Chris Wondolowski

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Chris Wondolowski
Wondolowski with the Earthquakes in August 2010
Personal information
Full name Christopher Elliott Wondolowski
Date of birth (1983-01-28) January 28, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Danville, California, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 San Jose Earthquakes
Number 8
Youth career
2001–2004 Chico State Wildcats
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Chico Rooks 16 (17)
2005 San Jose Earthquakes 2 (0)
2006–2009 Houston Dynamo 37 (4)
2009– San Jose Earthquakes 121 (69)
International career‡
2011– United States 12 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 30, 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 9, 2013

Christopher Elliott Wondolowski (born January 28, 1983) is an American soccer player who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer and the United States national team. Wondolowski is MLS's top goal scorer in the 2012 season and has become one of the top strikers in Major League Soccer.[1] He is known by the nickname "Wondo" and his ability to put himself into scoring positions.

Career

Youth and College

Wondolowski played high school soccer at De La Salle High School in Concord, California, where he earned All-Bay Valley Athletic League first team and all-East Bay first team honors in 2000 and 2001. He was awarded two area "Player of the Year" awards in 2001 by local media. Wondolowski played club soccer for the Diablo Valley Soccer Club (DVSC) and Danville Mustang Soccer Association.

He went on to enjoy a standout college soccer career at Chico State University, finishing with 39 goals in 84 games. He led the Chico Rooks of the then Men's Premier Soccer League with 17 goals in the 2004 season.[2]

Professional

Playing vs the LA Galaxy in 2013

Wondolowski was drafted 41st overall in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft by the San Jose Earthquakes. Although he made only two MLS appearances for San Jose in 2005, he led the Earthquakes reserve team in scoring with eight goals in 12 games.

Along with the rest of his Earthquakes teammates, he moved to Houston for the 2006 season and once again led the reserve team in scoring, tallying 13 goals in 11 games. He scored his first MLS goal 30 August 2006 against the Chicago Fire.

In 2007, Wondolowski scored against Pachuca in the semifinal round of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, although Houston was eliminated in the second leg. He scored his second career MLS goal – a tap-in against Chicago – on July 12, 2007, and his 4th career goal for Houston against New York Red Bulls on May 16, 2009 was also the 7000th goal in Major League Soccer history.

Wondolowski was traded to the San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for Cam Weaver in June 2009.[3] With the move to San Jose, Wondolowski began to receive more playing time and appeared in 14 games in which he scored 3 goals for San Jose. Wondolowski had a break-out season in 2010 in which he led Major League Soccer in scoring with 18 goals in 26 matches, leading San Jose into the MLS Playoffs.[4] He scored his first playoff goal with the series winning goal against New York in their playoff game, propelling San Jose to a 3–2 aggregate win.

Wondolowski’s first brace of 2011 started in the fifth minute of play against F.C. Dallas. After receiving a ball in the box, Wondolowski took the ball off a volley with time to turn and punch the shot past a helpless Kevin Hartman. His second goal would come in just the 23rd minute after Dallas was unable to clear the ball on a set piece.[5] He finished the season with 16 goals.

San Jose signed Wondolowski to a new contract in February 2012.[6] Terms were undisclosed.

Wondolowski was elected to the 2012 MLS All-Star Game versus Chelsea F.C.. He was defended by John Terry, and managed to score in the 21st minute. NBC Sports Network aired an episode of MLS 36 following Wondolowski for 36 hours through his arrival in Philadelphia for the All-Star festivities and the game itself. It shows Terry personally complimenting Wondolowski at halftime on his movement, adding that it was a "nightmare" to cover him.

On October 6, 2012, Wondolowski became the San Jose Earthquakes' all-time leading goal-scorer at Colorado Rapids, a night where he notched his fourth career hat-trick and, as of October 27, tied with Roy Lassiter's single-season goals record of 27. He also holds the club's single-season goals record with 27.

International

Following his successful stint with the Earthquakes during the 2010 season which included winning the 2010 MLS Golden Boot, Wondolowski was called up to Winter Training Camp with the United States men's national soccer team. At the conclusion of the three week camp, his first cap with the national team came in a January 22, 2011 friendly against Chile at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California.

On May 23, 2011, Wondolowski was named to the United States roster for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup competition.

In 2012, Wondolowski was called into the United States' initial 27-man roster for a series of three friendlies and the first two World Cup qualifiers for the US. Wondolowski made the 23-man roster but only appeared once as a sub in a friendly 0–0 draw against Canada.

