Andrew Tarbell

Born in Mandeville, Louisiana, Tarbell is graduate of Fontainebleau High School where he played soccer, baseball, and threw the javelin. During his junior and senior years, he also played for the New Orleans Jesters. Tarbell spent his entire college career at Clemson University. He started 55 games during his four-year career with the Tigers and led them to an ACC Tournament title in 2014 and was named to the All-ACC First team. In 2015, Tarbell led the Tigers to the National Title game, where they lost to Stanford. He was selected to the College Cup All-Tournament Team for his efforts. He was also named to the All-ACC First team for a second time. At the conclusion of the season, Tarbell elected to leave Clemson early and signed a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer, allowing him to be selected in the MLS SuperDraft.

In an interview with MLSsoccer.com, Tarbell spoke about his style of play: “I think I carry a good presence about myself. I think I cover a lot of area as a goalkeeper. I think I command my box fairly well and make plays coming off my line; whether it’s on crosses or in behind the back line, I’m fairly aggressive moving around the 18-yard box. Some things I need to work on are for sure just polishing out some technique stuff, smoothing out some kicking. Those will be big areas, consistency-type things that I’ll have time to hopefully create some new habits with and get better.”