Lyle Adams
Personal information
Full name Lyle Adams
Date of birth (1986-12-19) 19 December 1986
Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Central Florida Kraze 10 (0)
2007 Carolina Dynamo 12 (1)
2008 Central Florida Kraze 1 (0)
2009 Austin Aztex 13 (3)
2010 D.C. United 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2009

Lyle Adams (born 19 December 1986) is a technology entrepreneur. He began his career as a professional soccer player, before moving on to the corporate world with positions at LivingSocial, Inc. and Uber technologies, Inc. In 2020, he founded Spry Payment Systems, Inc. and currently serves as the company's CEO.

Career

Youth and Amateur

Adams grew up in Orlando, Florida, attended Winter Park High School, played club soccer for the Central Florida United Soccer Club, and played college soccer at Wake Forest University, where he won an NCAA Division I national championship while graduating with an economics degree. During his college years he also played with both Central Florida Kraze and Carolina Dynamo in the USL Premier Development League.[1]

Professional Athlete

Adams was drafted in the second round (26th overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United, but decided to test the waters in Europe rather than sign with D.C. United.

After an unsuccessful trip to Europe where he was on trial with teams in Austria, Switzerland and Belgium, he joined the USL First Division expansion franchise Austin Aztex in March 2009.[2] Adams made his professional debut, and scored his first professional goal, on 18 April 2009, in Austin's USL1 season opener against Minnesota Thunder.[3]

He was released by the Aztex at the end of the 2009 season.[4]

In the 2010 preseason, he trialed with D.C. United of Major League Soccer,[5] and, on 17 March 2010, signed a developmental contract with them.[6][7] Adams was released by D.C. United on 30 April 2010 without making a first-team league appearance.[8]

Corporate

Adams began his professional career as an analyst at LivingSocial, Inc. in 2011. In the summer of 2012, he joined Uber Technologies, Inc. as an Operations and Logistics Manager in the Washington-DC Market. During his time at Uber, Adams held a variety of roles from product to analytics manager.

In April 2020, he founded Spry Payment Systems, Inc., "a comprehensive platform designed to help athletic departments adapt to the new NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) landscape to ensure the success of their program and athletes."

Honors

Wake Forest University

Arlington, VA Men's Upper Championship: 2012, 2013

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "Adams signs with Aztex". Uslsoccer.com. 18 March 2009. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "Aztex earn draw in debut, tie Minnesota". Usl1.uslsoccer.com. 18 April 2009. Archived from the original on 21 December 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  4. ↑ "Austin Announces Release Of 14 Players From The 2009 Squad". Oursportscentral.com. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  5. ↑ Goff, Steve. "D.C. United Preseason Roster". Voices.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  6. ↑ D.C. United signs defender Lyle Adams | D.C. United Archived 2010-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "First Team". D.C. United. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  8. ↑ Goff, Steve. "Soccer Insider – D.C. United releases Shipalane, Adams". Voices.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
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