Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christopher Klute | ||
Date of birth | March 5, 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Grand Prairie, Texas, United States | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2008 | Dallas Texans | ||
2007 | IMG Soccer Academy | ||
2008 | Furman Paladins | ||
2011 | Clayton State Lakers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves | ||
2012–2013 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 12 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → Colorado Rapids (loan) | 18 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Colorado Rapids | 39 | (0) |
2015 | Columbus Crew SC | 14 | (0) |
2016 | Portland Timbers | 8 | (0) |
2016 | → Portland Timbers 2 (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2016 | → Minnesota United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2007 | United States U17 | 7 | (0) |
2007 | United States U20 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 31, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 21, 2012 |
Christopher "Chris" Klute (born March 5, 1990) is an American soccer player.
Klute played one season with both Furman University and Clayton State and spent time with the U.S. U-17s before moving to the Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves in 2011. Interim coach Alex Pineda Chacón called him up to the Silverbacks first team in June 2012.
New head coach Brian Haynes loaned him to Colorado Rapids for the 2013 Major League Soccer season. Colorado purchased him outright in July 2013.
In January 2015 Klute was traded by Colorado to Columbus Crew SC.
Klute was traded by Columbus to Portland Timbers in exchange for allocation money on December 11, 2015.
Minnesota United
Klute was loaned to Minnesota United FC on September 7, 2016.
He was called up to the United States national team for a January 2014 camp, although he never made an appearance.