Chris Pontius (soccer)

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Chris Pontius

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Richard Pontius
Date of birth	(1987-05-12) May 12, 1987
Place of birth	Yorba Linda, California, United States
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder Forward
Club information
Current club	D.C. United
Number	13
Youth career
2001–2005	Irvine Strikers
2005–2008	UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2009–	D.C. United	110	(25)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 28, 2013. † Appearances (Goals).

Christopher Richard Pontius (born May 12, 1987 in Yorba Linda, California) is an American soccer player who currently plays for D.C. United in Major League Soccer.

Career

Youth and College

Pontius attended Servite High School, and played club soccer with the Irvine Strikers, who he helped win the Nomads College Showcase in 2005. He played college soccer at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was named Big West Offensive Player of the Year in 2007, and Hermann Trophy candidate in 2008. Chris was also a part of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at UCSB.

Professional

Pontius was drafted in the first round (7th overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United. He made his professional debut, and scored his first professional goal, on 22 March 2009, in DC's first game of the 2009 MLS season against Los Angeles Galaxy. On May 23, 2010 Pontius scored DC's 2nd goal in the 3-2 victory against Italian giants A.C. Milan. On July 25, 2012 he scored the MLS All-Star's 2nd goal against Chelsea F.C. to equalize their eventual 3-2 win. Also in 2012, Pontius emerged as DC United's leading goal scorer with 10 goals through the first 27 league matches. On September 14, 2012, DC United announced Pontius' signing to a long-term contract extension with the club (terms of the extension are as yet undisclosed).

International

On December 22, 2009, Pontius received his first call up to train with the senior US national team. Training in Carson, California began for Pontius and the other players called up on January 4, 2010, leading up to a friendly match against Chile. On August 29, 2011, Pontius was called up by the US National Team for friendlies against Costa Rica and Belgium.

Career statistics

All-time club performance

Club	Season	MLS		MLS Cup		US Open Cup		CONCACAF		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
D.C. United	2009	28	4	-	-	3	0	5	2	36	6
	2010	17	2	-	-	4	0	-	-	21	2
	2011	25	7	-	-	2	0	-	-	26	7
	2012	31	12	3	0	0	0	-	-	34	12
	2013	7	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	0
Club Total		108	25	3	0	9	0	5	2	125	27
Career Total		108	25	3	0	9	0	5	2	125	27

Honors

UC Santa Barbara

• NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship (1): 2006
• Big West Offensive Player of the Year 2007
• Herman Trophy Semi-Finalist 2008

D.C. United

• All-Star: 2012
• All-Star MVP: 2012

See also

• List of current MLS players

External links

• MLS player profile
• UC Santa Barbara player profile