Ryan McMahen (born December 22, 1982) is an American

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player who retired from professional soccer in January 2011.

Career

Collegiate and amateur

McMahen played

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Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the fi ...

from 2001 to 2005. He finished his career with 26 goals and 28 assists, coming out of the midfield; the latter was good enough for second all-time in school history. While at Michigan State, McMahen garnered many accolades including All Big Ten three times, and All America as a senior. During his college years he also played with the

Michigan Bucks Flint City Bucks is an American association football, soccer team based in Flint, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1995, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The club was founded in 1995 as the Mi ...

in the

Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental association football, soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United Stat ...

, where he was an All League Performer.

Professional

McMahen was drafted in the second round, 16th overall, by the

Kansas City Wizards Sporting Kansas City, often shortened to Sporting KC, is an American men's professional soccer club based in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The administrative offices are located in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and the team clubhouse and ...

in 2006 MLS Supplemental Draft, but saw no playing time with the first team during the 2006 season. He made his professional debut on July 12, 2006, in the

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match against

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, playing the full game. He also made an appearance on July 1, 2008, in the same competition, starting the match against the

Carolina Railhawks North Carolina FC is an American professional soccer team in Cary, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh. Founded in 2006, the team plays in USL League One, the third tier of the American league system. The team has played its home games a ...

. McMahen was waived by the Wizards on September 5, 2008, never having registered a single minute in a

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game. He joined

Austin Aztex The Austin Aztex were a soccer team based in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 2011 as a member of the Premier Development League, the team played the 2015 season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of the United States soccer pyr ...

of the

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for the 2009 season, but was released by the Aztex at the end of the year.

References

External links

Austin Aztex bio
– archived on April 18, 2009
MLS player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:McMahen, Ryan 1982 births Living people American men's soccer players Austin Aztex FC players Sporting Kansas City players Flint City Bucks players Michigan State Spartans men's soccer players USL League Two players USL First Division players Sporting Kansas City draft picks People from Munster, Indiana Sportspeople from Lake County, Indiana Soccer players from Indiana Men's association football midfielders