Youth, college and amateur Niece played high school soccer at
Kirkwood High School, where he was a Top 150 recruit by TopDrawerSoccer.com. He also played four years of club soccer with the
St. Louis Scott Gallagher academy, scoring six goals in over 80 appearances for the team. In 2017, Niece attended the
University of Tulsa to play
college soccer, but redshirted his entire freshman season. He transferred to
Saint Louis University in 2018, going on make 63 appearances for the Billikens, scoring six goals and tallying two assists. Niece was named to the A-10 All-Championship team in 2021.
MLS SuperDraft On January 11, 2022, Niece was selected 66th overall in the
2022 MLS SuperDraft by
FC Dallas.
North Texas SC On February 17, 2022, Niece signed with
North Texas SC, the
MLS Next Pro side for Dallas. He made his debut on March 27, 2022, starting in a 3–1 win over
Minnesota United FC 2. == References ==