Zev Cooper Taublieb (born June 26, 1993) is an American

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player who plays as a

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College and amateur

Taublieb played for the Cosmos West U18 Youth Academy prior to playing college soccer for the

Valparaiso Crusaders The Valparaiso Beacons is the name of the athletic teams from Valparaiso University – often referred to as Valpo – in Valparaiso, Indiana, United States. The Beacons compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Divi ...

between 2011 and 2014. During this period, he was invited to play with the youth program at

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for four consecutive years. In his final year as a Crusader, he was named an All-American by the ''

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''. Taublieb spent the 2014 season with Seattle Sounders FC U-23.

Club career

Taublieb joined

Sacramento Republic FC Sacramento Republic FC is an American professional soccer team based in Sacramento, California, that plays in the Western Conference of the USL Championship, the second level in US soccer. Co-founded by Warren Smith and Joe Wagoner in 2012, the ...

prior to the start of the 2015 season as a trialist, ultimately signing his first professional contract with the team. He made his first competitive appearance for the Republic on April 11 in a 3–1 win over

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, coming on as a second half sub for midfielder

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. His first start came during the Republic’s next match on April 15 in a win against

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. On April 18, he scored his first goal for the Republic in a 3–0 win against

Portland Timbers 2 Portland Timbers 2 is an American professional soccer team based in Portland, Oregon. The team, often referred to as "T2", serves as the reserve squad for the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer (MLS). The team was a member of the USL Champio ...

. On December 12, 2018, Taublieb signed for

Åtvidabergs FF Åtvidabergs Fotbollförening, also known simply as Åtvidabergs FF, Åtvidaberg, Åtvid or (especially locally) ÅFF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Åtvidaberg. The club is affiliated with Östergötlands Fotbollförbund and p ...

in Sweden. Taublieb returned to the United States on May 11, 2020, joining

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side

Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers is an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. The Kickers compete as a member of USL League One (USL-1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a United States Interregional S ...

. He made his club debut on August 8 against

Forward Madison 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 thei ...

, but suffered a season-ending injury just seven minutes after coming on as a substitute. Taublieb took a position as an assistant coach with the

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men's soccer program during his rehab, then re-signed with the Kickers ahead of the 2021 season. However, due to rehab setbacks, Taublieb did not appear in a game during the entire season. After undergoing a second rehab stint and training with the club throughout the summer, he officially re-signed for a third season with Richmond on September 2, 2022.

Career statistics

References

External links

Valparaiso profile
* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Taublieb, Zev 1993 births Living people 21st-century American Jews Jewish men's footballers Jewish American sportspeople American men's soccer players Soccer players from New York City Men's association football midfielders Valparaiso Crusaders men's soccer players Des Moines Menace players Seattle Sounders FC U-23 players Sacramento Republic FC players Wilmington Hammerheads FC players Charlotte Independence players Varbergs BoIS players Åtvidabergs FF players Richmond Kickers players USL Championship players USL League One players USL League Two players Superettan players Ettan Fotboll players American expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden American expatriate sportspeople in Sweden