Chase Niece (born October 28, 1998) is an American soccer player.

Playing career

Youth, college and amateur

Niece played high school soccer at

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, where he was a Top 150 recruit by TopDrawerSoccer.com. He also played four years of club soccer with the St. Louis Scott Gallagher academy, scoring six goals in over 80 appearances for the team. In 2017, Niece attended the

University of Tulsa The University of Tulsa (TU) is a private research university in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It has a historic affiliation with the Presbyterian Church and the campus architectural style is predominantly Collegiate Gothic. The school traces its origin ...

to play

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, but redshirted his entire freshman season. He transferred to

Saint Louis University Saint Louis University (SLU) is a private Jesuit research university with campuses in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, and Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1818 by Louis William Valentine DuBourg, it is the oldest university west of the Mississip ...

in 2018, going on make 63 appearances for the Billikens, scoring six goals and tallying two assists. Niece was named to the A-10 All-Championship team in 2021. During 2021, Niece also played in the

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for St. Louis Scott Gallagher, making nine appearances.

MLS SuperDraft

On January 11, 2022, Niece was selected 66th overall in the

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North Texas SC

On February 17, 2022, Niece signed with North Texas SC, the

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side for Dallas. He made his debut on March 27, 2022, starting in a 3–1 win over Minnesota United FC 2.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Niece, Chase 1998 births American men's soccer players Men's association football defenders FC Dallas draft picks Living people MLS Next Pro players North Texas SC players Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer players Soccer players from St. Louis Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's soccer players USL League Two players 21st-century American sportsmen