{{short description|American soccer player (born 1991)}} {{for|the Australian cricketer|Chris Duval}} {{Use American English|date=August 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Chris Duvall | image = Chris Duvall.jpg | image_size = | caption = Duvall with the New York Red Bulls | fullname = Chris Duvall | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|9|10}} | birth_place = Duluth, Georgia, United States | height = {{convert|1.78|m|order=flip}} | position = Right-back | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Concorde Fire | collegeyears1 = 2010–2013 | college1 = Wake Forest Demon Deacons | collegecaps1 = 74 | collegegoals1 = 1 | years1 = 2014–2016 | clubs1 = New York Red Bulls | caps1 = 59 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2017–2018 | clubs2 = Montreal Impact | caps2 = 42 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2019 | clubs3 = Houston Dynamo | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2019 | clubs4 = → Rio Grande Valley FC (loan) | caps4 = 3 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2019 | clubs5 = OKC Energy | caps5 = 3 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2020 | clubs6 = Portland Timbers | caps6 = 10 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2021 | clubs7 = FC Cincinnati | caps7 = 4 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2024 | totalcaps = 122 | totalgoals = 2 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | manageryears1 = 2022 | managerclubs1 = Charleston Battery (assistant) | manageryears2 = 2023–2026 | managerclubs2 = St. Louis City 2 (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2026– | managerclubs3 = Forest Park Rangers FC | club-update = November 15, 2021 | nationalteam-update = }} '''Chris Duvall''' (born September 10, 1991) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a right-back. He is a head coach for the Forest Park Rangers FC in Midwest Premier League.
Born in Duluth, Georgia, Duvall began his career with club side Concorde Fire before enrolling at Wake Forest University and playing college soccer for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. He spent four seasons with Wake Forest before being drafted by the New York Red Bulls in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft. Duvall spent three seasons with the Red Bulls, helping his club win the Supporters' Shield in 2015. He was then traded to the Montreal Impact where he played for two seasons before being traded again to the Houston Dynamo in 2019. After playing four matches for the Dynamo, Duvall was released and signed with USL Championship club OKC Energy before signing with the Portland Timbers for the 2020 season. He retired following the 2021 season with FC Cincinnati.
==Playing career==
===Early career=== Born in Duluth, Georgia, Duvall attended the Wesleyan School for high school, playing on the school soccer and cross country teams. He played club soccer for the Concorde Fire, helping them win three state championships.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Chris Duvall - Men's Soccer |url=https://godeacs.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/chris-duvall/2409 |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Wake Forest University Athletics |language=en}}</ref> Duvall played college soccer for Wake Forest University from 2010 to 2013. He was a four-year starter for the Demon Deacons, making 74 appearances, scoring 1 goal, and recording 11 assists in his collegiate career.<ref name=":2" /> Duvall helped the Deacs reach the NCAA Tournament in his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons.<ref name=":2" />
===New York Red Bulls=== [[File:Duvall and Roy Miller.JPG|left|thumb|150 px|Duvall with teammate Roy Miller]] On January 16, 2014, Duvall was selected with the 22nd pick by the New York Red Bulls in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft.<ref name="Duvall Drafted">{{cite web |last=Giase |first=Frank |date=January 16, 2014 |title=Red Bulls select Wake Forest defender Chris Duvall in MLS SuperDraft |url=http://www.nj.com/soccer-news/index.ssf/2014/01/red_bulls_select_wake_forest_d.html |work=New Jersey.com |accessdate=May 17, 2014}}</ref> He signed with New York on He made his Red Bulls debut on May 17, coming on as a halftime substitute for Kosuke Kimura in a 2–0 loss to Toronto FC.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Chris Duvall 2014 Match Logs |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/39fae08b/matchlogs/2014/summary/Chris-Duvall-Match-Logs |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=FBref.com |language=en}}</ref> Duvall made his first professional start the next week on May 24 in a 2–1 loss against the Portland Timbers.<ref name=":3" /> He ended his rookie season with 19 appearances, 18 of them starts, and 1 assist in the MLS regular season, helping NYRB finish 2nd in the Eastern Conference.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Chris Duvall |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/chris-duvall/stats/ |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=Major League Soccer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2014 Major League Soccer Stats |url=https://fbref.com/en/comps/22/708/2014-Major-League-Soccer-Stats |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=FBref.com |language=en}}</ref> Duvall did not appear in the playoffs as the Red Bulls reached the conference finals.<ref name=":3" /> He also made 1 Open Cup appearance and 2 CONCACAF Champions League appearances during the season.<ref name=":1" />
