Ryan Junge (born September 7, 1984, in

Omaha Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest city ...

, Nebraska) is a retired

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player who last played for the Missouri Comets of the

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. Junge played one year of collegiate soccer at Hastings College before transferring to Creighton University. He started 79 of 83 games, where he scored 8 goals and assisted on 14 more. He was 2 time all conference, 1st team all region and strength and conditioning All American while at Creighton. He was drafted in the MLS's second round, 15th overall, by the Columbus Crew in the

2007 MLS Supplemental Draft The 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft was held on January 18, 2007, following the SuperDraft (held on January 12, 2007), as teams filled out their developmental rosters. Changes from 2006 * 2007 expansion club Toronto FC Toronto Football Club (co ...

and appeared in 13 matches, 3 of them starts in three seasons with the Black & Gold. Junge was a part of the team that won the 2008 MLS Championship. In September 2010, Junge signed with the

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of the MISL. Junge led all rookies in scoring with 21pts. He was named to the 2010-2011 All MISL Rookie team.

External links

Profile at MLSNet
{{DEFAULTSORT:Junge, Ryan 1984 births Living people American men's soccer players Creighton Bluejays men's soccer players Cleveland City Stars players Columbus Crew players Kansas City Comets (2010–) players Sportspeople from Omaha, Nebraska Hastings College alumni USL Second Division players Major League Soccer players Major Indoor Soccer League (2008–2014) players Columbus Crew draft picks Soccer players from Nebraska Men's association football defenders