Chase Niece | |
Birth Date: | 28 October 1998 |
Birth Place: | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
Height: | 6inchesft2inchesin (ftin) |
Position: | Defender |
Youthyears1: | 2013–2017 |
Youthclubs1: | St. Louis Scott Gallagher |
Collegeyears1: | 2017 |
College1: | Tulsa Golden Hurricane |
Collegecaps1: | 0 |
Collegegoals1: | 0 |
Collegeyears2: | 2018–2021 |
College2: | Saint Louis Billikens |
Collegecaps2: | 63 |
Collegegoals2: | 6 |
Years1: | 2021 |
Clubs1: | St. Louis Scott Gallagher |
Caps1: | 9 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2022 |
Clubs2: | North Texas SC |
Caps2: | 11 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | September 23, 2022 |
Chase Niece (born October 28, 1998) is an American soccer player.
Niece played high school soccer at Kirkwood High School, where he was a Top 150 recruit by TopDrawerSoccer.com. He also played four years of club soccer with the St. Louis Scott Gallagher academy, scoring six goals in over 80 appearances for the team.[1] [2]
In 2017, Niece attended the University of Tulsa to play college soccer, but redshirted his entire freshman season.[3] He transferred to Saint Louis University in 2018, going on make 63 appearances for the Billikens, scoring six goals and tallying two assists. Niece was named to the A-10 All-Championship team in 2021.[1]
During 2021, Niece also played in the USL League Two for St. Louis Scott Gallagher, making nine appearances.[4]
On January 11, 2022, Niece was selected 66th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas.[5]
On February 17, 2022, Niece signed with North Texas SC, the MLS Next Pro side for Dallas.[6] He made his debut on March 27, 2022, starting in a 3–1 win over Minnesota United FC 2.[7]