Luke Kreamalmeyer

Personal information
Full name	Luke Kreamalmeyer
Date of birth	September 28, 1982 (1982-09-28) (age 27)
Place of birth	Edwardsville, Illinois, United States
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Carolina RailHawks
Number	7
Youth career
2001–2004	Bradley Braves
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003	St. Louis Strikers	10	(6)
2004	Chicago Fire Premier	15	(6)
2005	Real Salt Lake	6	(0)
2006–2007	Portland Timbers	50	(10)
2008	Rochester Rhinos	30	(4)
2009–	Carolina RailHawks	25	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October, 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Luke Kreamalmeyer (born September 28, 1982 in Edwardsville, Illinois) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Carolina RailHawks in the USL First Division.

[edit] Career

[edit] College and Amateur

Kreamalmeyer attended Edwardsville High School where he scored a hat trick in the final state championship soccer game. He then played college soccer at Bradley University from 2001 to 2004. Kreamalmeyer was named first team All-Missouri Valley Conference as a junior and senior, and finished his career with 26 goals and 20 assists for the Braves. He also played for Chicago Fire Premier in the USL Premier Development League.^[1]

[edit] Professional

Upon graduating from Bradley, Kreamalmeyer was named the MVP at the MLS player combine. Due to his small stature, he fell in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft, until Real Salt Lake took him with the 37th overall pick. Kreamalmeyer played in six games as a rookie and was released after the season. Kreamalmeyer then played in 2006 for the Portland Timbers of USL First Division and led the team with 9 goals. Kreamalmeyer was also named USL-1 All-League First-team in 2006. Kreamalmeyer also played for the Timbers in 2007.

On December 5, 2007 it was announced that he had been traded by the Timbers to the Charleston Battery in exchange for defender Tim Karalexis.^[2] On April 9, 2008, the Rochester Rhinos purchased Kreamalmeyer's contract from Charleston.^[3] He tied for the Rhinos 2008 team lead in scoring with 17 points on 4 goals and 9 assists. In January 2009, he signed with the Carolina RailHawks.^[4].

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Carolina RailHawks bio
• Rochester Rhinos bio
• MLS player profile