| Intro | American soccer player | ||||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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| From | United States of America | ||||
| Type | Sports | ||||
| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | 10 April 1992, St. Charles, Kane County, Illinois, USA | ||||
| Age: | 28 years | ||||
| Star sign | Aries | ||||
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Charles Lyon (born April 10, 1992) is an American soccer player who is currently without a team, but is operating as the pool goalkeeper for Major League Soccer.
Career
College and Amateur
Lyon spent his entire college career at Marquette University. After medically redshirting his freshman year in 2010, Lyon made a total of 63 appearances for the Golden Eagles and finished his career with a 0.83 GAA and recorded 29 clean sheets.
He also played in the PDL for Chicago Fire U-23.
Honours
- Seattle Sounders FC
- MLS Cup: 2016
Professional
On January 20, 2015, Lyon was selected in the fourth round (75th overall) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC. He signed a professional contract with the club on March 17. He made his professional debut for USL affiliate club Seattle Sounders FC 2 in a 4–2 victory against Sacramento Republic FC. On February 15, 2017, Lyon signed a contract with Orange County SC.
Lyon joined MLS side Los Angeles FC on March 2, 2018 ahead of their inaugural season. On May 22, 2018, he made his LAFC debut in a friendly against Borussia Dortmund. Lyon is currently operating as the MLS pool goalkeeper and is currently based in Portland, Oregon and training with the Portland Timbers.