Dylan Harvey Aluli Teves (born May 14, 2000) is an American professional
soccer player who plays as a
midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
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 ...
in
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Cana ...
.
Career
Teves was part of the
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 ...
academy,
and appeared for their
USL affiliate side
Seattle Sounders FC 2
Tacoma Defiance, formerly Seattle Sounders FC 2, is an American professional soccer team based in Tacoma, Washington, U.S. that competes in the MLS Next Pro, the third tier of the national soccer pyramid, as the reserve team of Seattle Sounder ...
during their 2017 and 2018 seasons.
College
Teves joined the
college soccer
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program at the
University of Washington
The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington.
Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seat ...
later in 2018.
While a freshman at Washington, Teves began a regular starter for the Huskies halfway through the
2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
The 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 60th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. The regular season began on August 24, 2018 and continued into the first weekend of November 2018. The season culminated with the four-tea ...
. Teves scored his first goal for Washington on August 30, 2018, in a 2-3 loss to the
Denver Pioneers
The Denver Pioneers are the sports teams of the University of Denver (DU). They play in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. Denver is a member of The Summit League for men's and women's basketball, swimming and divi ...
. At the end of the
2018 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer season, Teves was named third-team All-Pac-12.
During Teves' junior season, he was named an
All-American by
United Soccer Coaches
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, and was one of five players in the nation to be named a
consensus All-American.
Professional
On January 11, 2022, Teves signed a contract with the Sounders as a
Homegrown Player.
References
External links
*
U.S. Soccer Development Academy bio (Seattle Sounders FC)*
Dylan Tevesat
University of Washington
The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington.
Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seat ...
2000 births
Living people
All-American college men's soccer players
American men's soccer players
Tacoma Defiance players
Washington Huskies men's soccer players
Seattle Sounders FC U-23 players
Men's association football midfielders
Soccer players from Honolulu
Soccer players from Washington (state)
USL Championship players
USL League Two players
People from Renton, Washington
Seattle Sounders FC players
Homegrown Players (MLS)
MLS Next Pro players
Major League Soccer players
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