Chase Wileman (born June 25, 1986) is an American soccer coach and former player. He is currently the coach of Brown men's soccer.

Career

College

Wileman attended

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, where he majored in Markets & Culture, and featured in over 60 games for the Mustangs during his college career, captaining the side in his senior year.

Professional

Wileman was selected in the 4th round, 45th overall, in the

2007 MLS Supplemental Draft The 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft was held on January 18, 2007, following the SuperDraft (held on January 12, 2007), as teams filled out their developmental rosters. Changes from 2006 * 2007 expansion club Toronto FC Toronto Football Club (com ...

FC Dallas FC Dallas is an American professional soccer club based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The club competes as a member of the Western Conference in Major League Soccer (MLS). The franchise began play in 1996 as a charter club of the leag ...

, and made his full professional debut for them on 1 July 2008, in a

US Open Cup The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, commonly known as the U.S. Open Cup (USOC), is a knockout cup competition in men's soccer in the United States of America. It is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in that country. The 2023 U.S. Ope ...

third-round game against

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. He made his

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debut as a substitute during a 4-0 victory over

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on July 27, 2008, also registering an assist. His option was not picked up by

after struggling with injury during the 2009 preseason. He has since joined Des Moines Menace of 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 sy ...

. On May 31, he made his debut with Des Moines in a 2-2 draw with

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but was substituted early because of a hamstring problem.

International

Wileman is a former member of the United States Under-17 side, spending almost 3 years with the Residency program at

IMG Academy IMG Academy is a preparatory boarding school and sports training destination in Bradenton, Florida, United States. IMG Academy is set across over 600 acres and features programs consisting of sport camps for youth athletes, adult camps, a boar ...

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References

1986 births Living people American men's soccer players Des Moines Menace players FC Dallas players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' soccer) SMU Mustangs men's soccer players Major League Soccer players USL League Two players United States men's youth international soccer players FC Dallas draft picks Soccer players from Texas Men's association football midfielders Association football coaches Brown Bears men's soccer coaches {{US-footy-midfielder-stub