Charlie Lyon


Charles Lyon is an American soccer player who is currently without a team, but is operating as the pool goalkeeper for Major League Soccer.

Career

College and amateur

Lyon spent his entire college career at Marquette University. After medically redshirting his first year in 2010, Lyon made a total of 63 appearances for the Golden Eagles and finished his career with a 0.83 GAA and recorded 29 clean sheets.
He also played in the PDL for Chicago Fire U-23.

Professional

On January 20, 2015, Lyon was selected in the fourth round in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC. He signed a professional contract with the club on March 17. He made his professional debut for USL affiliate club Seattle Sounders FC 2 in a 4–2 victory against Sacramento Republic FC. On February 15, 2017, Lyon signed a contract with Orange County SC.
Lyon joined MLS side Los Angeles FC on March 2, 2018 ahead of their inaugural season. On May 22, 2018, he made his LAFC debut in a friendly against Borussia Dortmund. He was released by LAFC at the end of the season and became the MLS pool goalkeeper, joining various teams for short stints to fill unoccupied roster spots for goalkeepers. He is currently based in Portland, Oregon, and trains with the Portland Timbers. Lyon's contract as MLS pool goalkeeper was not renewed in 2020 and he was hired by a logging company in Southwestern Washington amid the COVID-19 pandemic. He was then selected to join the MLS is Back Tournament as the pool goalkeeper, but Lyon went unused during the group stage due to an international transfer requirement for Vancouver Whitecaps FC that was unable to be fulfilled.

Honors

Seattle Sounders FC