Amir Bashti Explained

Amir Bashti
Birth Date:21 March 1997
Birth Place:San Jose, California, United States
Height:1.75 m
Position:Midfielder, winger, forward
Youthyears1:2014
Youthclubs1:San Jose Earthquakes
Collegeyears1:2015–2018
College1:Stanford Cardinal
Collegecaps1:88
Collegegoals1:19
Years1:2016–2017
Caps1:7
Goals1:1
Years2:2019
Caps2:2
Goals2:0
Clubs3:Atlanta United 2
Years3:2019–2020
Caps3:24
Goals3:2
Nationalyears1:2014–2015
Nationalteam1:United States U18
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2015–2016
Nationalteam2:United States U20
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:December 4, 2020

Amir Bashti (born March 21, 1997) is an American former professional soccer player.

Early life

Bashti was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Monta Vista High School in Cupertino and played youth soccer for the San Jose Earthquakes Academy.[1] [2] He is of Iranian descent.

College career

Bashti played four years of college soccer at Stanford University from 2015 to 2018. As a 4-year starter, he won 3 national titles with Stanford, recording 19 goals and 13 assists in 88 games in his collegiate career.[3] [4] He won Pac-12 player of the week honors twice during his senior year and was named in the All-Pac-12 first team at the end of the season.[5] [6] [7]

While at college, Bashti also appeared for USL PDL side Burlingame Dragons in 2016[8] and 2017.[9]

Professional career

Early career

In the 2019 MLS SuperDraft, Atlanta United selected Bashti in the second round (48th overall).[10]

After failing to sign a contract with Atlanta, on June 28, 2019, Amir went back to California where he grew up and signed a contract with the San Francisco Glens of the USL League Two, where he played in two matches.[11]

In August 2019, Bashti trained with the Glens' European partner club, German 2. Bundesliga side Holstein Kiel, playing in an under-23 match against Hamburg.[12]

Atlanta United 2

On August 22, 2019, Bashti went back to Atlanta and signed a contract with their reserve side Atlanta United 2 who play in the USL Championship.[13] He scored his first goal for the club on September 28, 2019, in a 1–1 draw at Saint Louis FC.[14] Bashti scored his first goal of the 2020 season and provided an assist on September 23, 2020, against New York Red Bulls II.[15] He was subsequently named in the USL Championship Team of the Week for his performance against New York.[16]

International career

Youth

Bashti was called up to the United States men's national under-18 soccer team in December 2014 and played in a friendly match against Germany U-18 on December 19, 2014, in Marbella.[17] He played for the U-20 team against France on September 4, 2015, and Israel on September 7, 2015, before being called into the under-20 squad by manager Tab Ramos for the Dallas Cup in March 2016.[18] [19] In July 2016, Bashti was named in Brad Friedel's squad for the 2016 COTIF Tournament.[20]

Style of play

Bashti is a versatile midfielder and can play in any position in the front six; central midfield being his preferred position.[21]

Honors

College

Stanford Cardinals

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amir Bashti - Men's Soccer. Stanford University Athletics.
  2. Web site: Q&A: Quakes in College - Stanford University Freshman Amir Bashti | San Jose Earthquakes.
  3. Web site: Amir Bashti - Men's Soccer. Stanford University Athletics.
  4. Web site: Pair Named All-Americans. Stanford University Athletics.
  5. Web site: Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week. https://web.archive.org/web/20180923005911/https://pac-12.com/article/2018/09/18/pac-12-mens-soccer-player-week. dead. September 23, 2018. Pac-12.
  6. Web site: Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week. Pac-12.
  7. Web site: Pac-12 announces Men's Soccer All-Conference honors. https://web.archive.org/web/20181123022747/https://pac-12.com/article/2018/11/07/pac-12-announces-mens-soccer-all-conference-honors. dead. November 23, 2018. Pac-12.
  8. Web site: Burlingame Dragons FC - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Amir Bashti - M. www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  9. Web site: Burlingame Dragons FC - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Amir Bashti -. www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  10. Web site: Atlanta United select midfielders Asiedu, Bashti in MLS SuperDraft. Gwinnett Daily Post.
  11. Web site: AMIR BASHTI SIGNS WITH SF GLENS. San Francisco Glens. June 28, 2019.
  12. Web site: SF Glens' Bashti training with 2. Bundesliga's Holstein Kiel. August 11, 2019. The San Francisco Examiner.
  13. Web site: Bashti Links Up With ATLUTD2. USL Championship. August 22, 2019.
  14. Web site: GOLAZO IN THE TOP CORNER Amir Bashti nets his FIRST #ATLUTD2 goal!pic.twitter.com/VpKY3OLONj. ATL. UTD 2. September 28, 2019.
  15. Web site: Phoenix Rising FC vs. Las Vegas Lights FC - September 11, 2020 USLChampionship.com . 2024-03-15 . www.uslchampionship.com . en-us.
  16. Web site: USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 14. September 29, 2020.
  17. Web site: Academy players Bashti, Marcinkowski called to USMNT U-18 camp | San Jose Earthquakes.
  18. Web site: Stanford freshman Bashti named to U.S. Soccer U-20 team. Stanford. Athletics. www.paloaltoonline.com.
  19. Web site: Amir Bashti | MLSsoccer.com.
  20. Web site: News & Stories | U.S. Soccer Official Website.
  21. News: Bashti: From 'Dribble, Pass, Shoot' champion to Atlanta United. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Roberson. Doug.
  22. Web site: Stanford beats Indiana 1-0 in double OT for third straight title | NCAA.com. www.ncaa.com.