Herbert Endeley

Herbert Endeley

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-10-09) October 9, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Blaine, Minnesota, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Team information
Current team	FC Dallas
Number	27
Youth career
0000–2019	Minneapolis United
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	Indiana Hoosiers	84	(12)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021	Ocean City Nor'easters	0	(0)
2022	Minneapolis City SC	3	(1)
2023–	FC Dallas	12	(0)
2023–	→ North Texas SC	35	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 25, 2024

Herbert Endeley (born October 9, 2001) is an American soccer player who plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.

Career

Youth, college, and amateur

Endeley was born in Blaine, Minnesota, but moved to Tanzania when he was four years old where he lived for five years.^[1] Endeley returned to the United States and attended Totino-Grace High School, where he scored 77 goals in 74 career games. He earned First-Team All-State honors, All-America, and All-Midwest accolades. For the 2018–19 season, he was named Mr. Soccer for the state of Minnesota as well as the Minneapolis Star Tribune Player of the Year. Endeley also played club soccer with local side Minneapolis United.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Endeley attended Indiana University Bloomington to play college soccer. Over four seasons with the Hoosiers, Endeley made 84 appearances, scoring 12 goals and tallying 17 assists. He was an All-Big Ten Conference selection every year of his collegiate career, including earning second-team all-conference honors his senior season.^[7]

While at college, Endeley was announced as a new signing for the amateur side Ocean City Nor'easters for their upcoming 2021 season in the USL League Two, but he never made an appearance for the team.^[8] In 2022, Endeley joined up with USL League Two side Minneapolis City SC where he made three appearances and scored a single goal.^[9]

Professional

On December 21, 2022, Endeley was selected 24th overall in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas.^{[10][11][12][13][14]} On February 15, 2023, Endeley signed his first professional contract with Dallas on an initial one-year deal.^[15][16] He made his FC Dallas debut on May 27, 2023, appearing as an 84th-minute substitute during a 1–1 draw with San Jose Earthquakes.^[17] Endeley also spent time on loan with the club's MLS Next Pro side North Texas SC.^[18][19]

References

1. La Vaque, David La Vaque. "Totino-Grace's Herbert Endeley is boys' soccer Metro Player of the Year". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
2. "Herbert Endeley Named Mr. Soccer!". Minneapolis United Soccer for the City. October 22, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
3. "Three Crows taken in MLS SuperDraft". Retrieved June 9, 2023.
4. "Herbert Endeley 2018 - 2019 MINNESOTA BOYS SOCCER PLAYER OF THE YEAR". playeroftheyear.gatorade.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
5. "Totino-Grace's Herbert Endeley is boys' soccer Metro Player of the Year". AP NEWS. October 22, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
6. "SOCCER SENSATION! BLAINE'S HERBERT ENDELEY GETTING HIS KICKS WITH FC DALLAS – North Metro TV". March 2, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
7. "Herbert Endeley - Men's Soccer". Indiana University Athletics. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
8. "Nor'easters assemble elite group of forwards for 2021 season". Ocean City FC. May 8, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
9. "Minneapolis City SC - 2022 Regular Season - Roster - # - Herbert Endeley -". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
10. "FC Dallas Selects Three Players during 2023 MLS SuperDraft". FC Dallas. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
11. "FC Dallas selects Indiana teammates, goes forward-heavy in 2023 MLS SuperDraft". Dallas News. December 22, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
12. "Breaking Down FC Dallas' 2023 SuperDraft". FC Dallas. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
13. "Daniel Munie, Herbert Endeley, Ryan Wittenbrink selected in 2023 MLS SuperDraft". Indiana Daily Student. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
14. Slack, Patrick (February 9, 2023). "Blaine's Endeley reaches Major League Soccer dream". hometownsource.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
15. "FC Dallas Signs 2023 MLS SuperDraft No. 24 Overall Pick Herbert Endeley". Retrieved June 9, 2023.
16. "FC Dallas sign forward Herbert Endeley after SuperDraft selection". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
17. "FC Dallas Earns Point in San Jose after 1-1 Draw against the Earthquakes". FC Dallas. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
18. "Herbert Endeley | MLSsoccer.com". mlsnextpro. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
19. Aarant, Alex (April 3, 2023). "Herbert and Hope Dominate as North Texas SC bests another Los Angeles club". Retrieved June 9, 2023.

External links

• Herbert Endeley at FBref.com
• Herbert Endeley at Major League Soccer
• Herbert Endeley at Indiana University Bloomington Athletics