Charles Lyon (born April 10, 1992) is an American soccer coach and former player.

Career

College and amateur

Lyon spent his entire college career at

Marquette University Marquette University () is a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Established by the Society of Jesus as Marquette College on August 28, 1881, it was founded by John Henni, John Martin ...

. After medically redshirting his first year in 2010, Lyon made a total of 63 appearances for the Golden Eagles and finished his career with a 0.83 GAA and recorded 29 clean sheets. He also played in the

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for

Chicago Fire U-23 Chicago Fire U-23 was an American soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 2001, the team last played in the PDL, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. They last played in 2016, choosing to leave the PDL. The ...

Professional

On January 20, 2015, Lyon was selected in the fourth round (75th overall) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by

Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders Football Club is an American professional men's soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete as a member of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The club was established on November 13, 2007, and began ...

. He signed a professional contract with the club on March 17. He made his professional debut for USL affiliate club Seattle Sounders FC 2 in a 4–2 victory against

Sacramento Republic FC Sacramento Republic FC is an American professional soccer team based in Sacramento, California, that plays in the Western Conference of the USL Championship, the second level in US soccer. Co-founded by Warren Smith and Joe Wagoner in 2012, t ...

. After being released by the Sounders, Lyon went to

Minnesota United FC Minnesota United FC is an American professional soccer club based in Saint Paul, Minnesota that plays in the Western Conference of Major League Soccer. The club began play in 2017 as the league's 22nd club, and replaced the North American Soc ...

for a trial period ahead of their inaugural MLS season. The trial didn't work out, and on February 15, 2017, Lyon signed a contract with Orange County SC. Lyon joined MLS side Los Angeles FC on March 2, 2018 ahead of their inaugural season. On May 22, 2018, he made his LAFC debut in a friendly against Borussia Dortmund. He was released by LAFC at the end of the season and became the

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, joining various teams for short stints to fill unoccupied roster spots for goalkeepers. He is currently based in

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, and trains with the

Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are an American professional men's soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The Timbers have played their home games at ...

. Lyon's contract as MLS pool goalkeeper was not renewed in 2020 and he was hired by a logging company in

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amid the

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. He was then selected to join the MLS is Back Tournament as the pool goalkeeper. During the tournament, Lyon was brought in as Sporting KC's backup keeper for a match after

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's red card against Minnesota United. Then, when Vancouver Whitecaps FC were left with only a 20-year-old, third-string keeper, Lyon was prevented from helping the Canadian side over complications with his international transfer certificate. In September 2020,

FC Dallas FC Dallas is an American professional soccer club based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The club competes as a member of the Western Conference in Major League Soccer (MLS). The franchise began play in 1996 as a charter club of the leag ...

added Lyon to shore up their squad for matches against Minnesota United and Houston Dynamo.

Coaching

Following his retirement from playing, Lyon took the role of goalkeeping coach at the Saint Mary's Gaels soccer team.

Honors

Seattle Sounders FC *

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: 2016

References

External links

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Marquette University bio
* 1992 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football goalkeepers Chicago Fire U-23 players Los Angeles FC players Marquette Golden Eagles men's soccer players Orange County SC players People from St. Charles, Illinois Philadelphia Union players Portland Timbers 2 players Seattle Sounders FC draft picks Seattle Sounders FC players Tacoma Defiance players Soccer players from DuPage County, Illinois Sportspeople from Kane County, Illinois USL Championship players USL League Two players Saint Mary's Gaels men's soccer coaches Association football goalkeeping coaches {{US-footy-goalkeeper-stub