Nicky Downs
Personal information
Full name Michael Newth Downs
Date of birth (1996-01-08) January 8, 1996
Place of birth Lakeville, Connecticut, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Yale Bulldogs 65 (9)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Black Rock FC 12 (0)
2019–2020 Hartford Athletic 34 (0)
2021–2022 Loudoun United 64 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2022

Michael Newth "Nicky" Downs (born January 8, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

Career

College and amateur

Downs spent four years playing college soccer at Yale University between 2015 and 2018, scoring 9 goals and tallying 15 assists in 65 appearances.[1] While at Yale, he was a three-time All-Ivy selection, and was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Northeast Region third team.[1]

Downs played for USL PDL side Black Rock FC in 2018.[2]

Professional

In January 2019, Downs joined USL Championship side Hartford Athletic ahead of their inaugural season.[3] He was the very first player to sign with the team and was the first Yale alumni to sign with a US based professional soccer team since Ryan Raybould signed with the Kansas city Wizards in 2005.[4]

On April 2, 2021, Downs signed with USL Championship side Loudoun United.[5] On July 24, 2021 Downs scored his first professional goal.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nicky Downs bio". yalebulldogs.com. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Black Rock FC - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - #20 - Michael Downs -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  3. ↑ Fuller, Jim (January 17, 2019). "Former Yale soccer star Nicky Downs signs with USL's Hartford Athletic". New Haven Register.
  4. ↑ "MEN'S SOCCER: Nicky Downs '19 signs with Hartford Athletic". yaledailynews.com. 22 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Nicky Downs Makes Move to Loudoun United FC". 2 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Rowdies resoundingly snap three-game losing streak". tampabay.com. July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
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