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Preston Popp (born December 8, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for the Des Moines Menace in USL League Two.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | December 8, 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Des Moines Menace | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
CS Dollard | |||
Charlotte Soccer Academy | |||
North Carolina FC | |||
2017 | New York Red Bulls | ||
2017–2018 | Toronto FC | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Charlotte 49ers | 67 | (22) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019 | North Carolina FC U23 | 6 | (1) |
2022 | Rochester New York FC | 8 | (0) |
2022 | → FC Cincinnati 2 (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2023 | North Carolina FC | 15 | (1) |
2024– | Des Moines Menace | 3 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 11, 2024 |
Born in Montreal, Popp is the son of Jim Popp, who was the general manager of the Canadian Football League team Montreal Alouettes at the time.[1] He began playing youth soccer with CS Dollard, before moving to Mooresville, North Carolina at age ten.[1] He played youth soccer with the Charlotte Soccer Academy and North Carolina FC.[2] He then played with the New York Red Bulls Academy[1] and the Toronto FC Academy.[3]
In 2018, he began attending the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he played for the men's soccer team.[4][5] He scored his first goal on September 11, 2018, against the Elon Phoenix.[6] In his freshman season, he was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team[7] and the Conference USA All-Tournament Team.[8] In his junior season, he was the Co-Golden Boot winner and was named to the Conference USA Second Team,[9] and was also a Second Team Scholar All-American, United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region, and Scholar All-Region.[10] He was also named to the College Sports Information Directors of America All-District III First Team.[11][12] In his senior season in 2021, he once again won the Conference USA Golden Boot,[13] All-Region honours, and was named to the Conference USA First Team.[14]
In 2019, he played with North Carolina FC U23 in USL League Two,[15] despite originally being set to join Reading United AC.[16] He was named to the USL2 Team of the Week, after scoring his first goal on June 7 against Lionsbridge FC, scoring in stoppage time to give his team a 2–1 victory.[17]
After not being selected in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft,[18] he signed a contract with MLS Next Pro side Rochester New York FC.[19][20] On May 1, he joined FC Cincinnati 2 on a short-term loan for their match against Toronto FC II, as Cincinnati was experiencing a roster shortage.[21] In November 2022, Rochester announced Popp would be departing the club.[22]
In December 2022, Popp signed a professional contract with USL League One club North Carolina FC for the 2023 season, re-joining his former youth club.[23] He won the league title with the club that season, although he played sparingly with only 170 total minutes in 15 appearances.[24]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
North Carolina FC U23 | 2019[15] | USL League Two | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
Rochester New York | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
FC Cincinnati 2 (loan) | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
North Carolina FC | 2023 | USL League One | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
Des Moines Menace | 2024[26] | USL League Two | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 2 | |
Career Total | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 |
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