Andrew Wenger

Andrew Wenger
Wenger in 2013
Personal information
Full name James Andrew Wenger
Date of birth (1990-12-25) December 25, 1990
Place of birth Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Winger, Forward
Club information
Current team
 Houston Dynamo
Number 11
Youth career
2006–2009 PA Classics
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Duke Blue Devils 63 (21)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Reading United 13 (1)
2011 Carolina Dynamo 8 (2)
2012–2014 Montreal Impact 51 (6)
2014–2015 Philadelphia Union 54 (7)
2016– Houston Dynamo 65 (9)
2018 → Rio Grande Valley FC Toros (loan) 1 (0)
National team‡
2008–2009 United States U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9:27, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 11, 2012

James Andrew Wenger (born December 25, 1990) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.

College and amateur career

Wenger made an immediate impact in his first year at Duke University. He started in all 21 matches, and finished with four goals and three assists in a team-leading 1,896 minutes of action. In 2010, Wenger started in all of Duke's matches at center back and was a semi-finalist for the Hermann Trophy. In 2011, Wenger moved from center back to forward. He led the ACC with 17 goals and 42 points and was ranked fourth in the nation in total points and sixth in total goals, earning him the Hermann Trophy.[1]

In addition to being named Hermann Trophy winner for 2011, Wenger won ACC Freshman of the Year in 2009, ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 2010, and ACC Offensive Player of the Year in 2011.[2]

Wenger also played in the USL Premier Development League for Reading United[3] and the Carolina Dynamo.[4]

Professional career

Wenger was selected No. 1 overall in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft by the Montreal Impact.[5]

In April 2014, it was announced that Wenger had been traded to Philadelphia Union in exchange for Jack McInerney.[6]

In December 2015, Wenger was traded to Houston Dynamo along with teammate Cristian Maidana in exchange for allocation money and the No. 6 selection in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.[7] He scored his first goal for the club in his debut, a 3–3 draw against the New England Revolution on March 6.[8]

Personal life

Career statistics

As of 31 May 2018[9][10]
Club Season League League Cup Continental Playoffs Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Montreal Impact 2012 MLS 23400––234
2013 MLS 241413110323
2014 MLS 41–––41
Philadelphia Union 2014 MLS 28652––338
2015 MLS 26130––291
Houston Dynamo 2016 MLS 32620––346
2017 MLS 22 2 2 1 – 0 0 24 3
2018 MLS 10 1 0 0 – 0 0 10 1
Total16922164311018927

Honors

Montreal Impact

Houston Dynamo

References

  1. ↑ "Wenger Named Hermann Trophy Winner". goduke. Duke Sports Information. January 6, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Andrew Wenger Bio". goduke. Duke Sports Information. May 4, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  3. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)".
  4. ↑ United Soccer Leagues (USL) Archived January 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ "SuperDraft: It's Wenger! Duke star goes to Montreal". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 12, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Union acquire Andrew Wenger from Montreal Impact in exchange for Jack McInerney". philadelphiaunion.com. Philadelphia Union. April 4, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Houston Dynamo acquire Cristian Maidana, Andrew Wenger from Philadelphia Union". December 7, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Houston Dynamo 3, New England Revolution 3 - 2016 MLS Match Recap". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter.
  9. ↑ "Andrew Wenger". houstondynamo.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  10. ↑ "A. Wenger". soccerway.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018.


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