On July 5, 2013, Wondolowski scored his first international goal in a friendly match against Guatemala at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, and four days later, wearing a jersey on which his name was spelled "Wondowlowski", he scored a hat-trick in the first half against Belize at Jeld-Wen Field in Portland, Oregon.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
01. 5 July 2013 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States  Guatemala
3–0
6–0
Friendly
02. 9 July 2013 Jeld-Wen Field, Portland, United States  Belize
1–0
6–1
2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
03.
2–0
04.
3–1
05. 13 July 2013 Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, United States  Cuba
3–1
4-1
2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
06.
4–1

International appearances

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 January 2011 The Home Depot Center  Chile 1–1 Draw Friendly
2. 04 June 2011 Gillette Stadium  Spain 0–4 Loss Friendly
3. 07 June 2011 Ford Field  Canada 2–0 Win 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
4. 11 June 2011 Raymond James Stadium  Panama 1–2 Loss 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
5. 14 June 2011 Livestrong Sporting Park  Guadeloupe 1–0 Win 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
6. 21 January 2012 University of Phoenix Stadium  Venezuela 1–0 Win Friendly
7. 25 January 2012 Estadio Rommel Fernández  Panama 1–0 Win Friendly
8. 03 June 2012 BMO Field  Canada 0–0 Draw Friendly
9. 29 January 2013 BBVA Compass Stadium  Canada 0–0 Draw Friendly
10. 05 July 2013 Qualcomm Stadium  Guatemala 6–0 Win Friendly
11. 09 July 2013 Jeld-Wen Field  Belize 6–1 Win 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Last updated July 10, 2013[7]

Other Accomplishments

Wondolowski was a stand-out middle distance runner while at De La Salle: he earned his way to the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State track meet in both his Junior and Senior years. His accomplishments caught the attention and interest of several track schools, including UCLA: Chris' recorded bests were 1:57 in the 800 and 4:15 in the 1600 during his senior season. Chris was also an outstanding middle infielder throughout his youth baseball career. The highlight was starting at second base for the Danville Rockies baseball team, a club that went on to capture the 1997 PONY League (13–14 yr. old) World Series Championship He was eventually persuaded to give up baseball after completing his JV Baseball season to try his hand at distance running. The DLS track coach "discovered" Chris after he recorded a time of 10:20 for a two-mile "fitness run" that was administered to all of the varsity soccer players. In 2013 Wondolowski was named to the Division II 40th Anniversary Tribute Team, honoring his time spent at Chico State. [8]

Personal

Chris is the brother of fellow professional soccer player Stephen Wondolowski. He is half-Native American through his mother who was born into the Kiowa tribe, of which Chris himself is also a member.[9] His paternal grandfather arrived to the United States at the age of seven with family and originated from Warsaw, Poland.[10]

Career statistics

Club Season League MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup SuperLiga Champions League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
San Jose Earthquakes 2005 2 0 0 0 1 0 - - - - 3 0
Houston Dynamo 2006 6 1 0 0 3 1 - - - - 9 2
2007 16 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 21 2
2008 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 2 16 2
2009 7 2 - - 0 0 - - 0 0 7 2
San Jose Earthquakes 2009 14 3 - - 0 0 - - - - 14 3
2010 28 18 3 1 1 0 - - - - 32 19
2011 30 16 - - 2 0 - - - - 32 16
2012 32 27 2 0 1 0 - - - - 35 27
Career total 143 68 5 1 9 1 3 0 9 3 169 73

Statistics accurate as of match played November 7, 2012

Honors

Club

Houston Dynamo

Individual

See also

References

  1. ^ Creditor, Avi. "MLS mid-season Awards....and some second-half questions". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  2. ^ http://socceroutsider.com/c/national-premier-soccer-league/2004/
  3. ^ BERNARDO FALLAS, Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle (2009-06-09). "Dynamo send Wondolowski to Earthquakes". Chron.com. Retrieved 2011-11-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Wondolowski 2010 MLS Golden Boot[dead link]
  5. ^ Brownlee, Jay (2010-01-02). "San Jose Earthquakes 2 vs FC Dallas 0 – 3RD Degree – FC Dallas Blog – ESPN Dallas". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  6. ^ http://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/2012/02/Wondolowski-inks-new-contract-earthquakes
  7. ^ "US Men's National Team lineups". USSoccer.com. Retrieved 07-09-2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  8. ^ http://chicowildcats.com/news/2013/2/15/MSOC_0215133820.aspx?path=msoc
  9. ^ "The MNT Blog". U.S. Soccer. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  10. ^ "Wondolowski chce grać dla Polski". sport.pl. Retrieved 2011-12-07.

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