Pierre Reedy (born January 11, 1998) is an American professional

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player who plays as a

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or full-back for

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club

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Career

Youth and College

Reedy began his career playing for his Kutztown Area High School soccer team as well as with

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youths, and won District and State championships with both sides respectively. In 2015, Reedy would leave his high school team to join the

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and committed to

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. After joining the

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as a

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in 2016, Reedy would play every game in his freshman season and was named to the Big Ten Conference All-Freshman Team at season's end. He would

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the following two seasons due to injury after suffering two ACL tears. Upon returning to play for the Nittany Lions in 2019, Reedy would co-captain the side for the next three seasons. At the end of the

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-extended 2020 season, Reedy was named to the All-American Third Teams by ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as All-Big Ten First Team. After narrowly losing out on winning the

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in 2020, Penn State would win both the 2021 Big Ten regular season and the

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, with Reedy scoring in the 3–0 victory over the

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. Reedy would be named to the All-Big Ten Second Team at the end of his final collegiate season, and would also be award the prestigious

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. While at Penn State, Reedy would also play for

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club

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for three seasons, reaching the National Championship final in 2018.

Real Monarchs and Real Salt Lake

On February 25, 2022, After going undrafted in the

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, Reedy signed an

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contract with

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, the affiliate of

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club

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, after a successful trial period. On March 31, 2022, Reedy was called up to Real Salt Lake via the 'extreme hardship' rule. He made his MLS debut on April 3 in a 1–1 draw away to

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rivals

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. He would make his first start for Real Salt Lake on April 21 in a

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match against Northern Colorado Hailstorm. After returning to Real Monarchs in May, Reedy played the remainder of the season with them, making 18 appearances in total, before departing the club at the end of the season.

Dundee

In March 2023, after a successful trial period, Reedy earned a short-term contract with

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club

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until the end of the season, subject to international clearance. Dundee officially announced his signing on April 8, 2023, and he made his debut later that day as a substitute in a draw away to

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. After making 4 appearances for the club, Reedy would win the

with Dundee at the end of the season. Reedy would leave the club upon the expiration of his contract in July.

Charleston Battery

On 14 July 2023, Reedy joined

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club

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. He made his debut for the club the following day off the bench in a league match against

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. He left Charleston following the 2023 season.

Spokane Velocity

On 26 January 2024, Reedy joined the

club Spokane Velocity FC for its inaugural season. He made his debut in the club's first competitive match on 9 March in League One against

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. Reedy scored his first goal for the Velocity in a

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game against Central Valley Fuego, for which he won Goal of the Round for.

Personal life

During his studies at

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, Reedy graduated with a degree in security and risk analysis before earning a master's degree in corporate finance. Reedy's personal interests include golf, hiking and listening to EDM. He at one point had a clothing brand, ''PR42'', for which proceeds would go back into the local community.

Career statistics

Honors

Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer *

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regular season:

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Dundee *

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Charleston Battery * Eastern Conference Champion (Playoffs):

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reedy, Pierre 1998 births Living people American men's soccer players Soccer players from Pennsylvania People from Kutztown, Pennsylvania Sportspeople from Berks County, Pennsylvania Men's association football defenders American expatriate men's soccer players Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer players Lehigh Valley United players Reading United AC players Real Monarchs players Real Salt Lake players Dundee F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland USL League Two players MLS Next Pro players Major League Soccer players Scottish Professional Football League players Pennsylvania State University alumni All-American college men's soccer players USL Championship players Charleston Battery players Spokane Velocity players 21st-century American sportsmen