Dylan Mares

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Dylan Mares
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Mares with Indy Eleven in 2018
Personal information
Full name Dylan A. Mares
Date of birth (1992-02-11) February 11, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Three Rivers, Michigan, United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Louisville City
Number 22
Youth career
2008–2010 Indiana Fire
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012 Louisville Cardinals 41 (15)
2013 Indiana Hoosiers 22 (3)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 Chicago Fire U-23 3 (0)
2014–2016 Indy Eleven 73 (10)
2017 Miami FC 29 (8)
2018 Miami FC 2 11 (2)
2018 Indy Eleven 11 (2)
2019 Miami FC 16 (11)
2020–2022 El Paso Locomotive 73 (18)
2023– Louisville City 25 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 20, 2023

Dylan Mares (born February 11, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Louisville City in the USL Championship.

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Career

Early career

From Zionsville, Indiana, played youth soccer with the Indiana Fire Academy from 2008 to 2010. [1] Mares and A. J. Corrado led Zionsville Community High School to a 2009 IHSAA state championship in soccer. [2] He then started his collegiate career at the University of Louisville where he played college soccer for the Louisville Cardinals from 2010 to 2012. [3] Despite missing the entire 2011 season due to a knee injury, Mares still managed to rank up 15 goals in his two seasons for the Cardinals. [3] He then transferred to Indiana University to play for the Indiana Hoosiers. He played in 22 matches in his lone season for the Hoosiers, scoring three goals. [3] After his first season Mares decided to join the selection pool for the 2014 MLS SuperDraft. [3] However, Mares was not selected in any of the four rounds. [4] Mares then joined the pre-season camp of MLS side Real Salt Lake but did not earn a contract with the side. [5]

Indy Eleven

In March 2014 it was reported that Mares had started to trial with the Indy Eleven, a new expansion franchise in the North American Soccer League. [6] Before the season began it was confirmed that Mares had signed for the Indy Eleven. [7] He then made his professional debut during Indy Eleven's very first match in their history against the Carolina Railhawks on April 12, 2014, at the Michael Carroll Stadium. Mares came on as an 84th-minute substitute for Corby Moore as Indy Eleven drew the match 1–1. [8]

The Miami FC

On January 16, 2017, Mares signed with NASL side Miami FC. [9]

El Paso Locomotive

Mares signed with El Paso Locomotive FC on March 2, 2020. [10] He played 77 games for the club, scoring 19 goals and assisting another 17, before departing the club following the 2022 season.

Louisville City

On December 27, 2022, it was announced that Mares would join Louisville City for their 2023 USL Championship season. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played March 1, 2024 [12]
Mares playing for the Indiana Hoosiers in 2013 Dylan Mares, mens soccer, Indiana University-Bloomington, 09-01-2013.jpg
Mares playing for the Indiana Hoosiers in 2013
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffs Cup ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Indy Eleven 2014 NASL 240–21–261
2015 215–10–225
2016 2852020–325
Total73102050–8211
Miami FC 2017 NASL2981050–358
Toal2981050–358
Miami FC 2 2018 NPSL1125232–196
Total1125232–196
Indy Eleven 2018 USL 1121000–122
Total1121000–122
Miami FC 2019 NPSL 1065210–168
2019 NISA 6510––75
Total16116210–2313
El Paso Locomotive FC 2020 USL 16431––195
2021 27410––284
2022 291010––3010
Total721841––7719
Louisville City FC 2023 USL 2552020–275
Career total237562151630027564

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References

  1. ↑ "College Commitment". Indiana Fire. Archived from the original on April 14, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Indy Eleven NASL:Dylan Mares". Indy Eleven. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Woods, Alden. "Mares leaves IU soccer program". IDS News. Archived from the original on April 14, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  4. ↑ Price, Jeremy. "Corrado, Kotlov taken in MLS SuperDraft". Hoosier Scoop. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Sounders go unbeaten on Arizona trip". Soccer America. February 9, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  6. ↑ Woods, David. "Indy Eleven roster rounding into shape as team wins exhibition game vs. Tourbeau 2-0". Indy Star. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  7. ↑ Pointer, Michael. "Indy Eleven and NASL: what you need to know". Indy Star. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  8. ↑ "INDY ELEVEN VS. CAROLINA RAILHAWKS 1 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Miami FC Adds NASL Veteran Dylan Mares".
  10. ↑ "EL PASO LOCOMOTIVE FC ANNOUNCES ATTACKING MIDFIELDER DYLAN MARES". El Paso Locomotive FC. March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Midfielder Mares marks LouCity's first new offseason signing".
  12. ↑ Dylan Mares at Soccerway
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