition featuring four clubs from Major League Soccer and Liga MX in an eight-team single-elimination tournament hosted in the United States. It began on July 23, 2019, w ...

fixture against

Club Tijuana Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente, commonly known as Tijuana, or simply as '' Xolos'', is a Mexican professional football club based in Tijuana. The club's badge is the founder's (Jorge Hank) hairless xoloitzcuintle, Hermoso. Founded ...

. On February 5, 2020, DePuy made the move to LA Galaxy's senior team roster.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

UC Santa Barbara bio
* 1994 births Living people All-American college men's soccer players American men's soccer players Men's association football forwards Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Major League Soccer players CF Montréal draft picks CF Montréal players Ottawa Fury FC players LA Galaxy II players LA Galaxy players Nashville SC players Sportspeople from Irvine, California Soccer players from Orange County, California UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer players USL Championship players USL League Two players Ventura County Fusion players Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark American expatriate men's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Canada American expatriate sportspeople in Denmark {{US-footy-forward-stub