Kristian Nicht

Europe

He came through the academy system of his hometown club FC Carl Zeiss Jena. He had an unsuccessful trial with Scottish side Livingston in 2001. Nicht joined Stuttgarter Kickers of the Regionalliga Süd, Germany's then third-tier, for the 2002–03 campaign. Nicht notched six clean sheets in 30 appearances as the team's first-choice 'keeper, matches that included his first professional shutout vs. Jahn Regensburg (3 August 2002, 0–0 D) and a notable 4–2 win against Bayern Munich II, the reserve squad of the famed Bavarian club on 17 August 2002. At FC Carl Zeiss Jena, he developed a close relationship with Germany national team goalkeeper Robert Enke. Nicht signed with 1. FC Nürnberg for the 2003–04 season and earn the starting role for the club's reserves side that competed in the Oberliga Bayern, Bavaria's regional league. A year to the day after registering his first career shutout with Stuttgarter Kickers, Nicht marked his Nürnberg debut in the same fashion, blanking Jahn Regensburg II in a 0–0 stalemate, the first of his 26 appearances during the campaign. Following an unsuccessful trial with Scottish side Dunfermline in 2004, Nicht began a three-and-a-year stint with Alemannia Aachen from 2004 to 2007, during which he helped the squad achieve promotion out of the 2. Bundesliga and into Germany's top-flight. After starting his stint with Alemannia Aachen's reserve squad, three straight wins in the spring saw him promoted to the first team, for which he…

In November 2015, Nicht received his U.S. green card.

Individual

USL Pro Goalkeeper of the Year: 2012 USL Pro All League First Team: 2012 USL Pro Shutout Leader (11): 2012 USL Pro Player of the Week (6): 15 May 2012