Nick Noble (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas Noble | ||
| Date of birth | September 1, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | West Virginia Mountaineers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 |
Bradenton Academics | 4 | (0) |
| 2006 |
West Virginia Chaos | 11 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 |
Chicago Fire | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | Austin Aztex | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Ljungskile SK | 59 | (0) |
| 2012–2017 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 122 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 |
Harrisburg Heat (indoor) | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018– | West Virginia Mountaineers (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 15, 2020 | |||
Nicholas Noble (born September 1, 1984, in
soccer player. Noble is currently an assistant coach for the West Virginia Mountaineers men's soccer
team.
Career
College and amateur
Noble grew up in
USL Premier Development League
.
Professional
Noble was drafted in the first round, 7th overall, by the
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup against Cleveland City Stars,[1] but never made an MLS appearance for the Fire prior to his release on June 26, 2009.[2]
On December 13, 2009, Swedish
Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. On February 29, 2012, Noble was waived so the Galaxy could sign Bill Gaudette.[4][5]
Noble signed with
USL Pro club Harrisburg City Islanders in April, 2012.[6] After the 2012 season he was nominated for the USL Goalkeeper of the Year award and his coach Bill Becher called him one of the best goalkeepers that the club has ever had.[7] The following year he was one of the top performing goalkeepers of the 2013 USL Pro season and was selected for the All League Second Team.[8]
On November 29, 2017, the City Islanders announced Noble's retirement.[9]
Coaching
Noble returned to his alma mater West Virginia University in 2018, joining the men's soccer coaching staff.[10]
References
- ^ Fire break out vs. Cleveland City[permanent dead link] From http://chicago.fire.mlsnet.com Archived November 28, 2005, at the Wayback Machine, Posted July 1, 2008.
- ^ "Fire Waive Goalkeeper Noble". Oursportscentral.com. June 26, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
- ^ "Ny målvakt klar för Ljungskile" (in Swedish). lsk.se. December 13, 2009. Archived from the original on December 25, 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
- ^ "Från Nick Noble till fansen – Ljungskile SK – Superettan". SvenskaFans.com. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
- ^ LA Galaxy Communications (December 22, 2011). "sign Goalkeeper Nick Noble and Forward Pat Noonan". LA Galaxy. Archived from the original on January 14, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
- ^ "City Islanders Store – 2010 Pro Team". Cityislanders.com. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
- ^ "Trialists arrive as Philly-Harrisburg partnership bears fruit". mlsssoccer.com. September 7, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ "USL PRO All-League Teams Announced". uslsoccer.com. September 3, 2013. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
- ^ "#ThankyouNick". twitter.com. November 29, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ Bragg, Tom (May 21, 2018). "Roundup: Nick Noble returns to WVU men's soccer as assistant coach". WVGazetteMail.com. Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved December 17, 2022.