Dylan Mares (born February 11, 1992) is an American professional

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player who plays as an

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for Louisville City in the USL Championship.

Career

Early career

From Zionsville,

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, played youth soccer with the Indiana Fire Academy from 2008 to 2010. Mares and

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led

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to a 2009 IHSAA state championship in soccer. He then started his collegiate career at the

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where he played college soccer for the

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from 2010 to 2012. Despite missing the entire 2011 season due to a knee injury, Mares still managed to rank up 15 goals in his two seasons for the Cardinals. He then transferred to

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to play for the Indiana Hoosiers. He played in 22 matches in his lone season for the Hoosiers, scoring three goals. After his first season Mares decided to join the selection pool for the

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. However, Mares was not selected in any of the four rounds. Mares then joined the pre-season camp of MLS side

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but did not earn a contract with the side.

Indy Eleven

In March 2014 it was reported that Mares had started to trial with the Indy Eleven, a new expansion franchise in the

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. Before the season began it was confirmed that Mares had signed for the Indy Eleven. He then made his professional debut during Indy Eleven's very first match in their history against the Carolina Railhawks on April 12, 2014 at the Michael Carroll Stadium. Mares came on as an 84th-minute substitute for

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as Indy Eleven drew the match 1–1.

The Miami FC

On January 16, 2017, Mares signed with NASL side Miami FC.

El Paso Locomotive

Mares signed with

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on March 2, 2020. He played 77 games for the club, scoring 19 goals and assisting another 17, before departing the club following the 2022 season.

Louisville City

On December 27, 2022, it was announced that Mares would join Louisville City for their 2023 USL Championship season.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

SoccerStats profile

Indy Eleven profile

Indiana profile

Louisville profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mares, Dylan 1992 births Living people People from Zionsville, Indiana American soccer players Louisville Cardinals men's soccer players Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer players Indy Eleven players Miami FC players El Paso Locomotive FC players Louisville City FC players Men's association football midfielders Soccer players from Indiana North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players National Premier Soccer League players National Independent Soccer Association players USL Championship players