Daniel Wasson (born June 15, 1984) is an

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player who last played for

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in the National Premier Soccer League.

Career

College and Amateur

Wasson was born in

Ardmore, Oklahoma Ardmore is the county seat of Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. According to the 2010 census, the city had a population of 24,283, with an estimated population of 24,698 in 2019. The Ardmore micropolitan statistical area had an estimated ...

. He grew up in

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, attended Liberty High School, and began his college soccer career at the United States Air Force Academy where he scored 23 goals in 37 games and was named to the all-conference second team, two regular season all-tournament teams and the MPSF all-tournament squad as a freshman. He transferred to the

University of Tulsa The University of Tulsa (TU) is a private research university in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It has a historic affiliation with the Presbyterian Church and the campus architectural style is predominantly Collegiate Gothic. The school traces its origin to ...

prior to his junior year, and subsequently he appeared in 43 games, scoring 8 goals and 6 assists, being named to the all-MVC first team, the all-Midwest Region second team, and his team's Defensive Player of the Year. During his college years he also played with Colorado Springs Blizzard and Chicago Fire Premier in the USL Premier Development League.

Professional

Wasson was drafted in the fourth round (38th overall) of the

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by the Colorado Rapids. He played 22 games for Rapids in 2006 and 2007 before leaving the club to try his hand in Europe. He signed with German side

SV Meppen SV Meppen is a German association football club playing in Meppen, Lower Saxony. The club was founded on 29 November 1912 as ''Amisia Meppen'' and joined ''Männer-Turnverein Meppen'' on 8 February 1920 to form ''TuS Meppen 1912''. The football ...

, and then moved to

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and then returned to the United States at the end of the 2008/2009 season. On March 31, 2010, Wasson signed for the newly formed USSF Division 2 Professional League club NSC Minnesota Stars. He scored the first goal in NSC Minnesota's history on April 16, 2010, the only goal of a 1-0 victory over the Carolina RailHawks. ame vs Carolina 4/16 - http://www.nasl.com/article/railhawks-fall-1-0-to-minnesota RailHawks Fall 1-0 to Minnesota/ref> In July 2013, Wasson signed with the Tulsa Athletics of the NPSL. At the onset of the 2014 season he was named team captain. He continues to hold this position.

References

External links

Tulsa bio
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