Richmond Strikers is a sports club based in
Henrico County
Henrico County , officially the County of Henrico, is located in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 334,389 making it the fifth-most populous county in Virginia. Henrico County is incl ...
, near
Richmond,
Virginia
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. The Strikers' team colors are orange, white, and black. The Strikers are a multi-sport club and offer soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, cricket, and rugby. The Strikers have over 6,000 members from travel soccer, recreation, adult league and all other sports. The Strikers are also the host of the
Jefferson Cup, one of the largest youth soccer tournaments in the United States.
Club history
The Strikers were formed in 1975 as Three Chopt Soccer Association. In 1986, they adopted the Strikers name.
In 2006, the Strikers merged with Virginia Capital Area Soccer League (CASL), making the Strikers one of the largest clubs in Virginia.
[ In 2010, they announced a working relationship with the ]Premier League
The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...
club, Arsenal
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. In 2015, the Strikers announced the addition of girls lacrosse and field hockey. In 2017, the club added boys lacrosse and rugby.
Notable players
Notable players who have played for the Strikers include:
* Will Bates
William R. Bates (born April 1, 1991) is an American soccer player who plays for the Richmond Strikers of the National Premier Soccer League.
Career High school
Bates attended and played soccer at Thomas Dale High School under head coach Mark F ...
* Adam Cristman
Adam Cristman (born January 8, 1985) is an American retired soccer player.
Career
Youth and college
Cristman graduated from Mills Godwin High School in Richmond, Virginia, where as a senior in 2003 he helped seal a perfect 22–0–0 record fo ...
* Kenneth Cutler
* Joseph Haboush
* Chantel Jones
Chantel Nicole Jones (born July 20, 1988) is a retired American professional soccer player who works as a goalkeeping coach at Canberra United in the W-League. She previously played as a goalkeeper for the professional Icelandic team, Þór ...
* Brad Knighton
Bradley Burton Knighton (born February 6, 1985) is an American former professional soccer player.
College and amateur soccer
Knighton played four years of college soccer at UNC-Wilmington as well as for Indiana Invaders in the USL Premier Dev ...
* Brian Ownby
Brian Tyler Ownby (born July 16, 1990) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Louisville City in the USL Championship.
Early life Personal
Ownby was born in Glen Allen, Virginia to parents Steve and Andrea Ownby and has a younger b ...
* Brandon Pollard
* Will Pulisic
William Pulisic (born April 16, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Minnesota United 2 in the MLS Next Pro.
Youth career
Pulisic had played for Richmond United in his youth career. He, like his cousin ...
References
External links
Official website
1975 establishments in Virginia
Association football clubs established in 1975
Henrico County, Virginia
Soccer clubs in Richmond, Virginia
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