Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kristopher Evan Tyrpak | ||
Date of birth | March 19, 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Austin, Texas, United States | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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San Antonio FC | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Lonestar Aztex Academy | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | Houston Baptist Huskies | 67 | (18) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Austin Aztex | 27 | (19) |
2014 | Chivas USA | 9 | (1) |
2015 | Austin Aztex | 27 | (9) |
2015 | San Antonio Scorpions | 6 | (2) |
2016 | Swope Park Rangers | 28 | (7) |
2017– | San Antonio FC | 5 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 25, 2017. |
Kristopher Evan "Kris" Tyrpak (born March 19, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays forward for San Antonio FC in the United Soccer League.
Raised in Dripping Springs, Texas, Tyrpak started his youth career with the Austin Capitals Soccer Club and Lonestar Soccer Club. He also played for Dripping Springs High School for four years, where he received several concussions. As a result, he now wears a head guard during matches. He went on to attend Houston Baptist University where he played college soccer for the Houston Baptist Huskies from 2010 to 2013. He also played for the Austin Aztex of the USL PDL from 2012 to 2013. After the 2013 season Tyrpak was named as the USL PDL MVP after scoring nine goals in 14 games while also recording one assist as the Aztex won the USL PDL title.
On January 16, 2014 Tyrpak was drafted 40th overall in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by Chivas USA. He then made his professional debut in Major League Soccer on March 16, 2014 against the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in which he came on in the 87th minute for Erick Torres as Chivas USA drew 1–1.On October 11, 2014 Tyrpak scored his first Major League Soccer goal against the Colorado Rapids, in which he dribbled around several players before entering the penalty box and scoring.
After the folding of Chivas USA in November 2014, Tyrpak was selected in the 2014 MLS Dispersal Draft by San Jose Earthquakes. However, he was waived by San Jose on February 26, 2015 during their pre-season. He re-signed with the Aztex, now playing in the USL, on March 11, 2015.