Amir Bashti

Amir Bashti (born March 21, 1997) is an American soccer player who last played for USL Championship club Atlanta United 2.

Amir Bashti
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-03-21) March 21, 1997
Place of birth San Jose, California, United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, winger, forward
Youth career
2014 San Jose Earthquakes
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Stanford Cardinal 88 (19)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Burlingame Dragons 7 (1)
2019 San Francisco Glens 2 (0)
2019–2020 Atlanta United 2 24 (2)
International career‡
2014–2015 United States U18 1 (0)
2015–2016 United States U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 4, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 15, 2019

Early life

Bashti was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Monta Vista High School in Cupertino and played youth soccer for the San Jose Earthquakes Academy.[1][2] He is of Iranian descent.

College career

Bashti played four years of college soccer at Stanford University from 2015–2018. As a 4 year starter, he won 3 national titles with Stanford, recording 19 goals and 13 assists in 88 games in his collegiate career.[3][4] He won Pac-12 player of the week honors twice during his senior year and was named in the All-Pac-12 first team at the end of the season.[5][6][7]

While at college, Bashti also appeared for USL PDL side Burlingame Dragons in 2016[8] and 2017.[9]

Professional career

Early career

In the 2019 MLS SuperDraft, Atlanta United selected Bashti in the second round (48th overall).[10]

After failing to sign a contract with Atlanta, on June 28, 2019 Amir went back to California where he grew up and signed a contract with the San Francisco Glens of the USL League Two, where he played in two matches.[11]

In August 2019, Bashti trained with the Glens' European partner club, German 2. Bundesliga side Holstein Kiel, playing in an under-23 match against Hamburg.[12]

Atlanta United 2

On August 22, 2019, Bashti went back to Atlanta and signed a contract with their reserve side Atlanta United 2 who play in the USL Championship.[13] He scored his first goal for the club on September 28, 2019 in a 1–1 draw at Saint Louis FC.[14] Bashti scored his first goal of the 2020 season and provided an assist on September 23, 2020 against New York Red Bulls II.[15] He was subsequently named in the USL Championship Team of the Week for his performance against New York.[16]

International career

Youth

Bashti was called up to the United States men's national under-18 soccer team in December 2014 and played in a friendly match against Germany U-18 on December 19, 2014 in Marbella.[17] He played for the U-20 team against France on September 4, 2015 and Israel on September 7, 2015 before being called into the under-20 squad by manager Tab Ramos for the Dallas Cup in March 2016.[18][19] In July 2016, Bashti was named in Brad Friedel's squad for the 2016 COTIF Tournament.[20]

Style of play

Bashti is a versatile midfielder and can play in any position in the front six; central midfield being his preferred position.[21]

Honors

College
Stanford Cardinals

Individual

References
  1. "Amir Bashti - Men's Soccer". Stanford University Athletics.
  2. "Q&A: Quakes in College - Stanford University Freshman Amir Bashti | San Jose Earthquakes".
  3. "Amir Bashti - Men's Soccer". Stanford University Athletics.
  4. "Pair Named All-Americans". Stanford University Athletics.
  5. "Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week". Pac-12.
  6. "Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week". Pac-12.
  7. "Pac-12 announces Men's Soccer All-Conference honors". Pac-12.
  8. "Burlingame Dragons FC - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Amir Bashti - M". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  9. "Burlingame Dragons FC - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Amir Bashti -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  10. "Atlanta United select midfielders Asiedu, Bashti in MLS SuperDraft". Gwinnett Daily Post.
  11. "AMIR BASHTI SIGNS WITH SF GLENS". San Francisco Glens. June 28, 2019.
  12. "SF Glens' Bashti training with 2. Bundesliga's Holstein Kiel". The San Francisco Examiner. August 11, 2019.
  13. "Bashti Links Up With ATLUTD2". USL Championship. August 22, 2019.
  14. UTD 2, ATL (September 28, 2019). "GOLAZO IN THE TOP CORNER Amir Bashti nets his FIRST #ATLUTD2 goal!pic.twitter.com/VpKY3OLONj".
  15. https://www.uslchampionship.com/atlantaunited2-newyorkredbullsii-2092779
  16. "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 14". September 29, 2020.
  17. "Academy players Bashti, Marcinkowski called to USMNT U-18 camp | San Jose Earthquakes".
  18. Athletics, Stanford. "Stanford freshman Bashti named to U.S. Soccer U-20 team". www.paloaltoonline.com.
  19. "Amir Bashti | MLSsoccer.com".
  20. "News & Stories | U.S. Soccer Official Website".
  21. Roberson, Doug. "Bashti: From 'Dribble, Pass, Shoot' champion to Atlanta United". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  22. "Stanford beats Indiana 1-0 in double OT for third straight title | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.
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