Player Details

Name

Tyler Pasher

Height

5' 11"

Weight

161 lbs

Date of Birth

4.27.1994 (30)

Birthplace

Elmira, Ontario Canada

Position

Midfielder
Career Summary

2016: Made 24 appearances in the regular season, including 21 starts, posting five goals and one assist. Scored his first goals for the club with a brace in the 2-1 victory over Tulsa Roughnecks FC on May 14. Named to the USL Team of the Week for Week 8 after that performance. Pasher scored his third goal of the season and second game-winner in the 1-0 win over Saint Louis FC on July 2. He recorded a goal and an assist against OKC Energy FC on Sept. 18 before adding his fifth goal of the season in the regular-season finale vs. Seattle Sounders FC 2 on Sept. 24. Started all four games in the USL Cup Playoffs and was one of just three players to play every minute in the postseason. Led the team with three assists in the Playoffs, with one coming on Kris Tyrpak’s game-winner in the Western Conference Quarterfinal against LA Galaxy II on Sept. 30 before adding another two in the Conference Final vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 on Oct. 15. Made his Sporting Kansas City debut by starting in a CONCACAF Champions League showdown with Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Children’s Mercy Park on Sept. 13.

2015: Pasher made 23 appearances in all competitions for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, scoring two goals. He made his debut for the side in a 1-1 draw with Saint Louis FC on April 12 and scored his first goal later that month in a 5-1 win over Toronto FC II on April 26. Pasher scored his second goal for the club against New York Red Bulls II on July 4 – a 3-0 Riverhounds win. Pasher made two appearances in the U.S. Open Cup, coming in the Third Round against the Tampa Bay Rowdies on May 28 and the Fourth Round against D.C. United on June 18.

Before USL: Pasher began his youth career with Newcastle United of the English Premier League, before joining Toronto FC’s Academy in 2010, where he spent three years and notably captained Toronto FC’s senior team in a friendly against Liverpool in 2012. Pasher signed for Finnish side PS Kemi in 2013 and made 24 appearances for the club, scoring 11 goals. The following year, Pasher joined NPSL team Lansing United for their inaugural season in the league. Pasher had three goals and six assists for Lansing in 10 games, culminating in NPSL Supporters’ XI honors at the end of the season before joining the Riverhounds.

International: Pasher has represented the Canadian National Team at the Under-17 and Under-20 levels. He made his debut for the U-17 National Team in a friendly against Mexico on April 24, 2011. Pasher was named to Canada’s roster for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, but withdrew due to injury. In 2013, he was called in to Canada’s U-20 team and played two of three games at the Francophone Games, held in Nice, France. Pasher was most recently called into the Canadian senior team to train ahead of friendlies against Guatemala and Puerto Rico in March 2015.