Henry Swenson Wingo (born October 4, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a

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for

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in the

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Career

Early career

Henry Wingo spent time as a youth playing for Northwest Nationals and Crossfire FC. Wingo then played for two seasons as part of the Seattle Sounders Academy where he scored 12 goals. Wingo played for three seasons at the

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. During his time at UW, Wingo scored two goals and added four assists in 58 matches. With his efforts he earned All-Pac-12 Second Team honors in 2015 and 2016. He also played in the Premier Development League for Puget Sound Gunners.

Seattle Sounders FC

Wingo was signed as a Homegrown Player on January 18, 2017. Wingo made his professional debut on March 4, coming on as a substitute during the first game of the 2017 season in a 2–1 loss to

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Molde FK

On August 12, 2019, Wingo moved to Norwegian

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side

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, reuniting him with former Sounder

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. He made his debut for the club on October 21, when he came in as an 89th minute substitute in Molde's 3–1 win against Haugesund. In one and half seasons with Molde, Wingo made 23 league appearances and scored two goals in the

. He made a further 8 appearances for the club in both the

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and the

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Ferencváros

On January 18, 2021, Ferencváros announced through its

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account that the club had signed Wingo from Molde. Wingo made his debut for the club on January 27, coming on in the 80th minute in a 3–0 win against

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Personal life

Wingo's brother, Teddy, played professionally in Norway for Stryn FK. Henry grew up in

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, a suburb of Seattle. Since the age of 3, Henry and his brothers Teddy and Connor were raised by their single mother Erica. Henry Wingo attended

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Career statistics

Honors

Molde *

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Ferencváros *

: 2020–21, 2021–22 *

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: 2021–22 Individual * All- Pac-12 Selection: Second Team 2015, 2016

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* 1995 births Living people American soccer players Washington Huskies men's soccer players Puget Sound Gunners FC players Seattle Sounders FC players Tacoma Defiance players Molde FK players Ferencvárosi TC footballers Association football midfielders Soccer players from Washington (state) USL League Two players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Eliteserien players American expatriate soccer players Expatriate footballers in Norway American expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate footballers in Hungary American expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Homegrown Players (MLS) {{US-footy-midfielder-stub