Ethan Bandré

Ethan Bandré (born September 14, 1998) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Sporting Kansas City II in MLS Next Pro.

Ethan Bandré
Personal information
Full name Ethan Bandré
Date of birth (1998-09-14) September 14, 1998
Place of birth Salina, Kansas, United States
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Sporting Kansas City II
Number 99
Youth career
Kansas Rush
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Pacific Tigers 23 (0)
2020–2021 Northwestern Wildcats 10 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Kaw Valley FC 4 (0)
2021 Des Moines Menace 2 (0)
2022– Sporting Kansas City II 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 11, 2023

Career

Youth

Bandré attended Salina High School South, winning the 5A state championship in 2015, was named a three time KHSSCA first team all-state honoree as well as a two time state goalkeeper of the year and league MVP in 2016. He also played club soccer for Kansas Rush Academy, who he helped win two club state championships.[1]

College & Amateur

In 2017, Bandré attended Pacific University to play college soccer. He did not play in his first year, but went on to make 23 appearances for the Tigers and was named WCC All-Academic First Team in 2019,[2] before transferring to Northwestern University in 2020, where he competed in a further ten games.[1]

While at college, Bandré competed in the USL League Two with Kaw Valley FC. In 2018, he made four appearances,[3] and in 2019 made a single playoff appearance.[4] 2021 saw him play again in the USL League Two, this time with Des Moines Menace, making two regular season appearances and two playoff appearances,[5] helping the team to win the USL League Two Championship.[6]

Senior

On February 18, 2023, Bandré signed his first professional contract with MLS Next Pro side Sporting Kansas City II.[7] He made five appearances in the 2022 season.[8] Following the 2022 season, it was announced Kansas City had exercised their contract option with Bandré to keep him at the club for another season.[9]

Honors

Club

Des Moines Menace

References
  1. https://nusports.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/ethan-bandre/9751
  2. "Ethan Bandre – 2019 – Men's Soccer". University of the Pacific.
  3. "Kaw Valley FC – 2018 Regular Season – Roster – #1 – Ethan Bandre -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  4. "Kaw Valley FC | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  5. "Des Moines Menace | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  6. Goodwin, Cody. "Des Moines Menace defeats NC Fusion U23 to win USL League Two National Final". The Des Moines Register.
  7. City, Sporting Kansas. "Sporting KC II signs forward Paul Atta Agyei and goalkeeper Ethan Bandre". Sporting Kansas City.
  8. "Ethan Bandré | MLSsoccer.com". mlsnextpro.
  9. City, Sporting Kansas. "Sporting KC announces roster moves ahead of 2023 MLS season". Sporting Kansas City.
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