Andrew David Cost (born January 31, 1989, in

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) is an

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player.

Career

College and amateur

Cost attended Henderson High School, played in the Pennsylvania Olympic Development Program, and played club soccer for the Pennsylvania Classics, before going on to play four years of

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at the

Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a Public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related Land-grant university, land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsyl ...

. At Penn State he was named to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team in 2007, was a two-time All-Big Ten Second Team selection in both 2009 and 2010, and in his senior was a CoSIDA/ESPN Second Team Academic All-District selection and was named to the Wolstein Classic All-Tournament Team. During his college years Cost also played for the Lancaster Inferno in their single season in the

National Premier Soccer League The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is an American men's association football, soccer league. The league is officially affiliated to the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) and has automatic qualification for the U.S. Open Cup. ...

in 2008.

Professional

Cost was selected with the 32nd pick of the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft by

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, but was not offered a contract by the team and was released during pre-season. Cost turned professional when he signed with

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club

Rochester Rhinos Rochester Rhinos, formerly known as the Rochester Raging Rhinos, was an American soccer team based in Rochester, New York, United States. The club won the 1999 U.S. Open Cup, marking the only time a non-MLS team has won the U.S. Open Cup sinc ...

. He made his professional debut on April 23, 2011, in a 3–2 win over the

Dayton Dutch Lions The Dayton Dutch Lions are an American soccer team based in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2009, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. From 2011 to 2014, the team played in the USL Professiona ...

. Rochester re-signed Cost for 2012 on October 25, 2011.

References

External links

Rochester Rhinos profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cost, Drew 1989 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Lancaster Inferno (NPSL) players Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer players Sportspeople from West Chester, Pennsylvania Soccer players from Chester County, Pennsylvania Real Salt Lake draft picks Rochester Rhinos players USL Championship players