Sam Fink (soccer)
_(cropped).jpg) Fink playing for Saint Louis FC in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 8, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Bridgeton, Missouri, United States | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Saint Louis FC | 53 | (4) |
| 2017 | Oklahoma City Energy | 17 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Saint Louis FC | 70 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2020 | |||
Sam Fink (born May 8, 1993) is an American soccer player.
Career
[edit]College
[edit]Fink played four years of college soccer at Wake Forest University between 2011 and 2014.[1]
Professional
[edit]On March 7, 2015, it was announced that Fink had signed with USL team Saint Louis FC.[2] He scored his first professional goal on May 9 during a match against Wilmington Hammerheads FC at World Wide Technology Soccer Park, earning a spot on the USL Team of the Week.[3] He was again named to the Team of the Week following his performance in a come-from-behind victory at home against the Charleston Battery on August 20, becoming the first Saint Louis FC player to receive the award twice.[4] Fink played every minute of all 28 games during the 2015 season, one of just two USL players to manage the feat that year.[5]
Fink was released by Saint Louis FC on November 10, 2016.[6]
On November 30, 2016, Fink was signed by fellow USL Western Conference side Oklahoma City Energy FC.[7]
On December 13, 2017, Fink was re-signed by his hometown and debut club, Saint Louis FC for the 2018 season.[8] Saint Louis FC folded following the 2020 USL Championship season.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sam Fink - 2014 Men's Soccer Roster - Wake Forest University". www.wakeforestsports.com.
- ^ "STL FC Announces Additions of Hardware, Fink". saintlouisfc.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-10.
- ^ "Fink, Kann Named to USL Team of the Week". saintlouisfc.com.
- ^ "Fink Earns USL Team of the Week Honors". saintlouisfc.com.
- ^ "Saint Louis' Fink Makes Mark for Hometown Club". uslsoccer.com. "One of only two players in the USL to play every minute of every game in the regular season..."
- ^ USLSoccer.com Staff (9 November 2016). "Saint Louis FC Makes Roster Moves for 2017 Season".
- ^ "Energy FC Adds Fink to Back Line". USLSoccer.com.
- ^ "Fink Returns to STLFC". SaintLouisFC.com.
- ^ Straus, Brian. "USL's Saint Louis FC to Fold to Make Room for MLS Expansion Team". Sports Illustrated.
External links
[edit]
Media related to Sam Fink at Wikimedia Commons- Wake Forest bio
- 1993 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- Men's association football defenders
- OKC Energy FC players
- People from Edwardsville, Illinois
- Sportspeople from Madison County, Illinois
- Saint Louis FC players
- Soccer players from Illinois
- USL Championship players
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer players
- 21st-century American sportsmen