Blake Malone (born March 23, 2001) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Union Omaha in USL League One.

Blake Malone
Personal information
Full nameBlake Malone
Date of birth (2001-03-23) March 23, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birthOmaha, Nebraska, United States
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)Defender
Team information
Current team
Union Omaha
Number3
Youth career
2009–2017Downtown Las Vegas SC
2017–2019Seattle Sounders FC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019North Carolina Tar Heels15(1)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018Seattle Sounders FC 26(0)
2020–2022Orange County SC0(0)
2021Union Omaha (loan)13(0)
2022–2023Colorado Rapids 243(4)
2024–Union Omaha0(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 9, 2024

Career

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Malone was part of the Seattle Sounders FC academy,[1] and appeared for their USL affiliate side Seattle Sounders FC 2 during their 2018 season.[2]

After leaving the Seattle Sounders academy, Malone began to play college soccer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2019.[3]

In March 2021, Orange County SC loaned Malone to USL League One club Union Omaha for the 2021 season.[4]

After two seasons with Colorado Rapids 2 in MLS Next Pro, Malone returned to Omaha on January 9, 2024.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Seattle Sounders FC". soun.ussoccerda.com. U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "Blake Malone". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "Blake Malone – Men's Soccer – University of North Carolina Athletics". goheels.com. University of North Carolina. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  4. ^ "ORANGE COUNTY SC LOANS DEFENDER BLAKE MALONE TO UNION OMAHA". orangecountysoccer.com. Orange County SC. March 12, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  5. ^ Y., Jack. "UNION OMAHA SIGNS DEFENDER BLAKE MALONE". UnionOmaha.com. Union Omaha. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
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