Austin Washington
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 26, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Spokane, Washington, USA | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Whitworth Pirates | ||
| 2005–2007 | Gonzaga Bulldogs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Spokane Shadow | 22 | (0) |
| 2006 | Boulder Rapids Reserve | 15 | (0) |
| 2007 | Spokane Spiders | 6 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Chicago Fire | 9 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Cleveland City Stars (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 53 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Austin Washington (born September 26, 1985) is an American academic and former professional soccer player who played as a defender in Major League Soccer.[2]
Soccer career
[edit]College and amateur
[edit]Washington attended Joel E Ferris High School.[3]
Professional
[edit]Washington was drafted in the fourth round (54th overall) of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft by Chicago Fire. He was sent on loan to the Cleveland City Stars for one game in early 2009 before returning to complete the season with the Chicago Fire.[4] After appearing in a pre-season exhibition match,[5] he was waived by Chicago Fire ahead of the 20210 season.[6][7]
Academic career
[edit]After working at Phillips Exeter Academy,[8] and Boston University,[9] as of September 2023 Washington was Dean of Flagstaff Cluster and an instructor in Philosophy and Religious Studies at Phillips Academy Andover.[10] He also served as soccer coach for Andover.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Austin Washington | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- ^ "USA - A. Washington - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Fire select six players in SuperDraft", Major League Soccer, January 18, 2008.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2009.
- ^ "Fire battle Wisla to scoreless draw | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- ^ "Fire waive Washington, Woolard | Chicago Fire FC". chicagofirefc.
- ^ "Chicago Fire release Woolard and Washington - Tribal Football". www.tribalfootball.com. March 27, 2024.
- ^ "FoW: Austin Washington". The Exonian.
- ^ "Trading His Cleats for the Pulpit | BU Today". Boston University. July 30, 2014.
- ^ Seong, Christian Estrada, Stella (September 29, 2023). "10 Questions with Dean Washington".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Snow, Henry (November 10, 2023). "Head Coach Austin Washington: A Journey from MLS to Boarding Schools".
External links
[edit]- 1985 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- Major League Soccer players
- Chicago Fire FC players
- Cleveland City Stars players
- Gonzaga Bulldogs men's soccer players
- Soccer players from Washington (state)
- Spokane Shadow players
- Spokane Spiders players
- Sportspeople from Spokane, Washington
- Colorado Rapids U-23 players
- USL First Division players
- USL League Two players
- Whitworth Pirates men's soccer players
- Chicago Fire FC draft picks
- Men's association football defenders