Andrew Wenger
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Andrew Wenger | ||
Date of birth | December 25, 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) |
Winger, forward | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2009 | PA Classics | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Duke Blue Devils | 63 | (21) |
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) |
2016–2018 |
Houston Dynamo | 76 | (10) |
2018 |
→ Rio Grande Valley FC (loan) | 1 | (0) |
Total | 203 | (26) | |
International career | |||
2008–2009 | United States U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Andrew Wenger (born December 25, 1990) is an American former professional soccer player who played for eight seasons in Major League Soccer.
College and amateur career
Wenger made an immediate impact in his first year at
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
Professional career
Montreal Impact
Wenger was selected No. 1 overall in the
In 2013, Wenger made 24 league appearances and helped the Impact reach the
Philadelphia Union
On April 4, 2014, the Philadelphia Union acquired from the Impact via trade in exchange for Jack McInerney.[10] He made his Union debut and scored his first Union goal on April 12 in a 2–2 draw with Real Salt Lake.[11] He made 5 appearances and scored 2 goals to help the Union reach the 2014 US Open Cup final. However they would fall to the Seattle Sounders in extra time.[6]
In 2015, Wenger would help the Union return to the Open Cup final. This time they would take the match to penalties, but Wenger failed to convert his and the Union lost to Sporting Kansas City.[12]
Houston Dynamo
On December 7, 2015, Wenger was traded to the
2017 saw the arrival of wingers Alberth Elis, Romell Quioto, and Vicente Sánchez to Houston. The increased competition led Wenger to start half as many games as the previous year. However, Wenger was able to help the Dynamo qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2013. The team would reach the Western Conference Finals, but Wenger would not feature in the playoffs.[6]
Wenger got off to a great start in 2018, scoring 1 and assisting 1 in a 4–0 win over Atlanta United in the first game of the season. Due to injuries to right backs A.J. DeLaGarza and Kevin Garcia, Wenger was forced to play right back for much of the season. Wenger picked up an injury on June 9 that forced him to miss four games. He went on loan to the Dynamo's USL affiliate Rio Grande Valley FC to regain match fitness before returning to the Dynamo on July 25, a 3–1 loss to the Union. The Dynamo missed out on the playoffs, however they would win the 2018 US Open Cup, their first in club history.[6] Wenger, playing at right back, would start in the Open Cup final and helped hold his former team scoreless as the Dynamo won 3–0 over the Union.[16]
On November 30, 2018, Wenger announced his retirement from soccer.[17]
Personal life
Wenger's younger brother Jonathan played college soccer at Elon and his younger sister Elizabeth played college soccer at Georgetown and was the 17th overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft.[18][19]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Playoffs | Continental
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Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Reading United | 2010 | USL PDL
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13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | |
Carolina Dynamo
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2011 | USL PDL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 2 | |
Montreal Impact
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2012 | MLS | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 4 | ||
2013 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 3 | ||
2014 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | |||||
Total | 51 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 59 | 8 | ||
Philadelphia Union | 2014 | MLS | 28 | 6 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 33 | 8 | ||
2015 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 1 | ||||
Total | 54 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 9 | ||
Houston Dynamo
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2016 | MLS | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 6 | ||
2017 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | "|– | 24 | 3 | |||
2018 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 24 | 3 | ||||
Total | 76 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 12 | ||
Rio Grande Valley FC (loan) | 2018 | USL | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
Career total | 203 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 227 | 32 |
- US Open Cup
Honors
Montreal Impact
Houston Dynamo
- 2018
Individual
References
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- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ^ United Soccer Leagues (USL) Archived January 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "SuperDraft: It's Wenger! Duke star goes to Montreal". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 12, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
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- ^ Tremblay, Olivier (April 7, 2012). "Recap: Impact net historic 1st win, 2-1 vs. rivals Toronto". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ Strizzi, Joey (December 31, 2013). "2013 season in review: October". impactmontreal.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ "USA - A. Wenger - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ "Union acquire Andrew Wenger from Montreal Impact in exchange for Jack McInerney". philadelphiaunion.com. Philadelphia Union. April 4, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
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- ^ Zeitlin, Dave (September 30, 2015). "Philadelphia Union 1 (6), Sporting Kansas City 1 (7) | US Open Cup Final Match Recap". matchcenter.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ "Houston Dynamo acquire Cristian Maidana, Andrew Wenger from Philadelphia Union". December 7, 2015.
- ^ "Houston Dynamo 3, New England Revolution 3 - 2016 MLS Match Recap". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter.
- ^ Baer, Benjamin (March 14, 2016). "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 2): New-look Houston Dynamo lead the way". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ "Houston Dynamo vs. Philadelphia Union - Football Match Report - September 26, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ "Houston Dynamo defender Andrew Wenger announces retirement". houstondynamo.com. November 30, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ "Women's Soccer Roster - Georgetown University Athletics". Georgetown University Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ "Dynamo's Andrew Wenger rooting on sister Elizabeth's NWSL quest". Houston Chronicle. January 26, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ "Andrew Wenger". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ "A. Wenger". Soccerway. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ "Andrew Wenger". philadelphiaunion.com. Retrieved November 18, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Dynamo Awards". houstondynamo.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ "Houston Dynamo announce 2017 team award winners". houstondynamo.com. December 21, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2018.