Asa Kryst (born May 25, 1993, in

Jackson, Michigan Jackson is a city in Jackson County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. The population was 31,309 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located along Interstate 94 in Michigan, Interstate 94 and U.S. Route 127 in Michigan, U.S ...

) is an American professional

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

player.

Personal life

Kryst is the younger brother of American television presenter and beauty pageant titleholder

Cheslie Kryst Cheslie Corrinne Kryst ( ; April 28, 1991 – January 30, 2022) was an American television correspondent, model, and beauty pageant titleholder. She was also an attorney and a correspondent for the TV show ''Extra'' from October 2019 until her ...

, who was crowned

Miss USA 2019 Miss USA 2019 was the 68th Miss USA pageant, held at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada on May 2, 2019. The 2019 competition served as the second consecutive time that the pageant has been held concurrently with the Miss Teen USA competi ...

and died on January 30, 2022, from apparent suicide.

Career

College and amateur

Kryst played

college soccer College soccer, called college football in some countries, is played by teams composed of soccer players who are enrolled in colleges and universities. While it is most widespread in the United States, it is also prominent in Japan, South Kore ...

at the

University of South Carolina The University of South Carolina (USC, SC, or Carolina) is a Public university, public research university in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1801 as South Carolina College, It is the flagship of the University of South Car ...

from 2011 to 2015, including a red-shirted year in 2014. While at college, Kryst also appeared for

USL PDL USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will feature ...

clubs

IMG Academy Bradenton IMG Academy Bradenton is an American soccer team based in Bradenton, Florida, United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team is associated with IMG Academy and the Un ...

and

SC United Bantams SC United Bantams is an American soccer team based in Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 United States c ...

Professional

Kryst signed with

United Soccer League The United Soccer League (USL) is an organizer of various professional and amateur soccer leagues in the United States league system. It currently organizes its Championship, League One, and League Two for men, its Super League and W Leag ...

side

Charlotte Independence Charlotte Independence is an American soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, that plays in the USL League One, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid. The Independence currently play their home games at American Legion Memoria ...

on April 27, 2016. Kryst signed with Australian National Premiere League side

Bendigo City FC Bendigo City FC is the elite football club based in Bendigo, Australia. Bendigo City plays out of the Epsom Huntly Recreation Reserve soccer complex and holds an NPL licence for juniors, whilst the senior teams play in the Men's State Leagues. ...

on May 20, 2017.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kryst, Asa 1993 births Living people American men's soccer players South Carolina Gamecocks men's soccer players IMG Academy Bradenton players SC United Bantams players Charlotte Independence players Soccer players from South Carolina USL League Two players USL Championship players Men's association football forwards American people of Polish descent 21st-century American sportsmen