Chase Blair Gasper (born January 25, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Chase Blair Gasper[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-01-25) January 25, 1996 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Alexandria, Virginia, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | LA Galaxy | ||
Number | 77 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2014 | Bethesda SC | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | UCLA Bruins | 43 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Maryland Terrapins | 28 | (0) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | PSA Elite | ||
2016–2017 | FC Golden State Force | 3 | (0) |
2019–2022 | Minnesota United | 63 | (2) |
2022– | LA Galaxy | 17 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2013–2014 | United States U18 | 12 | (0) |
2016–2017 | United States U21 | 9 | (0) |
2020– | United States | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 9, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 1, 2020 |
Gasper attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he played college soccer for three seasons, including a redshirt year in 2016.[3] In 2017, Gasper transferred to the University of Maryland to be closer to his father, who was diagnosed with small-fiber neuropathy.[4]
While in college, Gasper played with PSA Elite during their Lamar Hunt US Open Cup run in 2015,[5] as well as in the Premier Development League with FC Golden State Force in 2016.[6]
On January 11, 2019, Gasper was drafted 15th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft, by Minnesota United after they traded $50,000 of General Allocation Money to Chicago Fire to secure the pick.[7][8]
On May 4, 2022, Gasper was traded to MLS side LA Galaxy in exchange for $450,000 in General Allocation Money, with an additional $300,000 if certain performance metrics are achieved.[9]
On February 1, 2020, Gasper earned his first senior cap for the United States national team as a substitute in a friendly match against Costa Rica.[10]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
PSA Elite | 2015 | SoCal Premier League | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
FC Golden State Force | 2016[6] | USL PDL | 3 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
2017 | USL PDL | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Minnesota United | 2019 | MLS | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 21 | 0 |
2020 | MLS | 18 | 1 | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
2021 | MLS | 30 | 1 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
2022 | MLS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 63 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 74 | 2 | ||
LA Galaxy | 2022 | MLS | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Career total | 83 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 98 | 2 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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United States | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
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