Foster Langsdorf

Foster Langsdorf (born December 14, 1995) is an American former professional soccer player. After a very successful collegiate career at Stanford, he played for several teams over the course of five seasons. Most of is appearances were for Portland Timbers 2; he made a total of four appearances for Portland Timbers and Minnesota United of Major League Soccer. Langsdorf would announce his retirement in 2021.

Foster Langsdorf
Personal information
Full name Foster Langsdorf
Date of birth (1995-12-14) December 14, 1995
Place of birth Portland, Oregon, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2010–2011 Mountain View Thunder
2011–2012 FC Portland Academy
2012–2014 Portland Timbers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Stanford Cardinal 82 (37)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Portland Timbers U23s 17 (3)
2017 San Francisco City 3 (1)
2018–2019 Portland Timbers 2 (0)
2018–2019 Portland Timbers 2 56 (21)
2020 Reno 1868 16 (10)
2020–2021 Minnesota United 2 (0)
2021 → Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan) 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 July 2021

Career

Youth and college

Langsdorf played four years of college soccer for Stanford, winning three NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championships in the process.[1] While at college, Langsdorf also appeared for USL Premier Development League sides Portland Timbers U23s and San Francisco City FC.[2]

Professional

A product of the Portland Timbers Academy, Langsdorf signed a homegrown contract with the Portland Timbers on January 19, 2018.[3]

Langsdorf made his Timbers debut against the San Jose Earthquakes in a fourth-round Open Cup match on June 6, 2018.[4]

Following his release by Portland at the end of their 2019 season,[5] Langsdorf moved to USL Championship side Reno 1868 on January 24, 2020.

On October 30, 2020, following the 2020 USL Championship season, Langsforf signed a deal with Major League Soccer side Minnesota United ahead of their upcoming playoff fixtures.[6]

Following a string of injuries to their attacking options, Langsdorf joined the Tampa Bay Rowdies on loan on 2 June 2021 and debuted that same day as a substitute during Tampa Bay's 1–0 win at New York Red Bulls II.[7][8]

On July 27, 2021, Langsdorf announced his retirement.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 9 November 2020[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portland Timbers U23s 2014 to 2016[3] USL PDL 173——173
San Francisco City 2017[11] USL PDL 31——31
Portland Timbers 2018 MLS 00100010
2019 MLS 20000020
Total 20100030
Portland Timbers 2 2018 USL 2914—1[lower-alpha 1] 03014
2019 USLC 277——277
Total 562100105721
Reno 1868 2020 USLC 1610—2[lower-alpha 1] 11811
Minnesota United 2020 MLS 10—0010
2021 MLS 10000010
Career total 9635103110036
  1. Appearance(s) in USL Championship Playoffs

Honors

Individual

Club

References
  1. "Foster Langsdorf - Men's Soccer". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  2. "Foster Langsdorf". Archived from the original on April 3, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  3. "Portland Timbers sign forward Foster Langsdorf as Homegrown Player for 2018 season | PTFC".
  4. "portland timbers - Google Search". www.Google.com. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  5. "Portland Timbers announce roster decisions, remain in discussions with Diego Valeri | MLSSoccer.com".
  6. "Reno 1868 FC adds Foster Langsdorf for 2020 season". January 24, 2020.
  7. "ROWDIES NOTCH RECORD-SETTING WIN OVER NEW YORK". RowdiesSoccer.com. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  8. "ROWDIES ADD STRIKER FOSTER LANGSDORF ON LOAN". RowdiesSoccer.com. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  9. "Foster Langsdorf Retires". mnufc.com. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  10. Foster Langsdorf at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  11. "San Francisco City FC - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Foster Langsdorf -". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved January 19, 2021.


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