Paul Moran (born May 16, 1983 in

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) is an American

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player who currently plays for Rochester Thunder in the

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Career

Youth and college

Moran grew up in the

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playing for the Palo Alto Pumas which won the 2002 Dallas Cup. He graduated from Bellarmine College Prep. In 2001, he entered

Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university's campus surrounds the historic Mis ...

, playing on the men’s soccer team in 2001 and 2002. He transferred to

Fresno State University California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) is a public university in Fresno, California. It is one of 23 campuses in the California State University system. The university had a fall 2020 enrollment of 25,341 students. It offers bache ...

for the 2003 season, then to

Fresno Pacific University Fresno Pacific University (FPU) is a private Christian university in Fresno, California. It was founded as the Pacific Bible Institute in 1944 by the Pacific District Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. The university awarded its first Bac ...

for the 2004 and 2005 seasons. During his college years he also spent three seasons with Fresno Fuego in the

Professional

Moran signed with the Montreal Impact of the

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on May 10, 2007, but he was released a month later having never appeared with the first team, and later played four games on loan with the Trois-Rivieres Attak in the

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. On March 11, 2008, he signed a one-year contract with an option for a second year with the

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of the

. In 2009 Moran signed with Minnesota's development team, Rochester Thunder, in their inaugural campaign in the

References

External links

Minnesota Thunder Player Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moran, Paul 1983 births Living people American expatriate sportspeople in Canada American expatriate soccer players American soccer players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Expatriate soccer players in Canada Men's association football defenders Fresno Fuego players Fresno State Bulldogs men's soccer players Minnesota Thunder players Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players People from Redwood City, California Rochester Thunder players Soccer players from California Trois-Rivières Attak players USL First Division players USL League Two players Santa Clara Broncos men's soccer players Fresno Pacific Sunbirds men's soccer players