Justin Vom Steeg
Personal information
Full name Justin Eric Vom Steeg
Date of birth (1997-04-05) April 5, 1997
Place of birth Santa Barbara, California, United States
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2007–2012 Santa Barbara Soccer Club
2012–2015 Real So Cal
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 20 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Ventura County Fusion 11 (0)
2016–2017 Fortuna Düsseldorf 0 (0)
2016–2017 Fortuna Düsseldorf II 13 (0)
2017–2021 LA Galaxy II 58 (0)
2018–2021 LA Galaxy 0 (0)
2022 Portland Timbers 0 (0)
2022 Portland Timbers 2 6 (0)
International career
United States U17
United States U18
2016 United States U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 23, 2022

Justin Eric Vom Steeg (born April 5, 1997) is an American soccer player.

Career

College & Amateur

Vom Steeg played college soccer at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2015.[2] While at UC Santa Barbara, Vom Steeg played with Premier Development League side Ventura County Fusion.[3]

Professional

On August 23, 2016, Vom Steeg signed for 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf.[4] After a season in Germany, Vom Steeg moved back to the United States when he signed with United Soccer League side LA Galaxy II on September 8, 2017.[5]

On March 1, 2018 it was announced that Vom Steeg had moved up to LA Galaxy.[6] Following the 2021 season, Vom Steeg was released by LA Galaxy.[7]

On January 25, 2022, Vom Steeg was signed by Portland Timbers.[8] Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by Portland.[9]

Personal

Justin is the son of Tim Vom Steeg, who is currently head coach of the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos soccer team.[10] He has three younger brothers, Carson, who plays for Loudoun United FC, and twin brothers Jared and Caden, who play collegiately for UC Santa Barbara.

References

  1. ↑ "Justin Vom Steeg". Portland Timbers. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Justin Vom Steeg". UC Santa Barbara.
  3. ↑ "Goalkeeper Stats". Uslpdl.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Fortuna Dusseldorf signs U.S. U-20 goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg". Sbisoccer.com. August 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ "LA Galaxy II sign goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg". Lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Play Video LA Galaxy sign goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg". LAGalaxy.com. LA Galaxy Communications. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  7. ↑ "LA Galaxy announce 2021 roster decisions". Lagalaxy.com.
  8. ↑ "Portland Timbers sign goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg". Mlssoccer.com. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  9. ↑ Timbers, Portland. "Timbers announce roster status ahead of 2023 MLS season | PTFC". Portland Timbers.
  10. ↑ "Report: LAFC interested in U.S. youth int'l Justin vom Steeg". Angelsonparade.com. June 24, 2017.


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