Andrew Weber (born August 9, 1983) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Sporting Arizona FC.

Career

Youth and College

Weber played

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at the

University of New Mexico The University of New Mexico (UNM; es, Universidad de Nuevo México) is a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1889, it is the state's flagship academic institution and the largest by enrollment, with over 25,400 ...

where he holds UNM's career records for games played (83), minutes played (7,681), goalie wins (50), saves (350), and shutouts (25). He also played with the

Cape Cod Crusaders Cape Cod Crusaders were an American soccer team based in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1994, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2008, when ...

and the Indiana Invaders in the

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

, and was part of the squad which won the 2003 PDL title.

Professional

Weber began his professional career with

D.C. United D.C. United is a professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. Domestically, the club has won four MLS Cups (league championships), four Supp ...

, signing as a developmental player on June 3, 2005, after impressing during a one-week trial. Although he did not play a game in Major League Soccer, he did take part in three match-ups with United's reserve team. Weber joined Montreal Impact in the

USL First Division The USL First Division (usually referred to as USL-1) was a professional men's soccer league in the United States and Canada from 2005 to 2010. During its existence, it formed the second tier of soccer in the United States soccer league system ...

in April 2006, and went on to make 29 appearances for the Québécois team over the next two years. During the 2007 season he was loaned to the Impact's farm team Trois-Rivières Attak of the Canadian Soccer League. He made his debut for the Attak on June 3, 2007 in a match against the Portuguese Supra, which resulted in a 4–2 victory. Weber signed with San Jose Earthquakes on February 11, 2009 and made his league debut on September 27, 2009 in a 2–1 win vs

. He was released by the team on June 29, 2010, but re-signed with San Jose on March 7, 2011. At season's end, the club declined his 2012 contract option and he entered the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Weber was not selected in the draft and became a free agent. He signed with Seattle Sounders FC for the 2012 season. At season's end, Seattle declined his 2013 contract option and Weber 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 ...

. Weber was not selected in the draft and became a free agent. He joined Phoenix FC in

USL Pro The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, pl ...

for the 2013 season and later re-joined the Sounders on a loan; he returned to Phoenix following the loan (having made three starts in Seattle). He joined the Portland Timbers ahead of the 2014 season.

Personal life

Weber and his twin brother

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were contestants on the 20th season of ''The Amazing Race''. They ended up in 9th place out of 11 teams and were the third team eliminated in ''The Amazing Race 20'' in Asunción, Paraguay.

Honors

Club

;Cape Cod Crusaders *

Champions (1): 2003 ;Portland Timbers *

MLS Cup The MLS Cup is the annual championship game of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the culmination of the MLS Cup Playoffs. The game is held in November and pits the winner of the Eastern Conference Final against the winner of the Western Conferen ...

: 2015 * Western Conference (playoffs): 2015

References

External links

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Andrew Weber Interview
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