Zach Carroll (born March 16, 1994) is an American

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player who plays as a defender.

Career

Early career

Carroll attended

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where he was a member of the varsity soccer team, as well as the

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for the football team. In 2011, Carroll was a member of the United States U-17 National Team, starting at center back for both the U-17 World Cup in Mexico, as well as the CONCACAF Tournament in Jamaica, where he won Gold. In 2011, Carroll was named NSCAA National Boys High School Player of the Year, an NSCAA All-American, Michigan's Mr. Soccer, and Michigan's Gatorade Player of the Year. At the collegiate level, Carroll played soccer with the

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for his freshman and sophomore season before transferring to

Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State or MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State o ...

for his junior and senior seasons.

Professional

On January 14, 2016, Carroll was selected by the

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in the

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as the 38th pick. After a successful preseason, Carroll signed his first professional contract days before the 2016 season on March 3. Carroll made his first MLS bench appearance on March 12 as an unused sub in a 3–0 defeat to the Montreal Impact. On March 26, the New York Red Bulls announced that they had loaned Carroll and six other first team players to

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for their home opener. He went on to make his professional debut for

on March 26, appearing as a starter in a 2–2 draw against

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. Carroll was waived by the club on May 5, following the signing of defender, Aurélien Collin. On May 20, he rejoined the organization signing with

. On October 18, 2016, Carroll was named to the 2016 USL All-League Second Team, as he helped the club to the USL regular season title. On October 23, 2016, Carroll helped the club to a 5–1 victory over

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in the 2016 USL Cup Final. Carroll was released by Red Bulls II in November 2016. On December 1, 2016, Carroll was signed by Orlando City B of USL for the 2017 season. Carroll signed with

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for the 2018 season on December 19, 2017. Carroll was announced as a new signing for USL Championship side

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on January 25, 2023.

Career statistics

Honors

Club

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carroll, Zach 1994 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football defenders Flint City Bucks players Michigan State Spartans men's soccer players National Premier Soccer League players New York Red Bulls draft picks New York Red Bulls players New York Red Bulls II players Orlando City B players Sportspeople from Grand Blanc, Michigan Reno 1868 FC players Fredericksburg FC players Soccer players from Michigan USL League Two players Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer players Memphis 901 FC players Las Vegas Lights FC players 21st-century American sportsmen