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Nick Spielman

Nick Spielman
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Spielman
Date of birth (1996-08-02) August 2, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Melbourne, Florida, United States
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Charlotte Independence
Number 4
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters 32 (3)
2016–2018 East Tennessee State Buccaneers 38 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Peachtree City MOBA 13 (1)
2017–2018 Ocean City Nor'easters 10 (0)
2019 North Carolina Fusion U23 14 (2)
2020–2022 Chattanooga FC 50 (1)
2023– Charlotte Independence 32 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 14, 2023

Nicholas Spielman (born August 2, 1996) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Charlotte Independence in the USL League One.

Career

College and amateur

Spielman began playing college soccer at Lincoln Memorial University in 2014. He spent two seasons with the Railsplitters, where he made 32 appearances, scoring three goals and tallying one assist.[1] In 2017, he transferred to East Tennessee State University. Here he made 38 appearances for the Buccaneers between 2016 and 2018 and netted three goals all in the 2017 season, where he also received All-SoCon second team and tournament team selections.[2]

During and after his time at college Spielman has multiple spells playing in the USL PDL, later renamed the USL League Two. He spent 2016 with Peachtree City MOBA, making 13 appearances and scoring a single goal.[3] In 2017 he played with Ocean City Nor'easters, making ten appearances.[4] He returned to the Nor'easters in 2018, but didn't appear for the club.[5] His final spell in the USL League Two was with North Carolina Fusion U23 in 2019, netting twice in 14 regular season games.[6]

Professional

In February 2020 Spielman signed his first professional contract with National Independent Soccer Association side Chattanooga FC.[7] He went on to make 52 appearances for the team over three seasons in all competitions, netting one goal.[8][9]

On March 16, 2023, Spielman was announced as a new signing for USL League One side Charlotte Independence ahead of their 2023 season.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Nick Spielman – Men's Soccer". Lincoln Memorial University Athletics.
  2. ^ TN, Streamline Technologies | Nashville. "Men's Soccer | Roster | Official Site of East Tennessee State Athletics". ETSUBucs.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Peachtree City MOBA – 2016 Regular Season – Roster – # – Nicholas Spielman – M". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  4. ^ "Ocean City Nor'easters – 2017 Regular Season – Roster – # – Nicolas Spielman -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  5. ^ Ralph, Matthew (April 24, 2018). "Ocean City Nor'easters return attacking talent, local college standouts". Brotherly Game.
  6. ^ "Carolina Dynamo | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  7. ^ "Chattanooga FC to debut as pro team wearing more than 3,000 supporter-owners' names | Chattanooga Times Free Press". www.timesfreepress.com. February 28, 2020.
  8. ^ "Player Details | National Independent Soccer Association". nisasoccer.com.
  9. ^ "Chattanooga FC Breezes to Independent Cup Championship". www.chattanoogan.com. July 25, 2021.
  10. ^ "Charlotte Independence Sign Defender Nick Spielman".


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