Tyson Wahl (born February 23, 1984) is an American retired soccer player.
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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) | ||
| Position(s) | 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 SC | 74 | (0) |
| Total | 181 | (2) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | United States U17 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editYouth and college
editWahl played club soccer for Slammers FC coached by Walid and Ziad Khoury,[1] and 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
editWahl was drafted in the second round, 19th overall, by Kansas City Wizards in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft.[2] 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.[3] This won goal of the week for MLS.[4]
Wahl was traded to MLS expansion side Montreal Impact for allocation money on November 23, 2011.[5]
Wahl was traded to Colorado Rapids for an international roster spot on July 13, 2012.[6]
Wahl was released by Colorado on November 16, 2012.[7] 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.[8]
On September 27, 2016, Wahl announced 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.[9]
International
editIn 2001, Wahl made an appearance for the United States U-17 national team in the FIFA U-17 World Championship.[10]
Honors
editSeattle Sounders FC
edit- Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (3): 2009, 2010, 2011
Statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Playoffs[a] | Cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Orange County Blue Star | 2004 | PDL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | |||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Kansas City Wizards | 2006 | MLS | 10 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Seattle Sounders FC | 2009 | MLS | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Total | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 55 | 1 | ||
| Montreal Impact | 2012 | MLS | 11 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Colorado Rapids | 2012 | MLS | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Columbus Crew SC | 2013 | MLS | 25 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 13 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 74 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 181 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 216 | 2 | ||
- ^ All appearances in the MLS Cup Playoffs
- ^ Includes the U.S. Open Cup and Canadian Championship
References
edit- ^ "Slammers FC".
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. 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.
- ^ "Colorado part ways with Denver native Casey, 7 others". MLS. November 16, 2012. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ^ "Crew signs defender Tyson Wahl". MLS. January 3, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ^ "Crew SC defender Tyson Wahl to retire after 2016 MLS season". MLS. September 27, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Tyson Wahl". Fifa.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
- ^ Tyson Wahl at Soccerway
- ^ Tyson Wahl at Major League Soccer
External links
edit- Tyson Wahl at Major League Soccer
- Tyson Wahl at Soccerway