{{short description|American soccer player|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Alex Caskey | image = | caption = | fullname = Alexander Caskey | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|7|22}} | birth_place = Dunwoody, Georgia, United States | height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}} | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2002–2007 | youthclubs1 = Forsyth Fusion | collegeyears1 = 2007–2010 | college1 = Davidson Wildcats | collegecaps1 = 76 | collegegoals1 = 19 | years1 = 2009–2010 | clubs1 = Atlanta Blackhawks | caps1 = 22 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2011 | clubs2 = Charleston Battery | caps2 = 19 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2012–2013 | clubs3 = Seattle Sounders FC | caps3 = 30 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2014 | clubs4 = D.C. United | caps4 = 11 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2014 | clubs5 = → Richmond Kickers (loan) | caps5 = 1 | goals5 = 0 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | medaltemplates = | club-update = November 3, 2014 | nationalteam-update = | totalcaps = 83 | totalgoals = 3 }}

'''Alexander Caskey''' (born July 22, 1988) is an American former professional soccer player.

==Career==

===College and amateur=== Caskey played college soccer at Davidson College for four seasons where he was a three-time All-Southern Conference first team selection and a two-time NSCAA All-South Region second team selection. He was twice selected to the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association All-State first team. A two-year team captain, Caskey finished his Davidson career with 19 goals and 15 assists for 53 points and did not miss a single match, starting all 76. He was also named to the Soccer America and College Soccer News national Teams of the Week and was a Southern Conference Player of the month and of the week.

Caskey also spent 2 seasons with the Atlanta Blackhawks of the USL Premier Development League.

===Professional=== On January 13, 2011, Caskey was drafted in the third round (47th overall) by Seattle Sounders FC in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://davidsonnews.net/sports/2011/01/14/davidsons-caskey-drafted-by-seattle-sounders/ |title=Davidson's Caskey drafted by Seattle Sounders |access-date=2011-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719080935/http://davidsonnews.net/sports/2011/01/14/davidsons-caskey-drafted-by-seattle-sounders/ |archive-date=2011-07-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was later cut on January 31, 2011, before training season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sounderatheart.com/2011/1/31/1966793/seattle-sounders-trim-roster-announce-preseason-schedule|title = Seattle Sounders Trim Roster, Announce Preseason Schedule|date = 31 January 2011}}</ref>

Caskey signed with Charleston Battery of the USL Pro league on March 29, 2011,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4173952|title = Mack and Caskey Sign with Battery|date = 29 March 2011}}</ref> and made his professional debut on April 9 in a game against the Charlotte Eagles. He scored his first goal as a professional, a game-winning header, on July 9, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/542824.html |title=Caskey Lifts Battery Past Lions |publisher=United Soccer Leagues |accessdate=10 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328075303/http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/542824.html |archivedate=28 March 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charlestonbattery.com/matches_report.asp?mid=364 |title=Caskey goal lifts Battery over Lions |publisher=Charleston Battery |accessdate=10 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025170311/http://www.charlestonbattery.com/matches_report.asp?mid=364 |archivedate=25 October 2011 }}</ref>

Caskey signed with Seattle Sounders FC on March 13, 2012, getting his first start on April 14 against the Colorado Rapids. He scored his first goal in a 4–0 rout of the LA Galaxy.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/608097.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-03-13 |archive-date=2012-07-21 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721090819/http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/608097.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

He was traded to D.C. United in March 2014 in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.soundersfc.com/news/articles/2014/03-march/alex-caskey-traded-to-dc-united.aspx| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140312072500/http://www.soundersfc.com/news/articles/2014/03-march/alex-caskey-traded-to-dc-united.aspx| archive-date = 2014-03-12| title = Alex Caskey Traded to D.C. United - Seattle Sounders Football Club}}</ref>

After the 2014 season, Caskey was released by D.C. United.

==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan=3 | Club performance ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Continental ! colspan=2 | Total |- ! Season !! Club !! League ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals |- |- ! colspan=3 | USA ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Open Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | North America ! colspan=2 | Total |- |2009||rowspan="2"|Atlanta Blackhawks||rowspan="2"|USL Premier Development League||14||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||14||0 |- |2010||8||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||8||1 |- |2011||Charleston Battery||USL Pro||19||1||2||0||1||0||0||0||22||1 |- |2012||rowspan="2"|Seattle Sounders FC||rowspan="3"|Major League Soccer||20||1||4||1||1||0||4||1||29||3 |- |2013||10||0||1||0||0||0||3||0||14||0 |- |2014||D.C. United||6||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||6||0 |- ! rowspan=1 | Total ! colspan=2 | USA !77||3||7||1||2||0||7||1||93||5 |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !77||3||7||1||2||0||7||1||93||5 |}

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

==External links== * {{MLS player|alex-caskey}} * [http://www.davidsonwildcats.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1563&path=msoc Davidson Wildcats bio] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axxzuURpC8A/Alex Caskey 2010 Season Highlights]

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