Andrew Tarbell

Andrew Tarbell (born October 7, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo.

Andrew Tarbell
Tarbell in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-10-07) October 7, 1993
Place of birth Mandeville, Louisiana, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Houston Dynamo
Number 13
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Clemson Tigers 56 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 New Orleans Jesters 12 (0)
2016–2020 San Jose Earthquakes 41 (0)
2017 → Reno 1868 (loan) 4 (0)
2020 Columbus Crew 7 (0)
2021–2022 Austin FC 5 (0)
2023– Houston Dynamo 0 (0)
2023– Houston Dynamo 2 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 17, 2023

Career

College

Tarbell spent his entire college career at Clemson University. He started all 55 games during his four-year career with the Tigers and led them to an ACC Tournament title in 2014 and was named to the All-ACC First team. In 2015, Tarbell led the Tigers to the National Title game, where they lost to Stanford. He was also named to the all ACC First team and led the ACC with 84 saves.[1]

Professional
Warming up at Avaya Stadium.

Andrew Tarbell was drafted in the 8th position of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes. Tarbell signed a Generation Adidas contract with the Earthquakes.[2] He made his professional debut on August 28 in a match against Columbus Crew, coming on as a halftime sub for David Bingham who suffered a back injury. The match ended in a 2–0 loss.[3]

Tarbell appeared on loan with San Jose's United Soccer League affiliate Reno 1868 FC.[4]

Tarbell made a career-high eleven saves in San Jose's U.S. Open Cup semifinal loss against Sporting Kansas City, in addition to saving Benny Feilhaber's penalty during sudden death, on August 9, 2017.[5] He played all four of San Jose's Open Cup matches in 2017. This performance earned him his first MLS start three days later on August 12 against the Houston Dynamo at BBVA Compass Stadium, in which he saved a second penalty, this time from Cubo Torres.[6] He also won MLS Save of the Week for saving a shot taken by Romell Quioto in this same match, announced on August 18.[7] Tarbell was announced as a nominee for the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award on October 14, 2017.[8]

Tarbell made his debut for the Columbus Crew in the 2020 MLS is Back Tournament.

Tarbell's contract optioned was declined by Columbus following their 2020 season.[9]

On December 23, 2020, Tarbell signed with Austin FC ahead of their inaugural season in 2021.[10] He made his debut for Austin on September 29, 2021 in a 3-0 loss away to the Colorado Rapids.

Tarbell was released by Austin following their 2022 season.[11] On November 23, 2022, Tarbell signed a two-year deal with Houston Dynamo ahead of the 2023 season.[12]

Statistics
As of July 25, 2022[13][14]
Club Season Division League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Total
AppsShutoutsAppsShutoutsAppsShutoutsAppsShutouts
San Jose Earthquakes 2016 MLS 10——10
2017 1124110163
2018 2911000301
2019 00200020
Club Total 4137110494
Reno 1868 FC (loan) 2017 USL Championship 41——41
Club Total 41000041
Columbus Crew SC 2020 MLS 72—2294
Club Total 72002294
Austin FC 2021 MLS 10——10
2022 4010—50
Club Total 50100060
Career Total 5668132679
  1. Includes U.S. Open Cup
  2. Includes MLS Cup Playoffs

Honors

Columbus Crew[15]

References
  1. "Andrew Tarbell". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. Archived from the original on May 31, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  2. "Andrew Tarbell". sjearthquakes.com. San Jose Earthquakes. Archived from the original on August 3, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  3. "Columbus Crew SC 2, San Jose Earthquakes 0 - 2016 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. August 27, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  4. "Reno 1868 FC vs Orange County SC". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. March 25, 2017. Archived from the original on April 10, 2017.
  5. "Boxscore: Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  6. "Boxscore: Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. August 12, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  7. "San Jose's Andrew Tarbell wins MLS Save of the Week for Week 23". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. August 18, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  8. Jake Pisani (October 14, 2017). "FEATURE: Several San Jose Earthquakes nominated for MLS awards". sjearthquakes.com. San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  9. "RELEASE | Core of 2020 MLS Cup-winning Columbus Crew SC roster to return in 2021 | Columbus Crew".
  10. "Austin FC Acquires Free Agent Goalkeeper and 2020 MLS Cup Champion Andrew Tarbell | Austin FC". www.austinfc.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2020.
  11. "Austin FC Announces Roster Decisions Ahead of 2023 Season | Austin FC". austinfc.
  12. "Dynamo sign goalkeeper Andrew Tarbell as a free agent | Houston Dynamo". houstondynamofc.
  13. Andrew Tarbell at Soccerway. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  14. Andrew Tarbell at Major League Soccer
  15. "CLBvsSEA 12-12-2020 | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.
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