Austin Wormell (born May 26, 1998) is an American

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player who currently plays for

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in the

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Career

Youth

Wormell played high school soccer at

Bishop Kelley High School Bishop Kelley High School is an American Lasallian Catholic high school with 905 students, grades 9 to 12, located at 41st and Hudson Avenue, in the center of the Tulsa metropolitan area (in the Midtown area), on a campus spanning just over 47 ...

, helping the school to the 2017 Oklahoma Class 5A state championship and earning a spot on the Oklahoma All-State team. He also played club soccer at Tulsa Soccer Club between 2010 and 2016, and Blitz United between 2016 and 2017.

College & Amateur

In 2017, Wormell attended

Creighton University Creighton University () is a private research university in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In 2015 the university enrolled 8,393 graduate ...

to play

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, but redshirted his freshman season for the Bluejays. He transferred to

Oregon State University Oregon State University (OSU) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. OSU offers more than 200 undergraduate degree programs and a variety of graduate and doctor ...

in 2018, but didn't appear for the Beavers. Wormell transferred again to

Rogers State University Rogers State University (RSU) is a public university in Claremore, Oklahoma, United States. It also has branch campuses in Bartlesville and Pryor Creek. History The institution that is now RSU has gone through several stages, from its founda ...

for 2019, and made 15 appearances for the Hillcats, which included a single appearance in 2020 before the season was cancelled due to the

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. In 2018, Wormell played in the NPSL for

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, making 7 regular season appearances.

Professional

On March 11, 2021, Wormell signed with

side

FC Tulsa FC Tulsa is an American professional soccer team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma which competes in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. History The club was founded as Tulsa Roughnecks FC by Jeff and Dale Hubbard, br ...

, a team he'd worked for in 2020 for the front office in Community Engagement & Operations. He made his professional debut on June 25, 2021, starting in a 2–1 win over

Rio Grande Valley FC Rio Grande Valley FC, also known as RGVFC or Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, was an American professional soccer team based in Edinburg, Texas operated by Lone Star, LLC. They joined the USL Championship in the 2016 season. The team served as a hy ...

. Wormell signed with

on February 16, 2024.

References

External links

Creighton Profile

Oregon State Profile

RSU Profile

FC Tulsa Profile
1998 births American men's soccer players Men's association football goalkeepers Creighton Bluejays men's soccer players Las Vegas Lights FC players Living people National Premier Soccer League players Oregon State Beavers men's soccer players Sportspeople from Tulsa, Oklahoma Rogers State Hillcats men's soccer players Soccer players from Oklahoma FC Tulsa players Tulsa Athletic players USL Championship players 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-goalkeeper-stub