Christopher Klute (born March 5, 1990) is an American soccer player currently without a club. He most recently played for the

California United Strikers FC is an American professional soccer club based in Orange County, California. History The club was founded by Bronwyn & Pete Capriotti and Michael Collins, who have had connections to the adult amateur United Premier Soccer League. California ...

in the

National Independent Soccer Association The National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States. The league is in the third tier of American soccer and began play in 2019. NISA initially used a fall-to-spring season format with a ...

Club

Atlanta Silverbacks

Klute played one season with both Furman University and Clayton State and spent time with the U.S. U-17s before moving to the

Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves Atlanta Soccer Club was an American soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 2007 as Atlanta FC, it became the reserve team of the Atlanta Silverbacks in 2011, and licensed the name of the first team when it folded in 2016. On January ...

in 2011. Interim coach

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called him up to the Silverbacks first team in June 2012.

Colorado Rapids

New head coach Brian Haynes loaned him to

Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver metropolitan area. The Rapids compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Founded in 1995, as part of the Anschutz Corporation, ...

for the 2013 Major League Soccer season. Colorado purchased him outright in July 2013.

Columbus Crew SC

In January 2015 Klute was traded by Colorado to

Columbus Crew SC The Columbus Crew, formerly known as Columbus Crew SC, is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio. The Crew competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference and began play in 1996 as o ...

Portland Timbers

Klute was traded by Columbus to

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 ...

in exchange for allocation money on December 11, 2015.

Minnesota United

Klute was loaned 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 ...

on September 7, 2016.

California United FC II

Klute joined California United in February 2017 and was a key member of the team which captured both the 2017 Spring & Fall Season

United Premier Soccer League The United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) is an American soccer league that was founded in Santa Ana in Southern California, with teams in regionalized conferences throughout the United States, and recently Canada and Mexico. The league was foun ...

National Championships.

California United Strikers FC

In August 2019, Klute was signed to the Strikers professional side,

, in the

ahead of its first season. He appeared in all seven of the team's fall regular season games and in the West Coast Championship in November, which the team won over

Los Angeles Force Los Angeles Force is an American professional soccer club based in Los Angeles, California, that plays in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA). History On August 2, 2019, the National Independent Soccer Association announced the ...

in a penalty kick shootout.

International

He was called up to the United States national team for a January 2014 camp, although he never made an appearance.

References

External links

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Chris Klute at Clayton State

Chris Klute at SoccerStats

Chris Klute at Soccerway
{{DEFAULTSORT:Klute, Chris 1990 births Living people American soccer players Furman Paladins men's soccer players Atlanta Silverbacks players California United Strikers FC players Colorado Rapids players Columbus Crew players Portland Timbers players Portland Timbers 2 players North American Soccer League players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players Clayton State Lakers men's soccer players Soccer players from Texas United States men's youth international soccer players United States men's under-20 international soccer players Association football defenders People from Grand Prairie, Texas Sportspeople from the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex United Premier Soccer League players National Premier Soccer League players National Independent Soccer Association players Minnesota United FC (2010–2016) players