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Justin Eric Vom Steeg (born April 5, 1997) is an American former soccer player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Justin Eric Vom Steeg | ||
| Date of birth | April 5, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Barbara, California, United States | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2012 | Santa Barbara Soccer Club | ||
| 2012–2015 | Real So Cal | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 20 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Ventura County Fusion | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 13 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | LA Galaxy II | 58 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | LA Galaxy | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | Portland Timbers | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | Portland Timbers 2 | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| United States U17 | |||
| United States U18 | |||
| 2016 | United States U20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 23, 2022 | |||
Vom Steeg was born on April 5, 1997, to Almeria and Tim Vom Steeg. He attended San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara, California.[2]
A highly-touted recruit, Vom Steeg played youth soccer for Real So Cal and was ranked as a four-star prospect by TopDrawerSoccer as the 2nd-best goalkeeper and 23rd-best player overall.[2][3] He had also spent time with the United States youth national teams.[3]
Vom Steeg enrolled at the University of California, Santa Barbara where he played college soccer for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team.[4] While at UC Santa Barbara, Vom Steeg played with Premier Development League side Ventura County Fusion.[5]
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On August 23, 2016, Vom Steeg signed for 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf.[6] He made no appearances for the parent club, but played in 13 Regionalliga West games during the 2016–17 Regionalliga season for Fortuna Düsseldorf II.
After a season in Germany, Vom Steeg moved back to the United States when he signed with United Soccer League side LA Galaxy II on September 8, 2017, with interest from American and German teams.[7][8] On March 1, 2018, it was announced that Vom Steeg had moved up to LA Galaxy.[9][10] Following the 2021 LA Galaxy season, Vom Steeg was released.[11]
On January 25, 2022, Vom Steeg was signed by Portland Timbers.[12][13][14] He was viewed to be the club's third-string goalkeeper.[15] Following the 2022 Portland Timbers season, his contract option was declined by Portland.[16]
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Justin is the son of Tim Vom Steeg, who is the head coach of the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team.[17] He has three younger brothers, Carson, who played professionally, and twin brothers Jared and Caden, who played collegiately for UC Santa Barbara.
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