Gary “Ryan” Mack (born November 13, 1979, in

Birmingham, Michigan Birmingham is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a northern suburb of Detroit located along the Woodward Corridor ( M-1). As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,103. History The area comprising what is now the c ...

) is an American

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who played for the

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of the

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Youth

Mack was the Michigan High School Player of the Year as a soccer player at

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. He attended

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where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1998 to 2002. In 1998 and 1999, the Hoosiers won the

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. He was a 2000 third team All American, but missed the 2001 season with a torn

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, returning for a final season in 2002.

Professional

On January 17, 2003, the Chicago Fire selected Mack in the third round (25th overall) in the

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. In 2004, he played for the Syracuse Salty Dogs of the

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. Mack played for the

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during the 2004-2005 Major Indoor Soccer League season. The Sockers folded mid-season. He then played for the

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during the 2006 USL-1 season. On October 5, 2006, the expansion

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of Major Indoor Soccer League signed Mack for the team’s first season. The Ignition had selected Mack with the 12th pick in the 2006 MISL Expansion Draft.Ignition Agrees To Terms With Three Players
/ref> He played for the Ignition until they folded in 2009. That fall, Mack moved to the

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where he spent two seasons. In November 2011, he signed with the

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of the

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. In 2012, he returned to Syracuse and signed for the

side the

References

External links

MISL Player Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mack, Ryan 1979 births Living people American men's soccer players Detroit Ignition players Detroit Waza players Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer players Soccer players from Michigan Syracuse Salty Dogs players Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008) players Major Indoor Soccer League (2008–2014) players Milwaukee Wave players Major Arena Soccer League players USL First Division players Virginia Beach Mariners players Xtreme Soccer League players A-League (1995–2004) players Chicago Fire FC players Chicago Fire FC draft picks Men's association football midfielders Syracuse Silver Knights players