Jared Stroud

Austin FC announced today that the Club has re-signed midfielder Jared Stroud to a one-year guaranteed deal with two (2) option years. Stroud was selected by Austin FC from the New York Red Bulls as the second pick in the 2020 MLS Expansion Draft. “I’m really excited to be back...

Austin FC will retain captain Alex Ring for the 2022 season as the club exercised a contract option to keep him for next year, the team announced Tuesday. The team also picked up options on the contracts of goalkeeper Will Pulisic and defender Freddy Kleeman, according to the news release.

A deep dive into the culture of Austin FC and life in Austin, TX. Adrian Healey, the club's TV Play by Play voice, leads a bi-weekly journey through the stories and personalities that shape America's newest pro club in America's most interesting city.

AUSTIN, Texas — Editor's note: The video published above is Matthew McConaughey visiting the supporter group chant practice. You can watch the VerdeVUE Pod in the YouTube video below. KVUE has launched "VerdeVUE Pod," the station's Austin FC podcast. We'll talk about everything: from the match highlights ... to previewing...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Austin FC is kicking off its sixth match of the 2021 Major League Soccer (MLS) season Sunday against Nashville SC. Austin FC lost its third game in a row after losing to Nashville SC, 1-0. Austin FC seemed to have tied the game in the 73rd minute...

The plan was to stay in New York. Jared Stroud was born in New Jersey. He played college soccer at Colgate, located in New York. He then began his professional career with the New York Red Bulls II, performing well enough with the United Soccer League side in 2019 to get a call up to the senior squad in Major League Soccer. He played 20 matches in 2020, starting 11 and accounting for two assists.

There have been a lot of positive things to take from the first three games of Austin FC’s history, but one of the brightest spots has been Jared Stroud. In an effort to improve our website and enhance our local coverage, HillCountryNews.com has switched to a membership model. Fill out the form below to create a free account. Once you're logged in, you can continue using the site as normal. You should remain logged in on your computer or device as long as you don’t clear your browser history/cookies.

Back before Jared Stroud helped Austin FC to two of the team's four goals, the 24-year-old right winger was quickly rising up the ranks at the New York Red Bulls. After graduating from Colgate University, men's soccer standout, where he was named to the All-Patriot League twice, Stroud was drafted to USL side New York Red Bulls II in 2018, where he scoring seven goals and added 11 assists. A year later, Stroud was the team leader with 15 goals and nine assists in his 34 appearances, granting him a berth in the first-division New York Red Bulls.

Earlier today on The Triple Option with RBKD, the guys spoke with Austin FC Midfielder Jared Stroud! The guys recapped Austin FC’s inaugural match, previewed this weekend’s tilt against the Colorado Rapids and got Jared’s thoughts about being a part of Austin’s first professional team!

On Dec. 15, 2020, Major League Soccer held an Expansion Draft for their newest club, Austin FC (AFC). In the draft, AFC was permitted to make five selections from a pool of “unprotected players.” However, the caveat is that AFC could only take one player from a single club. So if there is a dearth of talent from the pool all coming from one team (for example, the New York Red Bulls), AFC can only take one of their guys.