Tyson Wahl (born February 23, 1984) is an American retired
soccer
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player.
Career
Youth and college
Wahl played club soccer for Slammers FC coached by Walid and Ziad Khoury, and Irvine Strikers, coached by
Don Ebert
Don "Mad Hatter" Ebert is a retired U.S. soccer forward who spent most of his career with two indoor clubs, the St. Louis Steamers and the Los Angeles Lazers.
Youth
Ebert attended Rosary High School in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1976, Ebert and hi ...
, and played
college soccer
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at the
University of California, Berkeley
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from 2002 to 2005, where he started every game of his career. He also played two seasons with
Orange County Blue Star
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in the
USL Premier Development League
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.
Professional
Wahl was drafted in the second round, 19th overall, by
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 the
2006 MLS SuperDraft
The 2006 MLS SuperDraft, held in Philadelphia on January 20, 2006, was the seventh incarnation of the annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection originally belonged to Chivas USA, but they traded it to the MetroStars for the fift ...
. Wahl went on to make 32 appearances for Kansas City in 3 years. He was taken by
Seattle Sounders FC
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in the
2008 MLS Expansion Draft
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on November 26, 2008.
Wahl scored his first MLS goal, an impressive curling free-kick, on June 26, 2011 in a 2-1 Sounders win over
New England Revolution
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. This won goal of the week for MLS.
Wahl was traded to MLS expansion side
Montreal Impact for allocation money on November 23, 2011.
Wahl was traded to
Colorado Rapids for an
international roster spot on July 13, 2012.
Wahl was released by Colorado on November 16, 2012. He entered the
2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft
The two-stage 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 7, 2012 (Stage 1) and December 14, 2012 (Stage 2). All 19 Major League Soccer clubs were eligible to participate.
The Stage 1 and Stage 2 Drafts were conducted in the same order as the t ...
and became a free agent after going undrafted in both rounds of the draft.
Wahl moved to his fifth MLS club on January 3, 2013 when he signed for
Columbus Crew.
On September 27, 2016, Wahl announced his plans to retire at the end of the 2016 MLS season. He cited health concerns resulting from multiple concussions and the increased risk to his long term health associated with continuing to play.
International
In 2001, Wahl made an appearance for the
United States U-17 national team in the
FIFA U-17 World Championship
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.
Honors
Seattle Sounders FC
*
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
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(3):
2009
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,
2010
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,
2011
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Statistics
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References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
All-American men's college soccer players
American soccer players
American expatriate soccer players
Men's association football defenders
California Golden Bears men's soccer players
Colorado Rapids players
Columbus Crew players
Expatriate soccer players in Canada
Major League Soccer players
CF Montréal players
Orange County Blue Star players
Seattle Sounders FC players
Soccer players from California
Sporting Kansas City draft picks
Sporting Kansas City players
Sportspeople from Newport Beach, California
United States men's youth international soccer players
USL League Two players
Newport Harbor High School alumni