| Tor Saunders | |
| Birth Date: | 1998 4, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Bothell, Washington, United States |
| Height: | 1.96 m |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | North Carolina FC |
| Clubnumber: | 12 |
| Youthyears1: | –2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Crossfire Premier |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Collegeyears1: | 2016–2019 |
| College1: | Akron Zips |
| Collegecaps1: | 18 |
| Collegegoals1: | 0 |
| Collegeyears2: | 2020–2021 |
| College2: | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers |
| Collegecaps2: | 15 |
| Collegegoals2: | 0 |
| Years1: | 2017 |
| Clubs1: | Seattle Sounders FC U-23 |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | South Georgia Tormenta 2 |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021 |
| Clubs3: | Nashville SC |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Clubs4: | Indy Eleven |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022 |
| Clubs5: | → Chattanooga Red Wolves (loan) |
| Caps5: | 5 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | North Carolina FC |
| Caps6: | 2 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | October 17, 2023 |
Tor Saunders (born April 30, 1998) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for North Carolina FC in USL League One.
Saunders attended Glacier Peak High School in Snohomish, Washington, also playing with the Seattle Sounders FC academy from 2013 to 2016.[1] [2] Prior to playing with the Sounders academy, Saunders was with Crossfire Premier.[3]
In 2016, Saunders attended Akron University to play college soccer. In three seasons with the Zips, Saunders made 18 appearances. He also earned Academic All-MAC accolades in 2018 and 2019.[2] In 2020, Saunders transferred to Coastal Carolina University, where he went on to make 15 appearances across the 2020–21 season. Saunders season with Coastal Carolina saw him earn All-Sun Belt honors along with the Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year award, Senior CLASS Award First-Team All-American, Sun Belt Conference Championship Most Outstanding Player, and was named to the 2021 MAC Hermann Trophy watchlist.[4]
While at college, Saunders also played in the USL League Two with Seattle Sounders FC U-23 in 2017,[5] and South Georgia Tormenta 2 in 2019.[6] [7]
On January 21, 2021, Saunders was selected 74th overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by Nashville SC.[8] He officially signed with the Major League Soccer team on June 17, 2021.[9] Saunders was released by Nashville following the 2021 MLS season.[10]
On March 4, 2022, Saunders signed with USL Championship club Indy Eleven.[11] The same day he was loaned to USL League One's Chattanooga Red Wolves for the 2022 season.[12] He made his professional debut on April 2, 2022, starting in a 1–1 draw with Forward Madison.[13] He was released by Indy Eleven on November 30, 2022, following the conclusion of the 2022 season.[14]
Saunders signed with USL League One side North Carolina FC on January 19, 2023.[15]