Chris Seitz
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Christopher Seitz | ||
| Date of birth | March 12, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | San Luis Obispo, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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FC Dallas | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Maryland Terrapins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Real Salt Lake | 7 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Cleveland City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Portland Timbers (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | Philadelphia Union | 23 | (0) |
| 2011– | FC Dallas | 62 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | United States U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2008 | United States U23 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 8, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 13, 2009 |
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Christopher "Chris" Seitz (born March 12, 1987) is an American soccer player who currently plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer (MLS).
Chris Seitz was awarded Gatorade's California High School Soccer Player of the Year award in 2004 while playing for San Luis Obispo High School under the tutelage of coach Bob Galarneau. He also scored four goals in his junior season, all on penalty kicks.
Seitz played college soccer at the University of Maryland for the 2005 and 2006 seasons. As a freshman at Maryland, Seitz won the NCAA national championship by posting a 13–1–2 record with a 0.89 goals against average. He was named College Cup Defensive MVP. During Seitz's two-year career at Maryland he registered a 28–5–3 record with a 0.77 GAA. He was the ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 2006.
Seitz was drafted in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft where he was selected fourth overall by Real Salt Lake. In his first two starts, he had a 0–1–1 record and a 2.5 GAA. In 2009 Seitz played one game on loan for Cleveland City Stars of the USL First Division, a 3–1 loss to Miami FC, and two games on loan with the Portland Timbers, also of the USL First Division, both against the Carolina RailHawks. He was the first goalkeeper to face five penalties in one match. In three seasons in Salt Lake, Seitz was never able to un-seat veteran Nick Rimando as RSL's first-choice keeper. On November 25, 2009, he was traded to MLS expansion franchise Philadelphia Union.
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