Ethan Bartlow (born February 2, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for

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club Houston Dynamo.

Youth career

Playing for

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side Crossfire Premier SC, Bartlow scored seven goals in 27 games.

College and amateur career

As a freshman in 2018, Bartlow started 18 games for the

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. He scored his first goal for Washington on November 9, 2018, in Washington's 2–0 win over Oregon State. He was named to the All-

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third team following the season. During the 2019 season, Bartlow played in 20 matches for the Huskies and scored 5 goals, including two goals in Washington's NCAA Tournament 3rd round win over

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, helping the Huskies win the PAC-12 regular season title and reach the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. Bartlow was named Pac-12

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and was named to the All-Pac-12 first team. He also made the

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All-American second team. Bartlow also played with

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side

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during their 2019 season.

Professional career

Houston Dynamo

Bartlow signed a

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contract on January 19, 2021. He was selected 6th overall by the Houston Dynamo in the

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. Bartlow made no appearances during his rookie season after he suffered a

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in preseason that kept him sidelined through August and the mid-season arrival of DP centerback

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placed Bartlow low on the depth chart. He made his professional debut playing for the team's

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side on March 26, 2022, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win over

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. Bartlow made his debut for the first team on April 2, starting in a 3–1 win over

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. He made 15 MLS appearances, 9 of them starts, during the season as the Dynamo finished 13th in the Western Conference, missing out on the playoffs. Bartlow also made 2 appearances in the

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International career

Bartlow earned three caps for the

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in 2016.

Career Statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bartlow, Ethan 2000 births Living people Association football defenders Washington Huskies men's soccer players National Premier Soccer League players Houston Dynamo FC draft picks Houston Dynamo FC players Soccer players from Washington (state) People from Woodinville, Washington United States men's youth international soccer players Major League Soccer players American soccer players MLS Next Pro players Houston Dynamo 2 players