Anthony Peters
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ferman Anthony Peters | ||
| Date of birth | October 24, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Kentucky Wildcats | ||
| 2007–2008 | West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 |
Carolina Dynamo | 7 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 |
New Orleans Shell Shockers | 18 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Baton Rouge Capitals | 20 | (0) |
| 2009 | D.C. United | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Richmond Kickers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | Cleveland City Stars | 7 | (0) |
| 2009 | Newport County | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | Mansfield Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | Gainsborough Trinity | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | Baton Rouge Capitals | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Motagua New Orleans | ||
| 2015 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Motagua New Orleans | 18 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2016 | |||
Anthony Peters (born October 24, 1983) is an American
soccer
player.
Career
Youth and college
Peters attended
college soccer at the University of Kentucky, before trying his hand at playing professionally in both Norway and Iceland. Finding opportunities in Europe limited, he returned to college in 2007, playing for West Virginia Wesleyan College
, where he was named as the WVIAC Player of the Year and to the NSCAA/Adidas Atlantic Region All-American First Team in 2008.
During his college years he also played with
USL Premier Development League
, and spent time training with European teams in Iceland and Norway.
Professional
In February 2009, Peters signed with the
2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup against FC Dallas.,[3] before being loaned to the Harrisburg City Islanders of the USL Second Division in April 2009[4] and later to Richmond Kickers in May 2009.[5]
Peters was waived by D.C. United in June 2009. On July 16, 2009, he was signed by the Cleveland City Stars.[6]
After a brief trial with English non-League side
Mansfield Town. However, the move to Mansfield was cancelled due to Peters' wage demands. Mansfield manager David Holdsworth said "He has effectively priced himself out of our market".[7]
On January 29, 2010, it was announced that Peters had signed for Gainsborough Trinity,[8] but he remained with the club for only five weeks.[9]
References
- ^ Demosphere International, Inc. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2009-07-01. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ "Major League Soccer: Box Score: Main". Mlsnet.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ "DiRaimondo and Peters loaned to Harrisburg - D.C. United". Behind the Badge. 2009-04-29. Archived from the original on 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ "DiRaimondo and Peters on loan (again) - D.C. United". Behind the Badge. Archived from the original on 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ "Anthony Peters 2009". Clevelandcitystars.com. 2009-04-22. Archived from the original on 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ County Win the Race for Coutts[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Sport - Latest sports news from Lincolnshire and the UK - Lincolnshire Live". www.sportsecho.co.uk.
- ^ "Sport - Latest sports news from Lincolnshire and the UK - Lincolnshire Live". www.sportsecho.co.uk.