Grayson Dupont
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-01-16) January 16, 1998
Place of birth Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Spokane Velocity
Number 23
Youth career
0000–2016 Montverde Academy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 New Mexico Lobos 17 (1)
2019–2021 UAB Blazers 25 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Albuquerque Sol 12 (1)
2018–2019 Brazos Valley Cavalry 8 (0)
2021 CD Almuñécar City 5 (0)
2022–2023 Birmingham Legion 20 (1)
2023 → FC Cincinnati 2 (loan) 1 (0)
2024– Spokane Velocity 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 5, 2024

Grayson Dupont (born January 16, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Spokane Velocity in USL League One.

Early life

Youth, college & amateur

Dupont attended the Montverde Academy. During his time at Montverde, he won a high school national championship in 2016.[1]

In 2016, Dupont attended the University of New Mexico to play college soccer. He redshirted his freshman season, later going on to make 17 appearances and scoring a single goal for the Lobos.[2] In 2019, Dupont transferred to the University of Alabama at Birmingham, making 25 appearances, scoring three goals and tallying two assists. He was named to C-USA All-Conference Third Team in 2020–21 and Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll on two consecutive occasions.[3]

While at college, Dupont appeared in the USL League Two for Albuquerque Sol FC in 2017,[4] and Brazos Valley Cavalry in 2018[5] and 2019.[6]

Club career

In 2021, Dupont played in Spain with sixth-tier side C.D. Almuñécar City, making five appearances.[7]

On March 30, 2022, Dupont returned to the United States, signing with USL Championship club Birmingham Legion.[8] He made his debut on April 10, 2022, appearing as an injury-time substitute during a 2–1 win over Hartford Athletic.[9] On June 16, 2023, Dupont joined MLS Next Pro side FC Cincinnati 2 on loan for the remainder of the season.[10] He was released by Birmingham at the end of the season.[11]

Dupont joined Spokane Velocity on January 5, 2024, ahead of the club's inaugural USL League One season.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Grayson Dupont".
  2. ↑ "Grayson Dupont". University of New Mexico Lobos athletics. April 27, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Grayson Dupont - Men's Soccer". University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics.
  4. ↑ "Albuquerque Sol F.C. - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Grayson Dupont -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  5. ↑ "Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C. - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Grayson Dupont -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  6. ↑ "Brazos Valley Cavalry FC | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  7. ↑ "Grayson - C.D. Almuñécar City :: Fútbol de Andalucía ::". www.lapreferente.com.
  8. ↑ "Legion FC Signs Birmingham Native Grayson Dupont".
  9. ↑ "Match Center | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  10. ↑ "FC Cincinnati 2 sign Philip Horton, add Grayson Dupont on short-term loan deal | FC Cincinnati 2". fccincinnati.
  11. ↑ nicholas.murray@uslsoccer.com, NICHOLAS MURRAY- (December 4, 2023). "Birmingham Legion FC announces first roster moves for 2024 season". USL Championship.
  12. ↑ "Spokane Velocity FC Signs Five Players". SpokaneVelocity.com. Spokane Velocity. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.