Tyler Deric
Encyclopedia
Tyler Deric is an American
soccer player who currently plays for Houston Dynamo
of Major League Soccer
.
in Spring, Texas
. Klein Bearkats won the UIL 5A state championship in 2005 and Deric was named to the All-Tournament team as a high school sophomore. He also earned the Atlantic Coast Conference All-Freshman Honors while playing for the University of North Carolina
.
of Los Angeles Galaxy
) when he signed a professional development contract with Houston on February 27, 2009. He made his professional debut on October 16, 2010 away to the San Jose Earthquakes
, earning the shutout in a 1-0 victory.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
soccer player who currently plays for Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo
The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic...
of Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
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High School & College
Deric is a graduate of Klein High SchoolKlein High School
Klein High School is a public high school located in Klein, Texas, approximately 30 miles from downtown Houston. It serves grades 9-12 in the Klein Independent School District.-History:...
in Spring, Texas
Spring, Texas
Spring, Texas is a census-designated place within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston in Harris County, Texas, United States, north of Downtown Houston. The population was 54,298 at the 2010 census...
. Klein Bearkats won the UIL 5A state championship in 2005 and Deric was named to the All-Tournament team as a high school sophomore. He also earned the Atlantic Coast Conference All-Freshman Honors while playing for the University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...
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Professional
Deric became the first home grown player to be promoted from the Dynamo's developmental academy (and the second ever to do so in MLS after Tristan BowenTristan Bowen
Tristan Bowen is an American soccer player who currently plays for K.S.V. Roeselare in the Belgian Second Division, on loan from Chivas USA in Major League Soccer.-Youth:...
of Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy
The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...
) when he signed a professional development contract with Houston on February 27, 2009. He made his professional debut on October 16, 2010 away to the San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose Earthquakes
The San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team is located in the San Jose, California, United States suburb of Santa Clara, and participates in Major League Soccer , the top level soccer league in the United States and Canada....
, earning the shutout in a 1-0 victory.