On June 28, 2015, Duvall scored his first goal as a professional helping the Red Bulls to a 3–1 Hudson River Derby victory over New York City FC.<ref>{{cite web|title=MATCH RECAP: New York City FC 1, New York Red Bulls 3|url=http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/post/2015/06/28/match-recap-new-york-city-fc-1-new-york-red-bulls-3|work=New York Red Bulls|accessdate= June 28, 2015}}</ref> A few days later, on July 1, 2015, Duvall helped the Red Bulls to a victory in the U.S. Open Cup over another local rival New York Cosmos, drawing a penalty kick during the match which was converted by Sacha Kljestan in a 4–1 victory. However, Duvall suffered a harsh tackle in the waning moments of the match which resulted in a broken right leg, keeping him out of action for the rest of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Toto |first=Steve |date=July 2, 2015 |title=Chris Duvall Breaks Leg During USOC |url=https://www.onceametro.com/2015/7/2/8886533/chris-duvall-breaks-leg-during-usoc-new-york-red-bulls-rbny-cosmos-mls-nasl |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=Once A Metro}}</ref> He ended the regular season with 15 appearances, 1 goal, and 1 assist, helping the Red Bulls win the Supporters' Shield.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 25, 2015 |title=New York Red Bulls win 2015 MLS Supporters' Shield |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/new-york-red-bulls-win-2015-mls-supporters-shield |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=Major League Soccer}}</ref>
Due to various injuries to New York's central defenders, Duvall was converted to center-back during the early part of the 2016 season and started the match at center-back in a 7–0 Hudson River Derby victory against New York City FC on May 21.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-05-21-new-york-city-fc-vs-new-york-red-bulls/recap|title=New York City FC 0, New York Red Bulls 7 |work=MLSSoccer.com}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Chris Duvall 2016 Match Logs |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/39fae08b/matchlogs/2016/summary/Chris-Duvall-Match-Logs |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=FBref.com |language=en}}</ref> Duvall made 25 appearances and had 2 assists in the regular season as the Red Bulls finished 1st in the East, 3 points behind FC Dallas for the Supporters' Shield.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=2016 Major League Soccer Stats |url=https://fbref.com/en/comps/22/1503/2016-Major-League-Soccer-Stats |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=FBref.com |language=en}}</ref> He started both of New York's playoff games as they lost to the Montreal Impact 3–2 over two legs.<ref name=":5" /> Duvall also made 2 appearances in the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League group stage, helping the Red Bulls top their group.<ref name=":1" />
===Montreal Impact=== On December 13, 2016, Duvall was traded along with GAM to the Montreal Impact in exchange for Johan Venegas after being selected second overall by Minnesota United FC in the 2016 MLS Expansion Draft.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 13, 2016 |title=Impact acquires defender Chris Duvall from Minnesota United FC |url=http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/post/2016/12/13/impact-acquires-defender-chris-duvall-minnesota-united-fc |work=ImpactMontreal.com}}</ref> Duvall made his Impact debut on March 4, 2017, starting in a 1–0 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.impactmontreal.com/en/players/chris-duvall|title=Chris Duvall|website=impactmontreal.com/en/|access-date=December 17, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Chris Duvall 2017 Match Logs |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/39fae08b/matchlogs/2017/summary/Chris-Duvall-Match-Logs |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=FBref.com |language=en}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the Impact on July 1 in a 2–0 win over D.C. United.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.impactmontreal.com/en/post/2017/07/01/impact-shuts-out-dc-united-2-0|title=Impact shuts out D.C. United 2-0|date=July 1, 2017|website=impactmontreal.com/en/|access-date=December 17, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":6" /> Duvall ended the season with 27 appearances, 1 goal, and 2 assists in MLS play as the Impact finished 9th in the Eastern Conference, failing to qualify for the playoffs.<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=2017 Major League Soccer Stats |url=https://fbref.com/en/comps/22/1558/2017-Major-League-Soccer-Stats |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=FBref.com |language=en}}</ref> He also made 3 appearances in the Canadian Championship as Montreal reached the final, where they lost to their rivals Toronto FC 3–2 on aggregate.<ref name=":1" /> On December 29, 2017, Duvall signed a contract extension with Montreal through the 2019 season with an option for 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stejskal |first=Sam |date=December 29, 2017 |title=Montreal Impact re-sign Chris Duvall to two-year deal with option for 2020 |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/montreal-impact-re-sign-chris-duvall-two-year-deal-option-2020 |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=Major league Soccer}}</ref>
