Anthony Wallace (soccer)

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Anthony Wallace
Anthony Wallace playing for New York Red Bulls II
Personal information
Full name Anthony Wallace[1]
Date of birth (1989-01-26) January 26, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth
Brooklyn, New York
, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
2004–2006
IMG Soccer Academy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 South Florida Bulls 19 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 FC Dallas 15 (0)
2010–2013 Colorado Rapids 23 (0)
2014 Tampa Bay Rowdies 25 (1)
2015 New York Red Bulls 6 (2)
2015New York Red Bulls II (loan) 6 (1)
2016 Jacksonville Armada 17 (0)
2017
Oklahoma City Energy
29 (0)
International career
2004–2006 United States U17 18 (0)
2007–2009 United States U20 25 (2)
2011 United States 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:57, 21 October 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 22, 2011

Anthony Wallace (born January 26, 1989) is an American soccer player who plays as a left back and midfielder.

Career

Professional

Wallace signed with Major League Soccer as a Generation Adidas player and was selected by FC Dallas as the ninth overall pick in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft.[2] After making six appearances for Dallas' reserve team, Wallace made his debut for Dallas on September 15, 2007, in a 4-2 defeat to New England Revolution.[3]

Wallace was traded to

2010 MLS Expansion Draft but then immediately traded back to Colorado in exchange for allocation money.[5] While with Colorado Wallace was limited to 23 league matches due to injuries but was a starter for the club during the 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs in which Colorado captured its first MLS Cup.[6]
He signed with NASL club Tampa Bay Rowdies on February 10, 2014.[7] On May 24, 2014 Wallace scored his first goal as a professional in a 3-2 victory over rival Fort Lauderdale Strikers.[8] In his one year with Tampa Bay Wallace appeared in 25 league matches and scored one goal.[9]

On March 27, 2015, Wallace signed with New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer after a successful trial spell.[10] The following day Wallace made his debut with New York, starting in a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Crew.[11] On July 11, 2015 Wallace scored his first goal for New York in a 4-1 victory over New England Revolution.[12] On August 15, 2015 Wallace scored the second goal of the match for New York in a 3-0 victory over Toronto FC.[13]

During the season, Wallace was loaned out to New York Red Bulls affiliate

Pittsburgh Riverhounds, scoring the winning goal in stoppage time.[14]

On 10 June 2016, Wallace signed for Jacksonville Armada.[15]

Wallace spent the 2017 season with

Oklahoma City Energy, but was released on November 21, 2017.[16]

International

Wallace played for the United States Under-17 and Under-18 teams and was a member of the USA Under-20 National squad in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Canada.[17] He played in two of the Group matches against Poland [18][19] and also played in the knockout stages against Uruguay.[20] Wallace earned his first cap for the senior team in 2011.[21]

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  2. ^ Rapids trade defender Wallace Archived February 19, 2015, at the Wayback Machine - coloradorapids.com
  3. ^ Revolution 4 Dallas 2 Archived February 19, 2015, at the Wayback Machine - revolutionsoccer.net
  4. ^ Rapids acquire Wallace - cbssports.com
  5. ^ Wallace returns to Colorado Archived December 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine -portlandtimbers.com
  6. ^ Finally healthy again Wallace seizing new role - mlssoccer.com
  7. ^ Rowdies add Anthony Wallace - nasl.com
  8. ^ EXTRA-TIME WINNER LIFTS ROWDIES PAST STRIKERS 3-2 Archived May 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine - rowdiessoccer.com
  9. ^ Anthony Wallace statistics - soccerway.com
  10. ^ "New York Red Bulls sign Anthony Wallace". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  11. ^ "Grella chips in to give RBNY road win over Columbus". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  12. ^ "New York Red Bulls 4, New England Revolution 1". mlssoccer.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  13. ^ "New York Red Bulls 3, Toronto FC 0". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  14. ^ "NYRB II victorious after injury-time winner from Anthony Wallace". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  15. ^ "ARMADA FC SIGNS FORMER U.S. YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM DEFENDER ANTHONY WALLACE". armadafc.com. Jacksonville Armada. June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  16. ^ "Energy FC Announces Seven Returnees". November 21, 2017.
  17. ^ U20 World Cup - fifa.com
  18. ^ U20 WC match report - fifa.com
  19. ^ U20 WC match report - fifa.com
  20. ^ U20 WC match report - fifa.com
  21. ^ Anthony Wallace at National-Football-Teams.com

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