Anthony Arena (born August 3, 1990) is an American

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player.

Career

Youth and College

Arena played

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at Wake Forest University between 2009 and 2012. While at college, Arena also spent time playing for USL PDL club's

Washington Crossfire Crossfire Redmond, previously the Seattle Wolves and Washington Crossfire, is an American soccer organization based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Founded in 2009, the team plays in the National Premier Soccer League, the fourth tier of t ...

and

Seattle Sounders FC U-23 Sound FC is an American soccer team based in Tacoma, Washington. Founded in 2006, the team most recently played in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. History 2006–2009: Playoffs The Tacoma team was introduced int ...

Professional

Arena was selected by

Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo FC (formerly officially, but still commonly, called the Houston Dynamo) is an American professional soccer club based in Houston. The Dynamo compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Establi ...

with the 18th overall pick of the

2013 MLS Supplemental Draft The 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft was a secondary draft that was held by Major League Soccer via conference call on January 22, 2013. The draft was four rounds with all 19 MLS clubs participating. Selection order The official selection order was a ...

. Arena signed with Houston in March 2013. He made his professional debut with Houston on May 29, 2013, in a US Open Cup game against

FC Tucson FC Tucson is an American soccer club based in Tucson, Arizona that plays in USL League Two. The club has an amateur women’s team, FC Tucson Women, that play in the WPSL. Organized in 2010, the club first fielded a team in March 2011, then joine ...

. In 2014, Arena was loaned to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds as part of an affiliation between the two clubs. In total, Arena made 16 appearances during the loan and was named the club's Defensive Player of the Season after making a late play-off push. After being released by the Dynamo following the

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, Arena returned to the Pittsburgh and signed for the Riverhounds for the

2015 USL season The 2015 USL season was the fifth season of the United Soccer League (USL) and the first under its new name (previously the league was called USL Pro). This season represented a substantial expansion from 14 teams in 2014 to 24 teams in 2015, and ...

International

Arena has represented the United States at the U18 and U20 levels.

References

External links

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Wake Forest profile
* 1990 births Living people American men's soccer players Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer players Crossfire Redmond players Seattle Sounders FC U-23 players Houston Dynamo FC players People from Kenmore, Washington Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players Soccer players from King County, Washington USL League Two players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players Houston Dynamo FC draft picks United States men's youth international soccer players Men's association football defenders {{US-footy-defender-stub