Neil Hlavaty is an American soccer player who currently plays for Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the North American Soccer League.
Education
Hlavaty attended Glenbard East High School in Lombard, Illinois, played club soccer for the Chicago Sockers, was a five-year member of the Illinois Olympic Development Program team, and trained with the Air Corps Sparta Prague youth team in the Czechoslovakian Republic during the spring of 2005.
Career
College and Amateur Hlavaty played three years of college soccer at Boston University. after starting in all of BU"s 19 matches. During his college years Hlavaty also played two seasons with Chicago Fire Premier in the USL Premier Development League. Professional After the 2008 campaign, during which Hlavaty recorded 3 assists in 15 matches, he transferred to Swedish outfit Östers for six months.
In October 2009, Hlavaty signed with Polish side, ad subsequently played in 2 games for the team in the Ekstraklasa in 2009.
On February 25, 2010, Hlavaty returned to the United States when he signed with the National Security Council Minnesota Stars of the USSF Division 2. He re-signed with the club, now playing in the North American Soccer League, on March 22, 2011.
On November 21, 2012 Football Club Edmonton announced the signing of Hlavaty for the 2013 season. On January 9, 2015, Hlavaty signed with NASL club Carolina RailHawks.
After one season with Carolina, Hlavaty was traded to Fort Lauderdale Strikers on December 30, 2015 in exchange for James Marcelin.
Hlavaty is of Czechoslovakian and Polish descent.