Chris Wingert

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Chris Wingert
Personal information
Full nameChris Wingert
Date of birth (1982-06-16) June 16, 1982
Place of birthBabylon, New York, United States
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current clubReal Salt Lake
Number17
Youth career
2000–2003St. John's Red Storm
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003Brooklyn Knights12(1)
2004–2005Columbus Crew49(0)
2006–2007Colorado Rapids16(0)
2007–Real Salt Lake171(1)
National team
2002–2004United States U2316(0)
2009United States1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 22, 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 22, 2013

Chris Wingert (born June 16, 1982 in Babylon, New York) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.

Career

College

Wingert attended St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School and played college soccer for St. John's University, where he was the 2003 Hermann Trophy winner as that year's best collegiate player.

During his college years Wingert also played with the Brooklyn Knights in the USL Premier Development League.

Professional

The Columbus Crew drafted Wingert in the second round (twelfth overall) in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft. Despite his collegiate success, MLS teams were skeptical about his ability to adapt to the faster and more physical professional game. Nevertheless, Wingert managed to earn a spot on a very good Crew team and was a versatile member of the squad for two years. While in Columbus, he played as both a defender and a defensive midfielder. On January 20, 2006, the Crew traded Wingert and Matt Jordan to the Colorado Rapids for a conditional and third-round draft pick in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft.[1] On July 13, 2007, Real Salt Lake acquired Wingert from the Colorado Rapids for a first-round pick in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft and a second-round pick in the 2009 supplemental draft.

International

Wingert made his first international appearance for the United States against Sweden on January 24, 2009.

Personal

Wingert is the son of Norm Wingert who played for the Philadelphia Atoms in the North American Soccer League.

Honors

Real Salt Lake

See also

  • List of current MLS players

References

External links

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