Scott Lorenz (born June 23, 1987) is an American
soccer
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player.
Career
College and amateur
Lorenz attended
Barrington High School. At Barrington he played on both the soccer and volleyball teams. Playing volleyball he won all-area and all-conference honors. He also played club soccer for FC 96ers and the
Chicago Sockers before playing
college soccer at the
University of Wisconsin. At UW he was twice named to the All-Big Ten Second Team, as a junior in 2008 and as a senior in 2009, and finished his collegiate career with 14 goals in 71 appearances for the Badgers.
During his college years Lorenz also played with the
Princeton 56ers
Madison 56ers is an American soccer team based in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 2005, the team plays in the United Premier Soccer League. Prior to the 2009 season the team was known as the Princeton 56ers.
Since their inception t ...
and
Chicago Fire NPSL in the
National Premier Soccer League.
Professional
Undrafted out of college, Lorenz signed his first professional contract in 2010 when he was signed by the
NSC Minnesota Stars of the
USSF Division 2 Professional League. He made his professional debut on May 22, 2010, in a game against
Miami FC, and went on to play 19 games for the Stars in his debut pro season.
Lorenz signed with
Major League Soccer
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outfit
Sporting Kansas City
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on March 1, 2011, and made his MLS debut on March 26, 2011, in a 3–2 loss to the
Chicago Fire.
On July 29, 2011, Sporting Kansas City announced that Lorenz would be sent on-loan to his former club
NSC Minnesota Stars for the remainder of the 2011 season. Lorenz re-joined Kansas City when the loan was terminated on September 8, 2011. Lorenz was waived by Kansas City on November 23, 2011.
Lorenz signed with
Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the
North American Soccer League on February 13, 2012.
References
External links
Wisconsin profile
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1985 births
Living people
American men's soccer players
Minnesota United FC (2010–2016) players
Sporting Kansas City players
Fort Lauderdale Strikers players
Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer players
USSF Division 2 Professional League players
Major League Soccer players
North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
Men's association football defenders
United Premier Soccer League players
Madison 56ers players
National Premier Soccer League players
Soccer players from Chicago
Sportspeople from Lake County, Illinois