Chris Hegardt
American soccer player
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Hegardt | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-01-06) January 6, 2002 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | San Diego, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stabæk | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2016 | San Diego Surf | ||
| 2016–2017 | LA Galaxy | ||
| 2017–2018 | ASC San Diego | ||
| 2018–2020 | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Georgetown Hoyas | 31 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Tacoma Defiance | 17 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Charlotte FC | 7 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Charlotte Independence (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2023 | → Crown Legacy FC (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Loudoun United (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2024– | Stabæk | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 20, 2023 | |||
Christopher Hegardt (born January 6, 2002) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Stabæk. He played in the Seattle Sounders Academy and for reserve side Tacoma Defiance before making his Major League Soccer debut with Charlotte in 2022.
College career
Hegardt played for two seasons with the Georgetown Hoyas, scoring three goals in 31 matches. The Hoyas won the Big East tournament and advanced to the 2021 College Cup semifinals.[1]
Professional career
Hegardt made several appearances for the Tacoma Defiance of the USL Championship while enrolled in the Sounders FC Academy.[2][3] He was traded in January 2022 to Charlotte FC in exchange for $50,000 of general allocation money.[1][4] On June 17, 2022, Hegardt made a short-term stay on loan with USL League One side Charlotte Independence.[5] He was released by Charlotte following their 2023 season.[6]
Personal life
In December 2009, Hegardt was hospitalized after a youth soccer match and diagnosed with cancer following the discovery of a ruptured tumor in his liver. He went through six rounds of chemotherapy and received a liver transplant before returning in 2011 to the San Diego Surf, where Hegardt won a national championship.[1][7] During his hospitalization, Hegardt received a visit and jersey from then-Chivas USA player Sacha Kljestan. The two were reunited 12 years later in Charlotte FC's home debut against the LA Galaxy, where Hegardt played against Kljestan's Galaxy.[8]
References
- ^ a b c Andrejev, Alex (January 13, 2022). "Charlotte FC signs college soccer star from Georgetown ahead of MLS SuperDraft". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ "Chris Hegardt Profile – Tacoma Defiance". uslchampionship.com. USL Championship. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ "Christopher Hegardt Bio". ussoccerda.com. U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ "Charlotte FC Signs Georgetown Midfielder Chris Hegardt In Exchange For $50,000 in General Allocation Money from Seattle Sounders FC" (Press release). Charlotte Football Club. January 6, 2022.
- ^ "Charlotte Independence Acquire Chris Hegardt on Short-Term Loan from Charlotte FC".
- ^ Club, Charlotte Football. "Charlotte FC Announces End of Season Roster Decisions | Charlotte FC". Charlotte Football Club.
- ^ Mondello, Joseph (September 13, 2019). "Nothing Can Stop Him: Chris Hegardt battled through cancer to make it back on the pitch". SoundersFC.com. Seattle Sounders FC.
- ^ Reineking, Jim (March 5, 2022). "Sacha Kljestan of LA Galaxy shares story of visiting Charlotte FC's Chris Hegardt in hospital 12 years ago". USA Today. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
External links
- Chris Hegardt at Soccerway
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