Ryan Cretens | |
Birth Date: | 8 January 1996 |
Birth Place: | San Jose, California, United States[1] |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Youthclubs1: | North Carolina FC Youth |
Collegeyears1: | 2014–2018 |
College1: | UNCW Seahawks |
Collegecaps1: | 57 |
Collegegoals1: | 0 |
Years1: | 2015–2017 |
Clubs1: | Carolina Dynamo |
Years2: | 2018 |
Clubs2: | Tobacco Road FC |
Years3: | 2019– |
Clubs3: | North Carolina FC |
Caps3: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Club-Update: | August 24, 2019 |
Ryan Cretens (born January 8, 1996) is an American professional soccer player.
Cretens played for the North Carolina FC Youth Academy.[2] He also played two seasons for Wake Forest-Rolesville High School.[1]
Cretens played college soccer at UNC Wilmington, appearing in 57 games and posting at 0.716 save percentage.[2] As a redshirt senior in 2018, he was named to the second team for the Colonial Athletic Association.[1]
Cretens played for the Carolina Dynamo of the Premier Development League from 2015 to 2017. In 2016, he was PDL Goalkeeper of the Year, recording five clean sheets and a 0.33 goals against average.[2]
Cretens played in the Dynamo's second-round game during the 2017 U.S. Open Cup, a 6–1 loss to North Carolina FC.[3]
In 2018, Cretens joined Tobacco Road FC.[2]
On August 24, 2019, Cretens was signed by North Carolina FC of the USL Championship.[2]