Herbert Endeley | |
Birth Date: | 9 October 2001 |
Birth Place: | Blaine, Minnesota, United States |
Position: | Winger, forward |
Currentclub: | FC Dallas |
Clubnumber: | 27 |
Youthyears1: | –2019 |
Youthclubs1: | Minneapolis United |
Collegeyears1: | 2019–2022 |
College1: | Indiana Hoosiers |
Collegecaps1: | 84 |
Collegegoals1: | 12 |
Years1: | 2021 |
Clubs1: | Ocean City Nor'easters |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2022 |
Clubs2: | Minneapolis City SC |
Caps2: | 3 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 2023– |
Clubs3: | FC Dallas |
Caps3: | 6 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2023– |
Clubs4: | → North Texas SC (loan) |
Caps4: | 8 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Club-Update: | July 3, 2023 |
Herbert Endeley (born October 9, 2001) is an American soccer player who plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.
Endeley was born in Blaine, Minnesota, but moved to Tanzania when he was four years old where he lived for five years.[1] Endeley returned to the United States and attended Totino-Grace High School, where he scored 77 goals in 74 career games. He earned First-Team All-State honors, All-America, and All-Midwest accolades. For the 2018–19 season, he was named Mr. Soccer for the state of Minnesota as well as the Minneapolis Star Tribune Player of the Year. Endeley also played club soccer with local side Minneapolis United.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Endeley attended Indiana University Bloomington to play college soccer. Over four seasons with the Hoosiers, Endeley made 84 appearances, scoring 12 goals and tallying 17 assists. He was an All-Big Ten Conference selection every year of his collegiate career, including earning second-team all-conference honors his senior season.[7]
While at college, Endeley was announced as a new signing for the amateur side Ocean City Nor'easters for their upcoming 2021 season in the USL League Two, but he never made an appearance for the team.[8] In 2022, Endeley joined up with USL League Two side Minneapolis City SC where he made three appearances and scored a single goal.[9]
On December 21, 2022, Endeley was selected 24th overall in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] On February 15, 2023, Endeley signed his first professional contract with Dallas on an initial one-year deal.[15] [16] He made his FC Dallas debut on May 27, 2023, appearing as an 84th-minute substitute during a 1–1 draw with San Jose Earthquakes.[17] Endeley also spent time on loan with the club's MLS Next Pro side North Texas SC.[18] [19]