During the 2018 season, Duvall made 15 appearances and had 1 assist as Montreal finished 7th in the East, one spot out of the playoffs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chris Duvall 2018 Match Logs |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/39fae08b/matchlogs/2018/summary/Chris-Duvall-Match-Logs |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=FBref.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2018 Major League Soccer Stats |url=https://fbref.com/en/comps/22/1759/2018-Major-League-Soccer-Stats |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=FBref.com |language=en}}</ref> He saw limited minutes during the second half of the season after suffering a calf injury in July.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Butler |first=Dylan |date=August 1, 2018 |title=Montreal Impact vs. DC United {{!}} 2018 MLS Match Preview |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/montreal-impact-vs-dc-united-2018-mls-match-preview |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=Major League Soccer}}</ref>
===Houston Dynamo=== On December 17, 2018, Duvall was traded to the Houston Dynamo in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/12/17/houston-dynamo-acquire-chris-duvall-trade-montreal-impact|title=Houston Dynamo acquire Chris Duvall in trade with Montreal Impact|last=Rodriguez|first=Alicia|date=December 17, 2018|website=mlssoccer.com|access-date=December 17, 2018}}</ref> He made his Dynamo debut on June 11 in a 3–2 win over the Austin Bold in the U.S. Open Cup. He would appear in his only MLS match with the Dynamo on June 29, a 2–1 defeat to the New England Revolution. Duvall struggled to get playing time and spent time with the Dynamo's USL Championship affiliate Rio Grande Valley FC throughout the season.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/chris-duvall/332661/matches/|title=USA - C. Duvall - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=us.soccerway.com|access-date=2019-12-11}}</ref>
On August 6, 2019, Duvall was waived by Houston.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/08/06/houston-dynamo-waive-veteran-defender-chris-duvall| title = Houston Dynamo waive veteran defender Chris Duvall {{!}} MLSSoccer.com}}</ref>
===Oklahoma City Energy=== On September 21, 2019, Duvall joined USL Championship side Oklahoma City Energy for the remainder of their season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.energyfc.com/news_article/show/1050829|title = Energy FC Bolsters Squad with Two Signings|date = September 21, 2019}}</ref> He made his Energy debut on September 22 in a 0–0 draw with Sacramento Republic.<ref name=":1" />
===Portland Timbers=== On February 25, 2020, Duvall signed a contract with Portland Timbers for the 2020 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timbers.com/news/timbers-sign-defender-chris-duvall-2020-season|title=Timbers sign defender Chris Duvall for 2020 season|date=February 25, 2020|website=Portland Timbers|access-date=February 25, 2020}}</ref> He made his Timbers debut on March 8, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win over Nashville SC.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=Chris Duvall 2020 Match Logs |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/39fae08b/matchlogs/2020/summary/Chris-Duvall-Match-Logs |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=FBref.com |language=en}}</ref> Shortly after the Nashville game, the MLS season was paused due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Play resumed in July with the MLS is Back tournament, with group stage games counting as regular season matches. Duvall played in all 3 group stage games and played in 3 of Portland's 4 knockout round games to help the Timbers win the tournament.<ref name=":7" /> He helped the Timbers finish the shortened regular season 3rd in the Western Conference, appearing in 10 of a possible 23 games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Major League Soccer Stats |url=https://fbref.com/en/comps/22/10090/2020-Major-League-Soccer-Stats |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=FBref.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":7" /> He did not appear in their playoff game.<ref name=":7" /> Duvall's contract option was declined by Portland following their 2020 season.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.timbers.com/post/2020/12/mls-portland-end-year-season-roster-decisions| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201204233128/https://www.timbers.com/post/2020/12/mls-portland-end-year-season-roster-decisions| archive-date = 2020-12-04| title = Timbers announce roster status ahead of 2021 season}}</ref>
