Andrew Joseph Wolverton (born June 4, 1993) is an American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

player.

Early life

College and amateur

In high school, Wolverton started in goal for all four years and also played club soccer with the Concorde Fire USSD Academy under Gregg Blasingame. Wolverton was in goal for the Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer between 2011 and 2014. As a freshman, Wolverton started all 22 games for the Nittany Lions and earned 11 shutouts in his first campaign, breaking a PSU record. In all, he made a total of 72 appearances for the Nittany Lions and finished with a 0.53 Goals Against Average and recorded 32 clean sheets. During his time with the Nittany Lions, Wolverton won numerous honors, including - 2011 College Soccer News All-Freshman Third Team, 2012 and 2014 All-Big Ten Second Team, 2013 Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year, 2013 NSCAA All-Great Lakes First Team, 2013 All-Big Ten First Team, 2014 All-Big Ten First Team, and 2014 Big Ten Preseason Player To Watch. During his time in college, Wolverton also played for

Bradenton Academics IMG Academy Bradenton is an American soccer team based in Bradenton, Florida, United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team is associated with IMG Academy and the ...

in the

USL Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syste ...

Club career

LA Galaxy

Wolverton was drafted in the fourth round (82nd overall) of the

2015 MLS SuperDraft The 2015 MLS SuperDraft was the sixteenth SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is held each year in conjunction with the annual National Soccer Coaches Association of America convention. The 2015 convention was held Januar ...

LA Galaxy LA Galaxy, also known as the Los Angeles Galaxy, are an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Galaxy competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), as a member of the Western Conference. The club began pl ...

. Wolverton was only the sixth Big Ten player taken in this year's draft, joining the likes of Fatai Alashe and Adam Montague of Michigan State, Dan Metzger and Alex Shinsky of Maryland and Tyler Miller of Northwestern. Wolverton also became the seventh Nittany Lion soccer player to be drafted into a Major League Soccer club, following John Gallagher (Chicago Fire 2013), Mark Fetrow (Vancouver Whitecaps 2012), Corey Hertzog (NY Red Bulls 2011), Drew Cost (Real Salt Lake 2011) and Jason Yeisley (FC Dallas 2010). Although, Wolverton was drafted in January, he had to wait five months before he was able to join the team for training due to a foot surgery that same month as the draft. On 6 June 2015, Wolverton was called to the bench as

Brian Rowe Brian Michael Rowe (born November 16, 1988) is a former American soccer goalkeeper. Youth soccer Rowe went to South Eugene High School, where he was voted best defensive player in 2005 and MVP in 2006. He also was first team all-district in 2 ...

's backup for the first time against

Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Vancouver. They compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The MLS iteration of the club was established on March ...

. Wolverton again was the backup keeper on 17 June, covering for Brian Perk in the 6–1 over PSA Elite in the Open Cup. On 11 July 2015, Wolverton made his professional debut in the opener of

2015 International Champions Cup The 2015 International Champions Cup (or ICC) was a series of friendly association football tournaments. It was the first tournament played separately in Australia, China and the United States. The Australian edition of the tournament featured ...

against

Club América Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América or simply América, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...

when he replaced Brian Rowe in the 62nd minute. On August 15, Wolverton made his professional debut for

USL The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, p ...

affiliate club LA Galaxy II in a 3–2 victory over

Austin Aztex The Austin Aztex were a soccer team based in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 2011 as a member of the Premier Development League, the team played the 2015 season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of the United States soccer pyr ...

International career

Wolverton has represented the United States in the under-18 level.

Career statistics

Personal life

Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Wolverton went to St. Pius X Catholic High School before attending to

Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a Public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related Land-grant university, land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvan ...

. During his time at Penn State, Wolverton majored in management. Wolverton is the youngest of three, with two older sisters, and is the son of Jay and Ann Wolverton.

References

External links

*
Penn State University bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wolverton, Andrew 1993 births Living people American men's soccer players Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer players IMG Academy Bradenton players LA Galaxy players LA Galaxy II players Men's association football goalkeepers Soccer players from Georgia (U.S. state) LA Galaxy draft picks USL League Two players USL Championship players United States men's youth international soccer players