Coy Craft
Coy Craft (born May 23, 1997) is a former American soccer player.
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| Date of birth | May 23, 1997 | |||||||||
| Place of birth | Abingdon, Virginia, United States | |||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||
| Playing position(s) | Forward, Attacking midfielder | |||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | FC Dallas | |||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
| 2013–2018 | FC Dallas | 18 | (2) | |||||||
| 2016–2017 | → Oklahoma City Energy (loan) | 16 | (3) | |||||||
| 2018 | Miami FC 2 | 16 | (0) | |||||||
| 2018 | Nyköpings BIS | 11 | (2) | |||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||
| 2014 | United States U18 | 7 | (1) | |||||||
| 2016–2017 | United States U20 | 12 | (2) | |||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 13, 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 4, 2017 | ||||||||||
Career
Youth
Craft joined the FC Dallas academy in 2011, where he played with the side that won five consecutive U.S. Soccer Development Academy Texas/Frontier Division titles.[1]
Professional
Craft signed a professional Homegrown Player contract with FC Dallas on August 1, 2014.[2] He made his debut on October 25, 2014 as an 84th-minute substitute in a 0–2 loss against Portland Timbers.[3]
Craft spent most of 2016 on loan with FC Dallas' USL affiliate, Oklahoma City Energy. He did make two substitute appearances in MLS play for Dallas as they would win the 2016 Supporters' Shield. Dallas also won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2016. Craft played one game in the tournament and had two assists.
International
Craft was selected to the U.S. squad for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. The U.S. ended up winning the tournament. Craft successfully converted his penalty kick in the penalty shootout victory over Honduras in the championship match.