Luke Kreamalmeyer

Football player infobox| playername= Luke Kreamalmeyer
fullname = Luke Kreamalmeyer
nickname = Laser


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|9|28
cityofbirth = Edwardsville, Illinois
countryofbirth = United States
height = height|ft=5|in=9
currentclub = Rochester Rhinos
clubnumber = 4
position = Midfielder
youthyears = 2001-2004
youthclubs = Bradley University
years = 2004
2005 2006-2007 2008
clubs = Chicago Fire Premier
Real Salt Lake Portland Timbers Rochester Rhinos
caps(goals) = 15 (6)
06 (0)
50 (9)
30 (5)
pcupdate = September 27, 2008
ntupdate =

Luke Kreamalmeyer (born September 28, 1982 in Edwardsville, Illinois is an American soccer player who plays for the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division. Kreamalmeyer tied for the Rhinos 2008 team lead in scoring with 17 points on 4 goals and 9 assists.Kreamalmeyer's 9 assists was a team high and tied a Rhinos record for most assists in a season with Martin Nash's 9 assists back in 2000.

Kreamalmeyer played college soccer at Bradley University from 2001 to 2004. Kreamalmeyer was named first team All-Missouri Valley Conference as a junior and senior, and finished his career with 26 goals and 20 assists for the Braves. He also played for Chicago Fire Premier in the USL Premier Development League. [ [http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/teams/2004/roster/22315.html 2004 Chicago Fire Premier] ]

Upon graduating from Bradley, Kreamalmeyer was named the MVP at the MLS player combine. Due to his small stature, he fell in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft, until Real Salt Lake took him with the 37th overall pick. Kreamalmeyer played in six games as a rookie and was released after the season. Kreamalmeyer then played in 2006 for the Portland Timbers of USL First Division and led the team with 9 goals. Kreamalmeyer was also named USL-1 All-League First-team in 2006. Kreamalmeyer also played for the Timbers in 2007. On December 5, 2007 it was announced that he had been traded by the Timbers to the Charleston Battery in exchange for defender Tim Karalexis. [ [http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/transactions/216709.html Kreamalmeyer, Karalexis swapped] ] Kreamalmeyer then was traded from Charleston to Rochester in April 2008.He also scored a hat trick in the final state championship game for Edwardsville High School!

References

External links

* [http://www.rhinossoccer.com/team/player.php?id=256 Rochester Rhinos Player Profile]