Full name Andrew David Cost Role Soccer player Years Team Height 1.83 m | 2008 Lancaster Inferno Name Drew Cost | |
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Date of birth (1989-01-31) January 31, 1989 (age 26) Place of birth West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States 2007–2010 Penn State Nittany Lions Education Pennsylvania State University | ||
Drew Cost (born January 31, 1989 in West Chester, Pennsylvania) is an American soccer player.
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College and amateur
Cost attended Henderson High School, played in the Pennsylvania Olympic Development Program, and played club soccer for the Pennsylvania Classics, before going on to play four years of college soccer at the Pennsylvania State University. At Penn State he was named to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team in 2007, was a two-time All-Big Ten Second Team selection in both 2009 and 2010, and in his senior was a CoSIDA/ESPN Second Team Academic All-District selection and was named to the Wolstein Classic All-Tournament Team.
During his college years Cost also played for the Lancaster Inferno in their single season in the National Premier Soccer League in 2008.
Professional
Cost was selected with the 32nd pick of the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft by Real Salt Lake, but was not offered a contract by the team and was released during pre-season.
Cost turned professional when he signed with USL Professional Division club Rochester Rhinos. He made his professional debut on April 23, 2011, in a 3-2 win over the Dayton Dutch Lions. Rochester re-signed Cost for 2012 on October 25, 2011.