Neil Krause

Neil Krause

Personal information
Full name	Neil Krause
Date of birth	June 12, 1981 (1981-06-12) (age 30)
Place of birth	Framingham, Massachusetts, United States
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Western Mass Pioneers
Number	22
Youth career
2000	Assumption Greyhounds
2001–2003	Boston College Eagles
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2004	Cape Cod Crusaders
2005–2006	Western Mass Pioneers	39	(13)
2007	New Hampshire Phantoms	17	(1)
2008–	Western Mass Pioneers	36	(8)
2008–	Massachusetts Twisters (indoor)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Neil Krause (born June 12, 1981 in Framingham, Massachusetts) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Western Mass Pioneers in the USL Second Division.

Career

College and Amateur

Krause grew up in Holliston, Massachusetts, attended Nobles & Greenough High School, and played one year of college soccer at Assumption College, where he was named the Northeast 10 Conference Freshman of the Year, before transferring to Boston College as a sophomore.

During his college years he also played three seasons with the Cape Cod Crusaders in the USL Premier Development League,^[1] helping the team to back-to-back PDL championships in 2002 and 2003.

Professional

Krause turned professional in 2005 with the Western Mass Pioneers, and made his pro debut on April 22, 2005 in Western Mass's 0-0 opening day tie with the Charlotte Eagles.^[2] He scored 10 goals in his debut season, helping the Pioneers to the USL2 regular season title.

After a year away from Ludlow playing for the New Hampshire Phantoms in 2007, Krause returned to play for Western Mass in 2008, and has gone on to be an important part of the Pioneers' strike force.

Krause also has indoor soccer experience, having played for several seasons with the Massachusetts Twisters in the National Indoor Soccer League. Krause had the honor of scoring the scored the first goal in the history of the National Indoor Soccer League in the Twisters game against the Philadelphia KiXX on November 15, 2008.^[3]

External links

• Pioneers bio
• Boston College bio
• InfoSport combine bio

References

1. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2004/roster/22306.html
2. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2005/31751.html
3. ^ Neil Krause scored the first goal in the history of the National Indoor Soccer League (NISL)

Persondata
Name	Krause, Neil
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Date of birth	1981-06-12
Place of birth	Framingham, Massachusetts, United States
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