# David Meves

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{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = David Meves
| image          = 
| fullname       = David Meves
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1990|7|20|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [Arlington Heights, Illinois](/source/Arlington_Heights%2C_Illinois), United States
| height         = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}
| currentclub    = 
| clubnumber     = 
| position       = [Goalkeeper](/source/Goalkeeper_(association_football))
| collegeyears1    = 2009–2012
| college1    = [Akron Zips](/source/Akron_Zips_men's_soccer)
| years1         = 2010–2012
| clubs1         = [Chicago Fire Premier](/source/Chicago_Fire_Premier)
| caps1          = 24
| goals1         = 0
| years2         = 2013
| clubs2         = [Portland Timbers U23s](/source/Portland_Timbers_U23s)
| caps2          = 13
| goals2         = 0
| years3         = 2014
| clubs3         = [Des Moines Menace](/source/Des_Moines_Menace)
| caps3          = 6
| goals3         = 0
| years4         = 2014–2015
| clubs4         = [Fort Lauderdale Strikers](/source/Fort_Lauderdale_Strikers_(2006%E2%80%932016))
| caps4          = 5
| goals4         = 0
| years5         = 2016
| clubs5         = [Puerto Rico FC](/source/Puerto_Rico_FC)
| caps5          = 10
| goals5         = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1  = 
| nationalcaps1  =  
| nationalgoals1 = 
| club-update    = November 22, 2016
| ntupdate       = 
}}
'''David Meves''' (born July 20, 1990) is an American professional [soccer](/source/association_football) player who plays as a [goalkeeper](/source/goalkeeper_(association_football)), most recently for [Puerto Rico FC](/source/Puerto_Rico_FC) of the [North American Soccer League](/source/North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)).

==Career==

===College and Youth===
Meves played four years of [college soccer](/source/College_soccer_in_the_United_States) at the [University of Akron](/source/University_of_Akron) between 2009 and 2012.<ref>http://www.gozips.com/sports/msoc/2012-13/bios/meves_david_wdaw|title= {{dead link|date=November 2017}}</ref>

While at college, Meves also appeared for [USL PDL](/source/USL_PDL) club [Chicago Fire Premier](/source/Chicago_Fire_Premier) from 2010 to 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/david-meves/|title=David Meves|accessdate=November 18, 2017}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=November 2017}}

===Professional===
On January 22, 2013, Meves was selected 3rd overall in the [2013 MLS Supplemental Draft](/source/2013_MLS_Supplemental_Draft) by [Portland Timbers](/source/Portland_Timbers).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gozips.com/sports/msoc/2012-13/releases/20130122btcfq9 |title=David Meves Taken by Portland Timbers in MLS Supplemental Draft: Akron Athletics - GoZips.com |access-date=August 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084940/http://www.gozips.com/sports/msoc/2012-13/releases/20130122btcfq9 |archive-date=August 19, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Meves wasn't signed by Portland and spent time with [Portland Timbers U23s](/source/Portland_Timbers_U23s) in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2013/13598694.html#STATS |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |access-date=August 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107075030/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2013/13598694.html#STATS |archive-date=November 7, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Meves played with [USL PDL](/source/USL_PDL) club [Des Moines Menace](/source/Des_Moines_Menace) in 2014,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2014/22322.html#STATS |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |access-date=August 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090131/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2014/22322.html#STATS |archive-date=August 19, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> before signing with [North American Soccer League](/source/North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)) club [Fort Lauderdale Strikers](/source/Fort_Lauderdale_Strikers_(2006%E2%80%932016)) on July 10, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.strikers.com/news/detail/uuid/vhv8smrgmgo21pc86rtn2crxo/strikers-sign-goalkeeper-david-meves#.U-9XlfldV8E |title=Fort Lauderdale Strikers NASL: Strikers sign Goalkeeper David Meves |access-date=August 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819092933/http://www.strikers.com/news/detail/uuid/vhv8smrgmgo21pc86rtn2crxo/strikers-sign-goalkeeper-david-meves#.U-9XlfldV8E |archive-date=August 19, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Meves earned the starting job for the Strikers in 2015 before being sidelined by a broken jaw.

Meves joined NASL expansion team [Puerto Rico FC](/source/Puerto_Rico_FC) on March 10, 2016.

Meves was released by [Puerto Rico](/source/Puerto_Rico_FC) at the end of their [2016 season](/source/2016_Puerto_Rico_FC_season).<ref>{{cite web|title=PRFC ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO ROSTER HEADING INTO THE OFFSEASON|url=http://www.puertoricofc.com/news/2016/11/21/prfc-announces-changes-to-roster-heading-into-the-offseason|website=puertoricofc.com|publisher=Puerto Rico FC|accessdate=November 22, 2016|date=November 21, 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084632/http://www.strikers.com/team/roster/player/uuid/1jyliab7dhfvj1wuawej2mkax1/david-meves Fort Lauderdale Strikers Profile].

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Category:1990 births
Category:Living people
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Akron Zips men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Chicago Fire U-23 players
Category:Des Moines Menace players
Category:Fort Lauderdale Strikers players
Category:North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
Category:Sportspeople from Arlington Heights, Illinois
Category:Soccer players from Cook County, Illinois
Category:Portland Timbers draft picks
Category:Capital FC players
Category:Puerto Rico FC players
Category:USL League Two players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen

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