Leland Wright
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leland Wright | ||
| Date of birth | September 29, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Eugene, Oregon, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005 | San Diego Toreros | ||
| 2006–2008 | Portland Pilots | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Bradenton Academics | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 5 | (0) |
| 2011– | Sportfreunde Siegen | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 12, 2011 | |||
Leland Wright (born September 29, 1986) is an American soccer player who last played for NSC Minnesota Stars in the USSF Division 2 Professional League.
Career
[edit]College and amateur
[edit]Wright attended South Eugene High School, where he broke the school scoring record after notching 34 goals as a senior, and who he led to an Oregon state championship in 2002. He played club soccer for Oregon United, with whom he won four state championships, and was a member of his region's Olympic Development team from in 2003 and 2004.
He played one year of college soccer at the University of San Diego, and was voted his team's Freshman of the Year, before transferring to the University of Portland prior to his sophomore year.
During his college years he also played for Bradenton Academics in the USL Premier Development League.[1]
Professional
[edit]Wright signed his first professional contract in 2010 when he was signed by the NSC Minnesota Stars of the USSF Division 2 Professional League.[2] He made his professional debut on May 8, 2010, in a game against Montreal Impact.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ NSC Minnesota Stars Sign, Takada, Wright, Granum Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC - Men, USSF D-2 Pro League - Schedule". Archived from the original on 2010-04-13. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
External links
[edit]- Living people
- 1986 births
- Sportspeople from Eugene, Oregon
- Soccer players from Oregon
- IMG Academy Bradenton players
- Minnesota United FC (2010–2016) players
- Portland Pilots men's soccer players
- San Diego Toreros men's soccer players
- USL League Two players
- USSF Division 2 Professional League players
- South Eugene High School alumni
- Men's association football midfielders
- American men's soccer players