Chris Wingert

Chris Wingert

File:Chris Wingert NYCFC vs. Houston Dynamo- 5-30-2015 (cropped).jpg
Personal information
Full name	Chris Wingert
Date of birth	(1982-06-16) June 16, 1982
Place of birth	Babylon, New York, United States
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	New York City FC
Number	17
Youth career
2000–2003	St. John's Red Storm
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003	Brooklyn Knights	12	(1)
2004–2005	Columbus Crew	49	(0)
2006–2007	Colorado Rapids	16	(0)
2007–2014	Real Salt Lake	204	(1)
2015–	New York City FC	25	(0)
International career‡
2002–2004	United States U23	16	(0)
2009	United States	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 23, 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 22, 2013

Chris Wingert (born June 16, 1982) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays as a defender for New York City FC in Major League Soccer.

Career

College

Wingert attended St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School and played college soccer for St. John's University, where he was the 2003 Hermann Trophy winner as that year's best collegiate player.

During his college years Wingert also played with the Brooklyn Knights in the USL Premier Development League.

Professional

File:Chris Wingert.jpg

Wingert with the Crew in 2004.

The Columbus Crew drafted Wingert in the second round (twelfth overall) in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft. Despite his collegiate success, MLS teams were skeptical about his ability to adapt to the faster and more physical professional game. Nevertheless, Wingert managed to earn a spot on a very good Crew team and was a versatile member of the squad for two years. While in Columbus, he played as both a defender and a defensive midfielder. On January 20, 2006, the Crew traded Wingert and Matt Jordan to the Colorado Rapids for a conditional and third-round draft pick in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft. On July 13, 2007, Real Salt Lake acquired Wingert from the Colorado Rapids for a first-round pick in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft and a second-round pick in the 2009 supplemental draft. After eight years with Real Salt Lake, Wingert was left unprotected for the 2014 MLS Expansion Draft and was selected on December 10, 2014, in the tenth round by expansion club New York City FC along with fellow Salt Lake teammate Ned Grabavoy.

International

Wingert made his first international appearance for the United States against Sweden on January 24, 2009.

Personal

Wingert is the son of Norm Wingert who played for the Philadelphia Atoms in the North American Soccer League.

Honors

Real Salt Lake

• Major League Soccer MLS Cup (1): 2009
• Major League Soccer Eastern Conference Championship (1): 2009
• Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship (1): 2013

See also

• List of current MLS players

External links

• MLS player profile
• Article on Wingert's collegiate career