Charles Lyon (born April 10, 1992) is an American

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coach and former player.

Career

College and amateur

Lyon spent his entire college career at

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. 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 PDL for

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Professional

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

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Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The club was established on ...

. He signed a professional contract with the club on March 17. He made his professional debut for

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affiliate club

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in a 4–2 victory against

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. After being released by the Sounders, Lyon went to

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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

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. Lyon joined MLS side

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on March 2, 2018, ahead of their inaugural season. On May 22, 2018, he made his LAFC debut in a friendly against

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. He was released by LAFC at the end of the season and became the MLS pool goalkeeper, 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

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

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. He was then selected to join the

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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

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. Then, when

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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,

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

Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in Houston. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Established on December 15, 2005, the club was founded after their fo ...

. Lyon is currently serving as a Professional Firefighter for Sun City Fire and Medical Department in Sun City, Arizona.

Coaching

Following his retirement from playing, Lyon took the role of goalkeeping coach at the

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soccer team.

Honors

Seattle Sounders FC *

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

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 Sportspeople 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 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-goalkeeper-stub