Travis Pittman
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 22, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Manassas, Virginia, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Baltimore Blast | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Northern Virginia Royals | ||
| 2008–2009 | D.C. United | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | West Virginia Mountaineers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Northern Virginia Royals | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Wichita B52s (indoor) | 31 | (27) |
| 2015 | New York Cosmos B | ? | (?) |
| 2015–2016 | Missouri Comets (indoor) | 3 | (0) |
| 2016– | Richmond Kickers | 9 | (0) |
| 2016– | Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 3 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 29, 2016. | |||
Travis Pittman (born March 22, 1991) is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Baltimore Blast of the Major Arena Soccer League and the Richmond Kickers in the United Soccer League.
Career
Youth and college
Travis Pittman was born and raised in Manassas, Virginia, a Northern Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C.. In high school, Pittman was a three-year starter for Osbourn High School where he earned the honor of being a high school boys’ first team All-American. Outside of high school soccer, Pittman played for the Northern Virginia Royals youth teams as well as the D.C. United Academy. Pittman also participated in the United States U-14, U-16, and U-18 levels.[1]
In 2009, Pittman signed a letter of intent to play for the West Virginia Mountaineers men's soccer program. There, he was a four-year starter.
Senior
Pittman began his professional career playing indoor soccer, initially with the Wichita B52s of the Major Arena Soccer League. In the 2013–14 MASL season, Pittman made 20 appearances scoring 15 goals for the B52s.[2] In Pittman's second season with the B52s, he scored 12 goals off 11 appearances.
Between the 2014–15 and the 2015–16 MASL seasons, Pittman played outdoor soccer in the summer, in the fourth-division National Premier Soccer League. Initially signing for FC Wichita,[3] Pittman ended up never playing with the club and instead playing for the New York Cosmos B (also of NPSL). At the end of the 2015 NPSL season, Pittman returned to indoor soccer and played three matches with the Missouri Comets.
At the end of the 2015–16 MASL season, Pittman went on trial with the Richmond Kickers of the third-division outdoor United Soccer League, ultimately earning a contract with the Kickers. Pittman made his outdoor professional debut on April 9, 2016, starting and playing for 81 minutes[4] in 1–0 home victory against the Rochester Rhinos.
References
- ↑ "Travis Pittman Bio". U.S. Soccer. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ "Wichita B52s 2014-2015 Stats". MASL. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ "FC Wichita signs Travis Pittman". FCWichita.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ "Imura's Goal Lifts Richmond over Rochester". RichmondKickers.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.