Ryan Hollingshead

Ryan Hollingshead
Personal information
Full name Ryan Michael Hollingshead
Date of birth (1991-04-16) April 16, 1991
Place of birth Sacramento, California, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Full back, Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC Dallas
Number 12
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 UCLA Bruins 81 (16)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– FC Dallas 100 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 31, 2018

Ryan Michael Hollingshead (born April 16, 1991) is an American soccer player, who currently plays as a midfielder or defender for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer (MLS).

Career

College

Hollingshead played college soccer at UCLA between 2009 and 2012. At UCLA, he played in 81 matches, scoring 16 goals and recording 21 assists (53 points). He earned All-Pac-12 honors three times in his career (2010–12) and was named the 2012 Pac-12 Player of the Year. In addition, Hollingshead earned NSCAA All-America honors in 2012 and was named to the 2011 NCAA All-Tournament Team after leading the Bruins to the College Cup semifinals. In 2012, he started all 19 of UCLA’s matches, led the team with 22 points (7 goals, 8 assists), and finished the season tied for the team lead in goals. Hollingshead also captained the Bruins to a 13–3–3 record and finished second in the Pac-12 with 8 assists for the year.[1]

Professional

FC Dallas selected Hollingshead in the second round (20th overall) of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft. Despite an offer from Dallas, Hollingshead opted not to accept, so that he could help his brother build a church in Sacramento and spend time in Haiti doing charity work at an orphanage.[2][3]

Hollingshead signed with Dallas on December 9, 2013.[4] Over the next few seasons, he established himself as a player who could play multiple positions, mostly as a fullback or wing on either side.

On January 6, 2017, while stopping to help a stranded motorist, Hollingshead was struck by a motor vehicle that had crashed due to icy conditions, launching him 30 feet into the air.[5] He sustained three broken vertebrae in his neck as a result of the collision.[6] The injuries forced him to miss the start of the 2017 season. After the season, he was recognized as the MLS WORKS Humanitarian of the Year.[3]

Honors

Club

FC Dallas

References

  1. ↑ http://www.placerunited.com/news/placer-united-alumni-ryan-hollingshead-drafted-by-fc-dallas
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Ryan Hollingshead named 2017 AdvoCare MLS WORKS Humanitarian of the Year". Major League Soccer. November 2, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  4. ↑ http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2013/12/ryan-hollingshead-thrilled-join-fc-dallas-after-unique-journey-professional-soccer
  5. ↑ http://www.fox4news.com/news/228623512-story
  6. ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/01/09/fc-dallas-defender-ryan-hollingshead-recovering-after-being-hit-car


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