===FC Cincinnati=== On August 20, 2021, after participating in training sessions with the club, Duvall signed with Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bogert |first1=Tom |title=FC Cincinnati sign veteran MLS defender Chris Duvall |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/fc-cincinnati-sign-veteran-mls-defender-chris-duvall |access-date=August 21, 2021 |work=Major League Soccer |date=August 20, 2021}}</ref> He made his debut for the club the next day on August 21 against the New England Revolution, coming on as a substitute in a 4–1 defeat.<ref>{{cite web |title=New England Revolution 4–1 FC Cincinnati |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/08/22/united-states/mls/new-england-revolution/fc-cincinnati/3481447/ |website=Soccerway}}</ref> Duvall made 4 appearances during the season as FCC finished last in the Eastern Conference and overall standings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Major League Soccer Stats |url=https://fbref.com/en/comps/22/11006/2021-Major-League-Soccer-Stats |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=FBref.com |language=en}}</ref> Following the 2021 season, Cincinnati declined their contract option on Duvall.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/chicago-fire-first-team-to-announce-offseason-departures|title=Who's in, who's out? 13 MLS clubs announce roster decisions following 2021 season | MLSSoccer.com|website=mlssoccer}}</ref>
On January 4, 2022, Duvall announced his retirement.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram post by Chris Duvall • Jan 4, 2022 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CYUf_j7pAUG/ |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Instagram |language=en}}</ref>
== Coaching career == Duvall joined the Charleston Battery as an assistant coach ahead of the 2022 USL Championship season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haley |first=Ross |date=January 31, 2022 |title=Red Bulls Paper Revue: January 31, 2022 |url=https://www.onceametro.com/2022/1/31/22910069/red-bulls-paper-revue-january-31-2022 |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=Once A Metro}}</ref> On January 23, 2023, it was announced that Duvall had joined Bobby Murphy's St. Louis City 2 staff as an assistant.<ref>{{cite web |title=St Louis CITY2 Announces Coaching Staff For 2023 Season |url=https://www.stlcitysc.com/news/st-louis-city2-announces-coaching-staff-for-2023-season |website=STLCitySC.com |publisher=St. Louis City SC |access-date=23 January 2023}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|March 11, 2022}}<ref name=":4"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chris Duvall Stats |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/39fae08b/Chris-Duvall |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=FBref.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=USA - C. Duvall - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/chris-duvall/332661/ |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref>
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Playoffs !colspan=2|Cup{{efn|Includes U.S. Open Cup and Canadian Championship}} !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=4|New York Red Bulls||2014||rowspan=3|Major League Soccer |19||0||0||0||1||0||2<ref name="CCL" group="lower-alpha">Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League</ref> |0|| colspan="2" |—||22||0 |- |2015 |15||1||0||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||16||1 |- |2016 |25||0||2||0||0||0||2<ref group=lower-alpha name="CCL">Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League</ref>||0||colspan=2|—||29||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !59!!1!!2!!0!!2!!0!!4!!0!!0!!0!!67!!1 |- |rowspan=3|Montreal Impact||2017||rowspan=2|Major League Soccer |27||1||colspan=2|—||3||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||30||1 |- |2018 |15||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||15||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !42!!1!!0!!0!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!45!!1 |- |Houston Dynamo||2019||Major League Soccer |1||0||colspan=2|—||2||0||1{{efn|Appearance in Leagues Cup}}||0||colspan=2|—||4||0 |- |Rio Grande Valley FC (loan)||2019||USL Championship |3||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||3||0 |- |OKC Energy||2019||USL Championship |3||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||3||0 |- |Portland Timbers||2020||Major League Soccer |10||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||3{{efn|Appearances in MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage}}||0||13||0 |- |FC Cincinnati||2021||Major League Soccer |4||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||4||0 |- !colspan=3|Career total !122!!2!!2!!0!!7!!0!!5!!0!!3!!0!!139!!2 |} {{Notelist}}
==Honors== ; New York Red Bulls *MLS Supporters' Shield : 2015
; Portland Timbers *MLS is Back Tournament: 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/aug/11/mls-back-is-tournament-portland-timbers-orlando-city-match-report|title=Dario Zuparic goal clinches MLS Back is Tournament for Portland Timbers|work=The Guardian|date=12 August 2020|accessdate=12 August 2020}}</ref>
== Personal life == Chris Duvall was born in Duluth, Georgia to Derrell and Darlene Duvall.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /> His brother, Cristan, was on the cross country and track and field teams at Georgia Tech.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /> His godfather is former Pro-Bowl receiver Billy "White Shoes" Johnson.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/impacts-chris-duvall-turned-ex-nfl-star-intel-montreal/|title=Impact's Chris Duvall turned to ex-NFL star for intel on Montreal - Sportsnet.ca|website=www.sportsnet.ca|access-date=2018-12-18}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == *{{MLS player|chris-duvall}} *[http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/chris_duvall_692006.html wakeforestsports.com]
{{St. Louis City SC 2 squad}}
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