Andre Rawls (born December 20, 1991) is an American

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player who plays as a

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Career

College

Rawls spent his entire college career at Saint Mary's College, including a red-shirted year in 2010. Rawls was named the WCC goalkeeper of the year in 2014 and earned first team all-Far West Region honors by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. He set a program record for career goals-against average at 0.98 and registered 25 career wins and 17 shut-outs.

Professional

On January 20, 2015, Rawls was selected in the third round (44th overall) of the

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New York City FC New York City Football Club (often referred to as NYCFC) is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in New York City. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern C ...

. He wasn't picked up by New York City, instead signing with their USL affiliate club

Wilmington Hammerheads Wilmington Hammerheads FC was a semi-professional American soccer team based in Wilmington, North Carolina. Founded in 1996, the team last competed in the Premier Development League, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid in 2017. Histor ...

on April 3, 2015. Rawls made 22 appearances for Wilmington in 2015, posting four clean sheets. Rawls signed with New York City FC on March 3, 2016. Rawls did not appear for NYCFC in 2016 or 2017. Rawls was loaned to Orange County SC in the USL on March 15, 2018. Rawls made 30 appearances for Orange County, including one in the U.S. Open Cup and three in the USL Cup Playoffs. Rawls was released by New York City at the end of the 2018 season, but was selected by

Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Denver metropolitan area. The Rapids compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. Founded in ...

in the

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. On March 6, 2019, Rawls was again loaned to the

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, joining Rapids affiliate

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC is a professional Association football, soccer team based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Founded in 2014, the team is a member of the Western Conference (USL Championship), Western Conference in the USL Champions ...

. Rawls played 15 matches, posting a 64.6 save percentage and six clean sheets. Rawls signed a two-year contract with the Rapids on Nov. 25, 2019. Rawls did not appear in 2020, but was on the Rapids bench for Colorado's first two matches of the regular season, as well as Colorado's three matches at the

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. In March 2021, Rawls joined

club

Phoenix Rising FC Phoenix Rising Football Club is an American professional soccer team based in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 2014 as Arizona United Soccer Club, the team is a member of the USL Championship. They won the league championship in 2023, defeating the ...

on loan for the 2021 season. Following the 2021 season, Colorado declined their contract option on Rawls.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rawls, Andre Living people 1991 births American men's soccer players Sportspeople from San Ramon, California Soccer players from Contra Costa County, California Men's association football goalkeepers Saint Mary's Gaels men's soccer players New York City FC draft picks Wilmington Hammerheads FC players New York City FC players Orange County SC players Colorado Rapids players Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC players Phoenix Rising FC players USL Championship players 21st-century American sportsmen