Amir Bashti (born March 21, 1997) is an American former professional soccer player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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 | |||
Early life
editBashti 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
editBashti played four years of college soccer at Stanford University from 2015 to 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
editEarly career
editIn 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
editOn 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
editYouth
editBashti 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
editBashti is a versatile midfielder and can play in any position in the front six; central midfield being his preferred position.[21]
Honors
editCollege
edit- Stanford Cardinals
- NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship: 2015, 2016, 2017[22]
- Pac-12 Conference: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Individual
editReferences
edit- ^ "Amir Bashti - Men's Soccer". Stanford University Athletics.
- ^ "Q&A: Quakes in College - Stanford University Freshman Amir Bashti | San Jose Earthquakes".
- ^ "Amir Bashti - Men's Soccer". Stanford University Athletics.
- ^ "Pair Named All-Americans". Stanford University Athletics.
- ^ "Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week". Pac-12. Archived from the original on September 23, 2018.
- ^ "Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week". Pac-12.
- ^ a b "Pac-12 announces Men's Soccer All-Conference honors". Pac-12. Archived from the original on November 23, 2018.
- ^ "Burlingame Dragons FC - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Amir Bashti - M". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ "Burlingame Dragons FC - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Amir Bashti -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ "Atlanta United select midfielders Asiedu, Bashti in MLS SuperDraft". Gwinnett Daily Post.
- ^ "AMIR BASHTI SIGNS WITH SF GLENS". San Francisco Glens. June 28, 2019.
- ^ "SF Glens' Bashti training with 2. Bundesliga's Holstein Kiel". The San Francisco Examiner. August 11, 2019.
- ^ "Bashti Links Up With ATLUTD2". USL Championship. August 22, 2019.
- ^ UTD 2, ATL (September 28, 2019). "GOLAZO IN THE TOP CORNER Amir Bashti nets his FIRST #ATLUTD2 goal!pic.twitter.com/VpKY3OLONj".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Phoenix Rising FC vs. Las Vegas Lights FC - September 11, 2020 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 14". September 29, 2020.
- ^ "Academy players Bashti, Marcinkowski called to USMNT U-18 camp | San Jose Earthquakes".
- ^ Athletics, Stanford. "Stanford freshman Bashti named to U.S. Soccer U-20 team". www.paloaltoonline.com.
- ^ "Amir Bashti | MLSsoccer.com".
- ^ "News & Stories | U.S. Soccer Official Website".
- ^ Roberson, Doug. "Bashti: From 'Dribble, Pass, Shoot' champion to Atlanta United". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
- ^ "Stanford beats Indiana 1-0 in double OT for third straight title | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.