CJ Fodrey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Calvin Jay Fodrey | ||
| Date of birth | February 10, 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | San Jose, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Austin FC | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Albion SC | |||
| San Diego Surf | |||
| 2016–2019 | San Diego Nomads | ||
| 2019–2020 | LA Galaxy | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | San Diego State Aztecs | 18 | (7) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | San Diego Loyal | 5 | (1) |
| 2023– | Austin FC | 49 | (1) |
| 2023– | → Austin FC II (loan) | 45 | (14) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:47, August 8, 2026 (UTC) |
Calvin Jay "CJ" Fodrey (born February 10, 2004) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Austin FC.
Career
[edit]Youth
[edit]Born in California, Fodrey began his career with local San Diego–based clubs Albion Pros Club, San Diego Surf, and San Diego Nomads.[1] He then joined the youth setup of Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy in 2019.[2]
San Diego Loyal
[edit]Towards the end of 2020, Fodrey was invited to tryout with USL Championship club San Diego Loyal by the club assistant coach Nate Miller.[1] He impressed during the trial and signed a USL academy contract with the club in December 2020.[1][3] He scored his first goal for the club in their pre-season match against his former club LA Galaxy.[4]
On May 22, 2021, Fodrey made his professional debut for San Diego Loyal against Louisville City, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute in the 1–2 defeat.[5]
San Diego State
[edit]In the fall of 2022, Fodrey joined San Diego State University to play college soccer. In his freshman season, Fodrey made 18 appearances, scoring seven goals and tallying four assists for the Aztecs. Fodrey was named All-Pac 12 First Team and Pac-12 Freshman of the Year in his debut college season.[6]
On December 19, 2022, it was announced that Fodrey would leave college early, signing a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer and entering the 2023 MLS SuperDraft.[7]
Austin FC
[edit]On December 21, 2022, Fodrey was drafted 13th overall in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft by Austin FC.[8] Fodrey made his first team debut in the 3–1 loss to FC Juárez in the Leagues Cup.[9]
CJ scored arguably the club's biggest goal in the club's short history when he scored the go ahead goal in the 120th minute vs Minnesota united in the US open cup semi final to send Austin to the club's ever first ever final [10]
Austin FC II loan
[edit]At the beginning of the 2023 season it was announced that Fodrey was being loaned to Austin FC II for their inaugural season.[11] Fodrey came on as a sub at the left winger position for Austin FC II, earning an assist and forcing an own goal, when they won the 2023 MLS Next Pro Cup, beating the Columbus Crew 2 by a score of 3–1.[12] Prior to the 2024 season, Austin FC announced they would loan Fodrey to the second team for the 2024 season.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played July 26, 2026[14]
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| San Diego Loyal | 2021 | USL Championship | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 1 | |||
| Austin FC | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | 22 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2026 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Austin FC II (loan) | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 21 | 4 | 2[c] | 0 | – | – | – | 23 | 4 | ||
| 2024 | 17 | 9 | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 9 | ||||
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | |||||
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 94 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 17 | |
| Career total | 99 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 18 |
- Notes
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
- ↑ Appearances in MLS Cup playoffs
- ↑ Appearance(s) in MLSNP Playoffs
Honors
[edit]Club
- Austin FC II
- MLS Next Pro Cup: Champions – 2023
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Fahrenthold, Clark (May 10, 2021). "CJ Fodrey: Coronado Local Turns Pro Soccer Dreams into Reality". Coronado Times. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ↑ "CJ Fodrey". U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ↑ Rivera, Samantha (April 13, 2021). "San Diego Loyal sign 4 local players". KSWB-TV. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ↑ Stone, Chris (April 6, 2021). "Mind-Blowing' Fortune: Loyal Teen Signee Scored Goal vs. MLS Galaxy". Times of San Diego. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Louisville City 2–1 San Diego Loyal afterwards Fodrey talked to the media and announced he was a memebee we of the LGBTQ+ community which brought in fans and drove others away". Soccerway.
- ↑ "CJ Fodrey - Men's Soccer". SDSU Athletics.
- ↑ "2023 Generation adidas class announced | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- ↑ "Austin FC Selects Four Players In 2023 MLS SuperDraft | Austin FC". austinfc.
- ↑ "Match Report: Austin FC vs. FC Juárez - July 29, 2023". www.AustinFC.com. Austin FC II. July 29, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ↑ austinfc. "Austin FC Advances to U.S. Open Cup Final with Dramatic Win in Minnesota | Austin FC". austinfc. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Austin FC II Announces Roster Moves Ahead Of 2023 MLS NEXT Pro Season". www.AustinFC.com. Austin FC II. March 24, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ↑ Gordon, Colby (October 22, 2023). "Austin FC II rallies late in second half to win MLS Next Pro Cup". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ↑ "Austin FC II Announces Roster Moves Ahead of 2024 MLS NEXT Pro Season". Austin FC II. March 14, 2024. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ↑ CJ Fodrey at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- CJ Fodrey at Soccerway.com
- CJ Fodrey at FBref.com
- CJ Fodrey at Kicker (in German)
- CJ Fodrey at Major League Soccer
- Profile at San Diego Loyal
- 2004 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- Men's association football forwards
- Austin FC draft picks
- Austin FC players
- San Diego Loyal SC players
- San Diego State Aztecs men's soccer players
- USL Championship players
- Soccer players from San Diego
- Austin FC II players
- MLS Next Pro players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- Major League Soccer players