Dustin Bixler

Dustin Bixler

Personal information
Full name	Dustin Bixler
Date of birth	December 21, 1982 (1982-12-21) (age 28)
Place of birth	Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Harrisburg City Islanders
Number	3
Youth career
2001–2004	Lock Haven University Bald Eagles
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–	Harrisburg City Islanders	110	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 8, 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Dustin Bixler (born December 21, 1982 in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Harrisburg City Islanders in the USL Professional Division.

Career

College

Bixler attended Red Land High School and was a four-year starter at Lock Haven University, playing 71 career games and earning All-Conference honors in 2002, 2003, and 2004. He was also named to the Division II All-Northeast Region First Team in 2003 and 2004, and was voted the team’s Most Valuable Player and the Conference’s Athlete of the Year after his senior season.

Professional

Bixler turned professional when he signed with Harrisburg City Islanders of the USL Second Division in 2005. He made his professional debut on May 5, 2007 as a substitute in a 4-3 win over the Charlotte Eagles.^[1]

He was named to the 2008 All-League Second Team, was MVP of the 2007 USL-2 Championship Match, and is Harrisburg’s all-time leader in starts and minutes played. On February 2, 2010 Harrisburg City announced the re-signing of Bixler for the 2010 season.^[2]

Bixler scored his first professional goal on his 88th appearance for Harrisburg, a 2-1 victory over the Charleston Battery on May 22, 2010.^[3]

He re-signed with the club on March 11, 2011.^[4]

Coaching

Bixler is also the head coach of the Cedar Crest High School boys varsity soccer team.

References

1. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2007/385779.html
2. ^ "Harrisburg re-signs five for 2010". USLsoccer.com. http://usl2.uslsoccer.com/home/398663.html. Retrieved 2010-02-05. 
3. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72013+Elements/Display+E+47107+Stats/+1570355
4. ^ http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/507427.html

External links

• Harrisburg City Islanders bio

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Name	Bixler, Dustin
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Date of birth	December 21, 1982
Place of birth	Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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