Tyson Wahl
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tyson Wahl | ||
| Date of birth | February 23, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Newport Beach, California, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2002 | Irvine Strikers | ||
| 2001 | IMG Soccer Academy | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | California Golden Bears | 85 | (8) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Orange County Blue Star | 21 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Kansas City Wizards | 32 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Seattle Sounders FC | 39 | (1) |
| 2012 | Montreal Impact | 11 | (0) |
| 2012 | Colorado Rapids | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Columbus Crew | 74 | (0) |
| Total | 181 | (2) | |
| National team | |||
| 2001 | United States U17 | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 29, 2016. | |||
Tyson Wahl (born February 23, 1984) is a retired American soccer player.
Career
Youth and college
Wahl played club soccer for the Irvine Strikers, coached by Don Ebert, and played college soccer at the University of California, Berkeley from 2002 to 2005, where he started every game of his career. He also played two seasons with Orange County Blue Star in the USL Premier Development League.
Professional
Wahl was drafted in the second round, 19th overall, by Kansas City Wizards in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft.[1] Wahl went on to make 32 appearances for Kansas City in 3 years. He was taken by Seattle Sounders FC in the 2008 MLS Expansion Draft on November 26, 2008.
Wahl scored his first MLS goal, an impressive curling free-kick, on June 26, 2011 in a 2-1 Sounders win over New England Revolution.[2] This won goal of the week for MLS.[3]
Wahl was traded to MLS expansion side Montreal Impact for allocation money on November 23, 2011.[4]
Wahl was traded to Colorado Rapids for an international roster spot on July 13, 2012.[5]
Wahl was released by Colorado on November 16, 2012.[6] He entered the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft and became a free agent after going undrafted in both rounds of the draft.
Wahl moved to his fifth MLS club on January 3, 2013 when he signed for Columbus Crew.[7]
On September, 27th 2016 Wahl announced that his plans to retire at the end of the 2016 MLS season. He cited health concerns resulting from multiple concussions and the increased risk to his long term health associated with continuing to play.[8]
International
In 2001, Wahl made an appearance for the United States U-17 national team in the FIFA U-17 World Championship.[9]
Honors
Seattle Sounders FC
- Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (3): 2009, 2010, 2011
Statistics
As of September 26, 2016[10]
| Season | Club | Country | Competition | Apps. | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Orange County Blue Star |  United States |
USL Premier Development League | 10 | 0 |
| 2005 | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2006 | Kansas City Wizards | Major League Soccer | 10 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | Seattle Sounders FC | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2012 | Montreal Impact |  Canada |
11 | 0 | |
| Colorado Rapids | United States |
4 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Columbus Crew SC | United States |
25 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 186 | 2 | |||
See also
References
- ↑ "Tyson Wahl". MLS. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
- ↑ "Wahl, Fernandez lift Sounders past Revolution, 2-1". Sounders News. My Northwest. June 26, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
- ↑ "Free kick by Seattle's Wahl wins AT&T Goal of the Week". July 1, 2011.
- ↑ "Impact acquire Wahl in exchange for allocation money". MLSsoccer.com. November 23, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
- ↑ Press Release (November 23, 2011). "Impact acquires international spot from Colorado for defender Tyson Wahl | Montreal Impact". Impactmontreal.com. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/11/16/end-era-rapids-part-ways-casey-7-more
- ↑ http://www.thecrew.com/news/2013/01/crew-signs-defender-tyson-wahl
- ↑ http://www.columbuscrewsc.com/post/2016/09/27/crew-sc-defender-tyson-wahl-retire-after-2016-mls-season
- ↑ "FIFA Player Statistcs: Tyson Wahl". Fifa.com. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
- ↑ "USA - T. Wahl - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
External links
- MLS player profile
- Tyson Wahl at Soccerway