Travis Worra

Travis Worra
Personal information
Full name Travis Worra
Date of birth (1993-04-09) April 9, 1993
Place of birth Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Height 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 D.C. United
Number 48
Youth career
2007–2010 PA Classics
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 New Hampshire Wildcats 60 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Seacoast United Phantoms 4 (0)
2014 Carolina RailHawks U23s 10 (0)
2015– D.C. United 19 (0)
2015–2017 → Richmond Kickers (loan) 23 (0)
2018– → Richmond Kickers (loan) 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:59, 28 October 2017 (UTC)

Travis Worra (born April 9, 1993) is an American soccer player currently playing for D.C. United.

Youth and college soccer

Worra led Hempfield High School to the PIAA Class AAA State title in 2010. As a senior, Worra compiled a school-record 157 saves on his way to 19 shutouts and a .357 goals against average. Worra was named the Lancaster-Lebanon League Goalkeeper of the Year for the second straight year. He had similar success in the classroom, earning honor roll status all four years, while also earning the Senior Soccer Scholar Award for having the highest GPA on the team as a senior. Worra played club soccer in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy for PA Classics. Prior to his time in the Development Academy, Worra was also a three-time EPA Olympic Development Program player.

Professional career

Worra began his senior career as a backup goalie for the Seacoast United Phantoms. Garnering only four starts in his two seasons,[1][2] Worra left the Phantoms to join the U-23 team of the Carolina RailHawks FC during the 2014 campaign. Worra made all 10 starts for the U-23 squad.[3]

Although Worra was not drafted in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, he went on trial with D.C. United. On February 25, 2015, he was signed as a free agent as the third string goalkeeper. Immediately after, he was sent on loan to Richmond Kickers, where he made his professional debut on April 4, 2014 in a 1–1 draw against Louisville City FC.[4]

Worra made his first appearance for DC United in April 25, 2015, against the Vancouver Whitecaps, when starting goalie Andrew Dykstra injured his ankle around the 58th minute of the match and had to be subbed off. He maintained a clean sheet from that point on and helped DC win 2–1.

In 2016, Worra became the starting goalkeeper for DC United by the second game of the season, as Bill Hamid and Dykstra both suffered injuries that would require surgery and several months of recovery. During his first official start for the team on March 12 of that year, he kept a clean sheet against the New England Revolution in a 0–0 draw.

References

  1. ↑ "2012 Seacoast United Statistics". USL Premier Development League. USLPDL.com. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2013 Seacoast United Phantoms Statistics". USL Premier Development League. USLPDL.com. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Carolina RailHawks U-23 2014 Statistics". National Premier Soccer League. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Delicate, Kickers Rally To Draw Louisville City FC". United Soccer League. USLSoccer.com. April 4, 2015. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
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