Nathan Knox (born 13 July 1981 in

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, New Zealand) is a former professional football player who played in the US for Minnesota, Seattle and Atlanta.

Career

College and amateur

Knox played

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for

Macalester College Macalester College () is a private liberal arts college in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Founded in 1874, Macalester is exclusively an undergraduate four-year institution and enrolled 2,174 students in the fall of 2018 from 50 U.S. states, four U.S te ...

in St. Paul, Minnesota while completing his degree, and spent his summers playing semi-professional football in his native New Zealand, for Rangers and

Canterbury United Canterbury United Dragons are a semi-professional football club from Christchurch, New Zealand. The team plays most of its matches at English Park in Christchurch, though they occasionally play in Nelson. The club last played in the ISPS Handa ...

in the New Zealand Football Championship.

Professional

Knox signed his first professional contract in 2006 with

Minnesota Thunder Minnesota Thunder was an American professional soccer team based in Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1990, the team played in the USL First Division (USL-1), the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009. The team played its home ...

of the

USL First Division The USL First Division (usually referred to as USL-1) was a professional men's soccer league in the United States and Canada from 2005 to 2010. During its existence, it formed the second tier of soccer in the United States soccer league system ...

. In 2007, he moved to the

Seattle Sounders Seattle Sounders Football Club is an American professional men's soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete as a member of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The club was established on November 13, 2007, and began ...

in the same league before transferring to the Atlanta Silverbacks in the spring of 2008. On 8 August 2008, the Silverbacks traded Knox back to the

in exchange for Aaron Paye.08/08/08 - Nathan Knox Returns to Thunder in Trade; Aaron Paye Sent to Atlanta
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Honors

Seattle Sounders *

Commissioner's Cup: 2007

References

External links

Minnesota Thunder bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Knox, Nathan 1981 births Living people New Zealand men's association footballers USL First Division players Minnesota Thunder players Seattle Sounders (1994–2008) players Atlanta Silverbacks FC players New Zealand expatriate men's association footballers Men's association football forwards Association footballers from Christchurch New Zealand Football Championship players