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Chad Vandegriffe (born November 24, 1989) is an American soccer and indoor soccer player who currently plays for Florida Tropics SC in the Major Arena Soccer League.
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 Vandegriffe with Milwaukee Wave c. 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chad Alexander Vandegriffe | ||
| Date of birth | November 24, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Florida Tropics | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St. Louis Scott Gallagher | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | SMU Mustangs | 25 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Saint Louis Billikens | 36 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | St. Louis Ambush (indoor) | 52 | (13) |
| 2015–2016 | Saint Louis FC | 22 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | Milwaukee Wave (indoor) | 86 | (19) |
| 2020– | Florida Tropics (indoor) | 44 | (6) |
| Total | 204 | (38) | |
| National team | |||
| United States arena soccer | 1 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 August 2022 | |||
Youth
Prior to turning pro, Vandegriffe was a standout at Chaminade College Preparatory School (Missouri), where he was a four-year letter winner, team captain and Defensive Player of the Year. He helped lead the school to the Missouri Class 3 state championship in 2006. Other accolades include first-team all-Midwest, first-team all-state, first-team All-Metro Catholic Conference, and he was named to Great Midwest Classic All-Tournament Team. He also lettered in baseball and basketball.
Vandegriffe played club soccer with St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club, where he helped lead his team to Missouri state championships in 2005, 2006 and 2007 prior to playing in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. He was a U-23 regional champion and national runner-up in 2011.
College
Vandegriffe played two years of college soccer at Southern Methodist University in 2008 and 2009, before transferring to Saint Louis University in 2010.[1][2]
Vandegriffe made the Atlantic 10 Conference all-tournament team in 2010 and earned honorable mention, Atlantic 10 Conference, in 2011.
Professional
After playing with the St. Louis Ambush in the Major Indoor Soccer League, then in the Major Arena Soccer League in 2014–15,[3] Vandegriffe signed with United Soccer League expansion club Saint Louis FC on March 13, 2015.[4] After the USL season concluded, the Ambush announced that Vandegriffe would be returning to the team for the 2015–16 season.[5]
On December 23, 2015, Saint Louis FC announced a number of players would be returning for the 2016 season, including Vandegriffe.[6]
On October 3, 2016, the Milwaukee Wave announced the signing of Vandegriffe for the 2016–17 Major Arena Soccer League season.
On June 30, 2017, the Wave announced that Vandegriffe had re-signed for three seasons.
Vandegriffe signed a two-year contract with Florida Tropics SC on July 23, 2020.[7]
Vandegriffe, the 2021-22 Major Arena Soccer League Defender of the Year re-signed with the Florida Tropics on June 29, 2022. Vandegriffe, who led the MASL in blocks last season with 54, inked a new three-year contract with the club.[8]
Honors
- Major Indoor Soccer League – All-Rookie Team: 2013–14[9]
- Major Arena Soccer League – Champions: 2018–19
Florida Tropics
- Major Arena Soccer League – Regular Season Champions: 2021
- Major Arena Soccer League – All-Third Team: 2021[10]
- Major Arena Soccer League – “Elite Six” All-First Team: 2021-22[11]
- Major Arena Soccer League - Defender of the Year: 2021-22[12]
- Major Arena Soccer League - Finalists: 2021-22[13]
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Chad Vandegriffe Biography". Slubillikens.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- "St. Louis Ambush Sign Vandegriffe, Hagerty - Arch City Sports". Archived from the original on 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
- "Saint Louis Signs Local Standouts - United Soccer League". Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
- "Official Site of the St. Louis Ambush Professional Indoor Soccer Team – MASL - News - Ambush Sign Vandegriffe, Hagerty". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- "Saint Louis FC Makes Roster Announcement - Saint Louis Football Club". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- Ackley, Brian. "Former Wave defender Chad Vandegriffe signs two-year deal with Tropics". FLTropics.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- "News: MASL Defender of Year Chad Vandegriffe staying with Tropics on new three-year deal - Florida Tropics SC".
- All-League, Rookie Teams Announced Archived 2013-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
- "All-Masl Third Team and Honorable Mentions".
- "Masl Elite Six".
- "News: Florida's Chad Vandegriffe named Major Arena Soccer League Defender of Year - Florida Tropics SC".
- "News: CHAMPIONS - Major Arena Soccer League".
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