Jalen Crisler (born August 29, 1994) is an American professional

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player who plays as a defender for

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club

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Career

Youth and college

Crisler played

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for the

Gonzaga Bulldogs The Gonzaga Bulldogs (), also known unofficially as the Zags, are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing Gonzaga University, located in Spokane, Washington, United States. Gonzaga competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association ...

. After redshirting his freshman year, Crisler made 64 appearances for the

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and was First Team All-

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in 2016. During the summers before his junior and senior seasons, Crisler played in the

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with

Seattle Sounders FC U-23 Sound FC is an American soccer team based in Tacoma, Washington. Founded in 2006, the team most recently played in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. History 2006–2009: Playoffs The Tacoma team was introduced i ...

Professional

Crisler signed with

Detroit City FC Detroit City FC is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Detroit, Michigan, that competes in the USL Championship. The club played in the National Premier Soccer League from 2012 to 2019 and the National Independen ...

for their 2019 NPSL Members Cup season after a trial with

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. He made 10 appearances for Detroit City, scoring one goal. Crisler signed with

club

Forward Madison FC Forward Madison FC is an American professional soccer team based in Madison, Wisconsin. The team was founded in 2018, and played its inaugural season in 2019. The team competes in USL League One, the third division of the United States soccer l ...

before the 2020 season. On February 18, 2021, Crisler made the move to USL League One side

Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers is an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. The Kickers compete as a member of USL League One (USL1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a United States Interregional S ...

. Following a stellar 2022 season, Crisler was nominated for USL League One Defender of the Year. On December 16, 2022, Crisler signed with

One Knoxville SC One Knoxville Sporting Club is an American soccer team based in Knoxville, Tennessee, that competes in USL League One, the third tier of the United States soccer league system. They play their home matches at Covenant Health Park, a multi-use st ...

ahead of the 2023 season. He was released by Knoxville following their 2024 season.

Honors

Individual

All-League First Team:

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*USL League One Defender of the Year Nominee: 2022

References

External links

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Jalen Crisler
at Gonzaga University Athletics {{DEFAULTSORT:Crisler, Jalen 1994 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football defenders Gonzaga Bulldogs men's soccer players Seattle Sounders FC U-23 players Detroit City FC players Forward Madison FC players Richmond Kickers players Soccer players from Florida Sportspeople from Everett, Washington Soccer players from Snohomish County, Washington USL League One players USL League Two players National Premier Soccer League players One Knoxville SC players 21st-century American sportsmen Spokane Velocity players