Alexander Harris Clay (born 22 April 1992) is an American professional soccer player who last played as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

for the Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 in the

National Premier Soccer League The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is an American men's soccer league. The NPSL is a semi-professional league, comprising some teams that have paid players and some that are entirely amateur. The league is officially affiliated to the U ...

Career

Youth and college

Alex Clay played

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for

UAB Blazers The UAB Blazers are the varsity intercollegiate athletic programs that represent the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The school is one of the fourteen member institutions of Conference USA (C-USA) and participates in Division I of the ...

from 2011 to 2014 after transferring from the

University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a public land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, the university is one of the state's ...

. He also attended Randolph High School of Alabama. While with the Blazers he played in 51 matches scoring 9 goals and recording 10 assists.

Professional

Clay signed with

New York Red Bulls II New York Red Bulls II is an American professional soccer team based in Montclair, New Jersey. They are the reserve team of the New York Red Bulls and play in MLS Next Pro, the third tier in the American soccer pyramid. History Red Bull New Y ...

for the 2015 season and made his debut for the side in its first ever match on March 28, 2015 in a 0-0 draw with

Rochester Rhinos Rochester New York FC, formerly known as the Rochester Rhinos, are an American professional soccer team based in Rochester, New York, United States. Founded in 1996, as the Rochester Raging Rhinos, they changed their name to Rochester Rhinos t ...

. Clay played in 7 USL games in 2015, and also appeared in NYRBII's one

U.S. Open Cup The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, commonly known as the U.S. Open Cup (USOC), is a knockout cup competition in men's soccer in the United States of America. It is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in that country. The 2023 U.S. O ...

match. On October 29, 2015, it was announced that Clay's contract would not be renewed for the 2016 season. On April 14, 2016, Clay was announced as a member of the initial roster for the

Tampa Bay Rowdies The Tampa Bay Rowdies are an American professional soccer team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The club was founded in 2008 and first took the pitch in 2010. Since 2017, the Rowdies have been members of the USL Championship in the second tier ...

' NPSL reserve team, Rowdies 2.

References

External links

uabsports.com player profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Clay, Alex 1992 births Living people American men's soccer players Kentucky Wildcats men's soccer players UAB Blazers men's soccer players Ocala Stampede players New York Red Bulls II players Men's association football midfielders Soccer players from Alabama USL League Two players National Premier Soccer League players Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 players