Chris McClellan

Personal information
Full name	Chris McClellan
Date of birth	May 9, 1981 (1981-05-09) (age 28)
Place of birth	Boulder, Colorado, United States
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Wilmington Hammerheads
Number	0
Youth career
1999–2002	Colorado Christian Cougars
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps (Gls)†
2003–2006	Charlotte Eagles	39 0(0)
2007–2008	Carolina RailHawks	57 0(0)
2009	Puerto Rico Islanders	01 0(0)
2009–	Wilmington Hammerheads	05 0(0)
2009	→ Charleston Battery (loan)	02 0(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October, 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Chris McClellan (born May 9, 1981 in Boulder, Colorado) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Wilmington Hammerheads in the USL Second Division.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Youth and College 1.2 Professional 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] Youth and College

McClellan played college soccer at Colorado Christian University where he still holds the single season records for most saves (145 in 2002) and goals against average (1.44 in 1999) as well as the career records for saves (486), goals against average (1.60), and shutouts (14)^[1].

[edit] Professional

In 2002, Karalexis went on trial with the Charleston Battery of the USL First Division, before signing with the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Second Division. In 2003 and 2004 he was selected as a first team USL-2 All Star, and he was also the 2004 USL-2 Defender of the Year.^[2] On October 28, 2004, he signed with the Charleston Battery.

In 2003, McClellan signed with the Charlotte Eagles of the USL Second Division.^[3] In 2005, he backstopped the Eagles to the USL-2 title after taking over starting goalkeeper duties when Trevor Upton was injured. In August 2005, USL named McClellan its USL-2 Goalkeeper of the Year.^[4] On April 5, 2007, the Carolina RailHawks announced they had signed McClellan.^[5]

Initially expected to be a backup keeper, McClellen impressed the coaching staff and became the starting goalkeeper. He held the RailHawks starting position for two seasons, but left the team following the 2008 season to sign with the Puerto Rico Islanders of USL-1.^[6] In July 2009, McClelland moved to the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Second Division.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Wilmington Hammerheads bio

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