Pat Phelan (soccer)

Pat Phelan
Personal information
Full name	Patrick Phelan
Date of birth	January 16, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Houston, Texas, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Defensive Midfielder; Defender
Youth career
2004–2007	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008	Toronto FC
2008–2011	New England Revolution
2012	SJK
2013	San Antonio Scorpions
Total
International career‡
	United States U18
	United States U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 4, 2014; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 7, 2010

Pat Phelan (born January 16, 1985, in

Houston, Texas) is an American soccer

player.

Career

Youth and College

Phelan grew up in

Top Drawer Soccer

2nd All-America team, the 2005 NSCAA All-Region Team, and 2007 ACC First Team. He was an NSCAA First Team All American in 2007 and captained the Wake Forest Demon Deacons to their first NCAA Division 1 National Championship.

Professional

Phelan was drafted in the first round (10th overall) of the

Houston Dynamo

.

On August 7, 2010, Phelan scored his first career goal against D.C. United on a header from a long pass from teammate Chris Tierney.^[3] The Revolution ended up winning the game, by a score of 1–0, thanks to Phelan's goal.

Signed with SJK of the Ykkönen in May 2012.

After one season in Finland, Phelan returned to the United States when he signed for NASL club San Antonio Scorpions on March 1, 2013.^[4]

After one season with the San Antonio Scorpions, despite several international offers, Phelan elected to retire from professional football and pursue a career in Financial Planning. He now resides on Cape Cod with his family and works for New York Life.

International

Phelan played for the USA Under-18, Under-20, and Under 23 national teams, and was part of the squad for the

Northern Ireland Milk Cup

in 2003 and 2004.

Personal

Phelan married Maggie Reddington on January 10, 2009, in Chatham, Massachusetts. His parents are Tom and Phyllis Phelan, of Enfield, Connecticut. He has a sister named Grace. He is the cousin of Gerard Phelan, the recipient of Doug Flutie's famed Hail Mary Pass versus Miami on November 23, 1984.^[5]

Honors

Wake Forest University

2007

References

^ "Wake Forest Soccer Adds Five Top-Flight Recruits for 2004 Season". Archived from the original on 2012-02-13.
^ "BRINGING IN ANOTHER DEACON Revs trade for Toronto?s Phelan". Archived from the original on 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
^ "Hot Revs Pat Phelan it again - BostonHerald.com". bostonherald.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24.
^ http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=4132 ^{[bare URL]}
^ "New England Revolution". Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2009-01-14.

External links

[1] "Wake Forest Soccer Adds Five Top-Flight Recruits for 2004 Season". Archived from the original on 2012-02-13.

[2] "BRINGING IN ANOTHER DEACON Revs trade for Toronto?s Phelan". Archived from the original on 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2014-11-04.

[3] "Hot Revs Pat Phelan it again - BostonHerald.com". bostonherald.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24.

[4] ttp://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=4132 ^{[bare URL]}

[5] "New England Revolution". Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2009-01-14.

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