Tyler Baldock (born September 21, 1984) is a Canadian former

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player who played as a goalkeeper.

College career

Baldock attended

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, where he played for the men's soccer team from 2003 to 2006. With the Eagles, he won four consecutive regular season SAC titles, a tournament title and a regional title. He was a three time All-American, All-Region and All-Conference award winner and earned back-to-back South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year honours in 2004 and 2005. He is the Carson-Newman and SAC record-holder for career shutouts with 36, and also holds the school records for career goals against average (0.75) and wins (51). He was set to be inducted into the school's hall of fame in 2021, however, he was unable to attend the ceremony and was later officially inducted in 2023.

Club career

In 2005, he played for the

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in the

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. In May 2007, he signed with the Vancouver Whitecaps in the USL First Division. In 2008, he played for the

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in the

. In 2008, he returned to the Whitecaps. After not appearing in a league match with the Whitecaps, he made his debut in the playoff semi-finals against the Montreal Impact after starting goalkeeper

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was red-carded in the first leg. He kept a clean sheet in the second leg of the series, helping the Whitecaps to advance to the finals, where they defeated the Puerto Rico Islanders to win the league championship, but Baldock did not play in the final.

Coaching career

In 2008, he became the goalkeepers coach for Trinity Western University. He then worked with the

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. Since 2015, he has been the goalkeeper coach for Simon Fraser University's men's soccer team. He also serves as goalkeeper coach for the youth club

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. In 2020, he was named goalkeepers coach for the Canadian women's U20 team ahead of the

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Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baldock, Tyler 1984 births Living people Men's association football goalkeepers Canadian men's soccer players Soccer people from British Columbia Carson–Newman University alumni Fraser Valley Mariners players Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players Simon Fraser Red Leafs men's soccer coaches Vancouver Whitecaps FC non-playing staff