Andrew Wenger
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Wenger in 2013
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Andrew Wenger | ||
Date of birth | December 25, 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
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Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Houston Dynamo | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2009 | PA Classics | ||
2009–2011 | Duke Blue Devils | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010 | Reading United | 13 | (1) |
2011 | Carolina Dynamo | 8 | (2) |
2012–2014 | Montreal Impact | 51 | (6) |
2014–2015 | Philadelphia Union | 54 | (7) |
2016– | Houston Dynamo | 13 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2008–2009 | United States U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 29, 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 11, 2012 |
James Andrew Wenger (born December 25, 1990) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.
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College and amateur career
Wenger made an immediate impact in his first year at Duke University. He started in all 21 matches, and finished with four goals and three assists in a team-leading 1,896 minutes of action. In 2010, Wenger started in all of Duke's matches at center back and was a semi-finalist for the Hermann Trophy. In 2011, Wenger moved from center back to forward. He led the ACC with 17 goals and 42 points and was ranked fourth in the nation in total points and sixth in total goals. On January 6, 2012, Wenger was named Hermann Trophy winner.[1]
In addition to being named Hermann Trophy winner for 2011, Wenger won ACC Freshman of the Year in 2009, ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 2010, and ACC Offensive Player of the Year in 2011.[2]
Wenger also played in the USL Premier Development League for Reading United[3] and the Carolina Dynamo.[4]
Professional career
On January 12, 2012, Wenger was selected No. 1 overall in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft by the Montreal Impact.[5]
On April 4, 2014, it was announced that Wenger had been traded to Philadelphia Union in exchange for Jack McInerney.[6]
On December 7, 2015, Wenger was traded to Houston Dynamo along with teammate Cristian Maidana in exchange for allocation money and the No. 6 selection in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.[7] He scored his first goal for the club in his debut, a 3-3 draw against the New England Revolution on March 6.[8]
Personal life
Career statistics
- As of January 27, 2015
Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Continental | Playoffs | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Montreal Impact | 2012 | MLS | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 4 | ||
2013 | MLS | 24 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
2014 | MLS | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | ||||
Philadelphia Union | 2014 | MLS | 28 | 6 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 33 | 8 | ||
Total | 79 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 16 |
Honors
Montreal Impact
Individual
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- Defensive Player of the Year: 2010
- Offensive Player of the Year: 2011
References
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- ↑ http://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2015/12/07/houston-dynamo-acquire-cristian-maidana-andrew-wenger-philadelphia-union
- ↑ http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-03-06-houston-dynamo-vs-new-england-revolution/recap
External links
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- American expatriate soccer players
- Duke Blue Devils men's soccer players
- Reading United A.C. players
- Carolina Dynamo players
- Montreal Impact players
- Philadelphia Union players
- Houston Dynamo players
- People from Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- People from Lititz, Pennsylvania
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Montreal Impact draft picks
- Premier Development League players
- Major League Soccer first round draft picks
- Major League Soccer players
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players