| Chris Klute | |
| Fullname: | Christopher Klute |
| Birth Date: | 5 March 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Grand Prairie, Texas, United States |
| Height: | 1.86m (06.1feet) |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | 2004–2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | Dallas Texans |
| Youthyears2: | 2007 |
| Youthclubs2: | IMG Soccer Academy |
| Collegeyears1: | 2008 |
| College1: | Furman Paladins |
| Collegecaps1: | 19 |
| Collegegoals1: | 0 |
| Collegeyears2: | 2011 |
| College2: | Clayton State Lakers |
| Collegecaps2: | 18 |
| Collegegoals2: | 0 |
| Years1: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves |
| Years2: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs2: | Atlanta Silverbacks |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs3: | → Colorado Rapids (loan) |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs5: | Colorado Rapids |
| Caps5: | 39 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2015 |
| Clubs7: | Columbus Crew SC |
| Caps7: | 14 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2016 |
| Clubs8: | Portland Timbers |
| Caps8: | 8 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2016 |
| Clubs9: | → Portland Timbers 2 (loan) |
| Caps9: | 5 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2016 |
| Clubs10: | → Minnesota United (loan) |
| Caps10: | 2 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs11: | California United FC II |
| Caps11: | 21 |
| Goals11: | 3 |
| Years12: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs12: | California United Strikers |
| Caps12: | 15 |
| Goals12: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | April 13, 2021 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2007 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2007 |
| Nationalteam2: | United States U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | October 21, 2012 |
Christopher Klute (born March 5, 1990) is an American soccer player currently without a club. He most recently played for the California United Strikers FC in the National Independent Soccer Association.
Klute played one season with both Furman University and Clayton State and spent time with the U.S. U-17s before moving to the Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves in 2011. Interim coach Alex Pineda Chacón called him up to the Silverbacks first team in June 2012.[1]
New head coach Brian Haynes loaned him to Colorado Rapids for the 2013 Major League Soccer season.[2] Colorado purchased him outright in July 2013.[3]
In January 2015 Klute was traded by Colorado to Columbus Crew SC.[4]
Klute was traded by Columbus to Portland Timbers in exchange for allocation money on December 11, 2015.[5]
Klute was loaned to Minnesota United FC on September 7, 2016.[6]
Klute joined California United in February 2017 and was a key member of the team which captured both the 2017 Spring & Fall Season United Premier Soccer League National Championships.
In August 2019, Klute was signed to the Strikers professional side, California United Strikers FC, in the National Independent Soccer Association ahead of its first season.[7] He appeared in all seven of the team's fall regular season games and in the West Coast Championship in November, which the team won over Los Angeles Force in a penalty kick shootout.[8]
He was called up to the United States national team for a January 2014 camp, although he never made an appearance.[9]