Dylan Mares
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dylan A. Mares | ||
| Date of birth | February 11, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Three Rivers, Michigan, United States | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Indiana Fire | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Louisville Cardinals | 41 | (15) |
| 2013 | Indiana Hoosiers | 22 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Chicago Fire U-23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Indy Eleven | 73 | (10) |
| 2017 | Miami FC | 29 | (8) |
| 2018 | Miami FC 2 | 11 | (2) |
| 2018 | Indy Eleven | 11 | (2) |
| 2019 | Miami FC | 16 | (11) |
| 2020–2022 | El Paso Locomotive | 73 | (18) |
| 2023–2024 | Louisville City | 42 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of November 7, 2024 | |||
Dylan Mares (born February 11, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder.
Career
[edit | edit source]Early career
[edit | edit source]From Zionsville, Indiana, played youth soccer with the Indiana Fire Academy from 2008 to 2010.[1] Mares and A. J. Corrado led Zionsville Community High School to a 2009 IHSAA state championship in soccer.[2] He then started his collegiate career at the University of Louisville where he played college soccer for the Louisville Cardinals from 2010 to 2012.[3] Despite missing the entire 2011 season due to a knee injury, Mares still managed to rank up 15 goals in his two seasons for the Cardinals.[3] He then transferred to Indiana University to play for the Indiana Hoosiers. He played in 22 matches in his lone season for the Hoosiers, scoring three goals.[3] After his first season Mares decided to join the selection pool for the 2014 MLS SuperDraft.[3] However, Mares was not selected in any of the four rounds.[4] Mares then joined the pre-season camp of MLS side Real Salt Lake but did not earn a contract with the side.[5]
Indy Eleven
[edit | edit source]In March 2014 it was reported that Mares had started to trial with the Indy Eleven, a new expansion franchise in the North American Soccer League.[6] Before the season began it was confirmed that Mares had signed for the Indy Eleven.[7] He then made his professional debut during Indy Eleven's very first match in their history against the Carolina Railhawks on April 12, 2014, at the Michael Carroll Stadium. Mares came on as an 84th-minute substitute for Corby Moore as Indy Eleven drew the match 1–1.[8]
The Miami FC
[edit | edit source]On January 16, 2017, Mares signed with NASL side Miami FC.[9]
El Paso Locomotive
[edit | edit source]Mares signed with El Paso Locomotive FC on March 2, 2020.[10] He played 77 games for the club, scoring 19 goals and assisting another 17, before departing the club following the 2022 season.
Louisville City
[edit | edit source]On December 27, 2022, it was announced that Mares would join Louisville City for their 2023 USL Championship season.[11] His contract with Louisville expired following the 2024 season.[12]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- As of match played March 1, 2024[13]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Indy Eleven | 2014 | NASL | 24 | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | 21 | 5 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 5 | ||||
| 2016 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 32 | 5 | |||
| Total | 73 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 82 | 11 | |||
| Miami FC | 2017 | NASL | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 35 | 8 | |
| Toal | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 35 | 8 | |||
| Miami FC 2 | 2018 | NPSL | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | 19 | 6 | |
| Total | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | 19 | 6 | |||
| Indy Eleven | 2018 | USL | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 2 | |
| Total | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 2 | |||
| Miami FC | 2019 | NPSL | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 16 | 8 | |
| 2019 | NISA | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 5 | |||
| Total | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 23 | 13 | |||
| El Paso Locomotive FC | 2020 | USL | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 19 | 5 | ||
| 2021 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 4 | ||||
| 2022 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 72 | 18 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 77 | 19 | ||||
| Louisville City FC | 2023 | USL | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 27 | 5 | |
| Career total | 237 | 56 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 64 | ||
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Zionsville, Indiana
- American men's soccer players
- Louisville Cardinals men's soccer players
- Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer players
- Indy Eleven players
- Miami FC players
- El Paso Locomotive FC players
- Louisville City FC players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Soccer players from Indiana
- North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
- National Premier Soccer League players
- National Independent Soccer Association players
- USL Championship players
- 21st-century American sportsmen