Otis Earle

Otis Earle (born 17 January 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Otis Earle
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-17) 17 January 1992
Place of birth London, England
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 UC Riverside Highlanders
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 FC Tucson 5 (0)
2015 FC Dallas 0 (0)
2015 → Arizona United (loan) 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2015

Career

Youth

Earle attended Epsom College in Surrey before moving to America to study at University of California, Riverside from 2011 to 2014.[1] He also played in the Premier Development League for FC Tucson in 2014.[2]

Professional

On 15 January 2015, Earle was selected in the first round (15th overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas.[3] He made his professional debut for Dallas in a 4–1 US Open Cup win over Oklahoma City Energy on 16 June 2015.[4] Two days later, he moved on loan to Arizona United.[5] He played six times for Arizona as injuries restricted his game time.[6] He was released by Dallas at the end of the 2015 season.[7] In January 2017, he joined New England Revolution on trial.[8]

Personal life

Earle is the son of the former Port Vale, Wimbledon and Jamaica national team footballer and World Cup goalscorer Robbie Earle.[1] He holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[9]

References
  1. "Otis Earle – 2014 Men's Soccer". University of California, Riverside. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  2. "FC Tucson 2014 Statistics". Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  3. "Target acquired: FC Dallas braintrust say left back Otis Earle was their man all along". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  4. "Nine games kick off fourth-round action". Major League Soccer. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  5. "Otis Earle loaned to Arizona United SC". bigdsoccer.com. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  6. "FC Dallas defender Otis Earle desperate for his injury 'nightmare' to end". The Daily Telegraph. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  7. "Where are they now? Looking back at some players on the 2015 FC Dallas roster". bigdsoccer.com. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  8. "Revs Add Three Trialists To Preseason Roster". thebentmusket.com. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  9. Travis Clark. "Get to know an MLS draft prospect: D Otis Earle, UC Riverside". Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved 7 August 2015.


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