Tyler Polak

{{short description|American soccer player (born 1992)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Tyler Polak | image = CINvLOU 2017-05-31 - Tyler Polak (34247013793) (cropped).jpg | caption = Polak with FC Cincinnati in 2017 | fullname = Tyler John Polak | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|5|13}} | birth_place = [[Lincoln, Nebraska]], United States | height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}} | position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] | currentclub = [[Greenville Triumph SC|Greenville Triumph]] | clubnumber = 3 | youthyears1 = 2007–2009 | youthclubs1 = [[IMG Soccer Academy]] | youthyears2 = 2010–2011 | youthclubs2 = [[Creighton Bluejays]] | years1 = 2011 | clubs1 = [[Chicago Fire Premier]] | caps1 = 8 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2012–2013 | clubs2 = [[New England Revolution]] | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2013 | clubs3 = → [[Rochester Rhinos]] (loan) | caps3 = 18 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2014–2015 | clubs4 = [[Minnesota United FC|Minnesota United]] | caps4 = 3 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2016–2017 | clubs5 = [[FC Cincinnati (2016–18)|FC Cincinnati]] | caps5 = 49 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2018 | clubs6 = [[Miami FC 2]] | caps6 = 16 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2018 | clubs7 = [[Saint Louis FC]] | caps7 = 6 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2019– | clubs8 = [[Greenville Triumph SC|Greenville Triumph]] | caps8 = 163 | goals8 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2007–2009 | nationalteam1 = [[United States men's national under-17 soccer team|United States U17]] | nationalcaps1 = 35 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2010 | nationalteam2 = [[United States men's national under-20 soccer team|United States U20]] | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | medaltemplates = | club-update = October 31, 2025 | nationalteam-update = January 13, 2012 }}

'''Tyler John Polak''' (born May 13, 1992) is an American [[association football|soccer]] player who currently plays for [[Greenville Triumph SC|Greenville Triumph]] in [[USL League One]].

==Career==

===Club=== Polak was born in [[Lincoln, Nebraska]] and attended [[Creighton University]] for three semesters before being drafted 22nd overall in the [[2012 MLS SuperDraft]] by New England. He was a member of the 2012 [[Generation adidas]] program.<ref>{{cite web |last=Clark |first=Travis |title=Generation adidas: 5 things to know about Tyler Polak |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2012/news/article/2012/01/05/generation-adidas-5-things-know-about-tyler-polak |date=2012-01-05 |website=Major League Soccer |accessdate=January 16, 2012}}</ref> While at Creighton he also played for [[Chicago Fire Premier]] in the [[USL Premier Development League]].

Polak made his debut with New England on March 10, 2012, appearing in the season opening match against [[San Jose Earthquakes]].

On March 27, 2013, Polak was loaned to New England's [[USL Pro]] affiliate club [[Rochester Rhinos]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/2013/03/revs-loan-four-players-usl-pro-affiliate |title=Revs loan four players to USL PRO affiliate |date=March 27, 2013 |location=Foxborough, Mass. |website=[[New England Revolution]] |access-date=March 27, 2013 |archive-date=March 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309214845/http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/2013/03/revs-loan-four-players-usl-pro-affiliate |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was released following the 2013 season.

Polak joined [[Minnesota United FC (2010–16)|Minnesota United FC]] of the [[North American Soccer League (2011–2017)|North American Soccer League]] ahead of the 2014 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/1e3p8clrxhbou1i8qeh656iquv/minnesota-united-sign-midfielder-greg-jordan-defender-tyler-polak |title=Minnesota United sign midfielder Greg Jordan, defender Tyler Polak |website=NASL}}{{dead link|date=February 2020|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

After two years with Minnesota, Polak signed with [[FC Cincinnati (2016–18)|FC Cincinnati]] in the [[USL Championship|United Soccer League]] ahead of their inaugural 2016 season.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://wvxu.org/post/fc-cincinnati-announces-first-eleven-players#stream/0 |title=FC Cincinnati Announces First Eleven Players |website=[[WVXU]] |last=Weingartner |first=Tana |access-date=2018-06-04 |language=en}}</ref> At the end of the 2017 season, FC Cincinnati announced that Polak's contract had expired and would not be renewed for 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fccincinnati.com/post/2017/10/25/nine-return-2018 |title=Nine Return for 2018 |last=Kimura |first=Fumi |date=October 25, 2017 |publisher=FC Cincinnati |accessdate=October 25, 2017}}</ref>

After spending time with [[National Premier Soccer League]] side [[Miami FC 2]], Polak joined USL club [[Saint Louis FC]] on August 15, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/941929-veteran-defender-ruthven-joins-atl-utd-2 |title=Veteran Defender Ruthven Joins ATL UTD 2 |author=USLSoccer.com Staff |date=August 15, 2018 |website=USL Championship}}</ref>

Polak was announced as the first signing for [[Greenville Triumph SC]] in [[USL League One]] on January 4, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.greenvilletriumph.com/news_article/show/982083-greenville-triumph-signs-first-player-to-inaugural-season-roster |title=Greenville Triumph Signs First Player to Inaugural Season Roster |date=2019-01-04 |website=Greenville Triumph SC |language=en-us |access-date=2019-01-04 |archive-date=May 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525185503/https://www.greenvilletriumph.com/news_article/show/982083-greenville-triumph-signs-first-player-to-inaugural-season-roster |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===International=== Polak has represented the United States at the [[United States men's national under-17 soccer team|under-17]] and [[United States men's national under-20 soccer team|under-20]] levels. He played for the United States at the [[2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup]] in Nigeria.

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category}} * {{USL League One player|tyler-polak}} * {{USL Championship player}} * {{MLS player}}

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