Justin Vom Steeg
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Justin Eric Vom Steeg | ||
| Date of birth | April 5, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Barbara, California, United States | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2012 | Santa Barbara Soccer Club | ||
| 2012–2015 | Real So Cal | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 20 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Ventura County Fusion | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 13 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | LA Galaxy II | 58 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | LA Galaxy | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | Portland Timbers | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | Portland Timbers 2 | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| United States U17 | |||
| United States U18 | |||
| 2016 | United States U20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 23, 2022 | |||
Justin Eric Vom Steeg (born April 5, 1997) is an American former soccer player.
Early life and education
[edit]Vom Steeg was born on April 5, 1997, to Almeria and Tim Vom Steeg. He attended San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara, California.[2]
A highly-touted recruit, Vom Steeg played youth soccer for Real So Cal and was ranked as a four-star prospect by TopDrawerSoccer as the 2nd-best goalkeeper and 23rd-best player overall.[2][3] He had also spent time with the United States youth national teams.[3]
Vom Steeg enrolled at the University of California, Santa Barbara where he played college soccer for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team.[4] While at UC Santa Barbara, Vom Steeg played with Premier Development League side Ventura County Fusion.[5]
Career
[edit]On August 23, 2016, Vom Steeg signed for 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf.[6] He made no appearances for the parent club, but played in 13 Regionalliga West games during the 2016–17 Regionalliga season for Fortuna Düsseldorf II.
After a season in Germany, Vom Steeg moved back to the United States when he signed with United Soccer League side LA Galaxy II on September 8, 2017, with interest from American and German teams.[7][8] On March 1, 2018, it was announced that Vom Steeg had moved up to LA Galaxy.[9][10] Following the 2021 LA Galaxy season, Vom Steeg was released.[11]
On January 25, 2022, Vom Steeg was signed by Portland Timbers.[12][13][14] He was viewed to be the club's third-string goalkeeper.[15] Following the 2022 Portland Timbers season, his contract option was declined by Portland.[16]
Personal
[edit]Justin is the son of Tim Vom Steeg, who is the head coach of the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team.[17] He has three younger brothers, Carson, who played professionally, and twin brothers Jared and Caden, who played collegiately for UC Santa Barbara.
References
[edit]- ^ "Justin Vom Steeg". Portland Timbers. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ a b "Homegrown Prospects: Justin Vom Steeg". soccernation.com. July 16, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ a b "UCSB announces 2015 recruiting class". topdrawersoccer.com. February 4, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "Justin Vom Steeg". ucsbgauchos.com. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ "Goalkeeper Stats". Uslpdl.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- ^ "Fortuna Dusseldorf signs U.S. U-20 goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg". sbisoccer.com. August 23, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ "LA Galaxy II sign goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg". lagalaxy.com. September 8, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ "Vom Steeg in die USA oder nach Kaiserslautern?". Rheinische Post (in German). Düsseldorf. June 23, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ "LA Galaxy sign goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg". lagalaxy.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ Gray, Mike (March 1, 2018). "LA Galaxy add goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ "LA Galaxy announce 2021 roster decisions". lagalaxy.com. November 29, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ Freeman, Joe (January 25, 2022). "Portland Timbers sign goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ "Portland Timbers sign goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg". mlssoccer.com. January 25, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ "Timbers sign goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg". timbers.com. January 25, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ Svilar, Sam (January 25, 2022). "Timbers sign goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg". stumptownfooty.com. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ "Timbers announce roster status ahead of 2023 MLS season". timbers.com. October 17, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ Rodriguez, Alicia (June 24, 2017). "Report: LAFC interested in U.S. youth international Justin vom Steeg". angelsonparade.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Justin Vom Steeg at USL Championship
- Justin Vom Steeg at Soccerway
- 1997 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Fortuna Düsseldorf players
- Ventura County FC players
- LA Galaxy players
- Portland Timbers players
- Sportspeople from Santa Barbara, California
- Soccer players from Santa Barbara County, California
- UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer players
- USL League Two players
- USL Championship players
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- Ventura County Fusion players
- Portland Timbers 2 players
- MLS Next Pro players
- 21st-century American sportsmen