Anthony Peters
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ferman Anthony Peters | ||
Date of birth | October 24, 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tulsa Roughnecks | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2003 | Kentucky Wildcats | ||
2007–2008 | West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004 | Carolina Dynamo | 7 | (2) |
2005–2006 | New Orleans Shell Shockers | 18 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Baton Rouge Capitals | 20 | (0) |
2009 | D.C. United | 0 | (0) |
2009 | → Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2009 | → Richmond Kickers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2009 | Cleveland City Stars | 7 | (0) |
2009 | Newport County | 3 | (0) |
2010 | Mansfield Town | 0 | (0) |
2010 | Gainsborough Trinity | 6 | (0) |
2011 | Baton Rouge Capitals | 3 | (0) |
2011–2015 | Motagua New Orleans | ||
2015 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 8 | (0) |
2016– | Tulsa Roughnecks | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2016 |
Anthony Peters (born October 24, 1983) is an American soccer player.
Career
Youth and college
Peters attended Baton Rouge Magnet High School and played two years of college soccer at the University of Kentucky, before trying his hand at playing professionally in both Norway and Iceland. Finding opportunities in Europe limited, he returned to college in 2007, playing for West Virginia Wesleyan College, where he was named as the WVIAC Player of the Year and to the NSCAA/Adidas Atlantic Region All-American First Team in 2008.
During his college years he also played with Carolina Dynamo, New Orleans Shell Shockers[1] and Baton Rouge Capitals[2] in the USL Premier Development League, and spent time training with European teams in Iceland and Norway.
Professional
In February 2009, Peters signed with the Cleveland City Stars. The team released him from his contract after he received an offer from D.C. United after impressing head coach Tom Soehn during the club's pre-season tour of Puerto Rico. He made his professional debut for DC on April 22, 2009, in the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup against FC Dallas.,[3] before being loaned to the Harrisburg City Islanders of the USL Second Division in April 2009[4] and later to Richmond Kickers in May 2009.[5]
Peters was waived by D.C. United in June 2009. On July 16, 2009 he was signed by the Cleveland City Stars.[6]
After a brief trial with English non-League side Mansfield Town, Peters signed a pre-contract agreement to join the club permanently when the English transfer window re-opened on January 1, 2010. On December 4, 2009, Peters signed a short-term deal with then Conference South club, Newport County. Described as a "pure athlete" by County manager Dean Holdsworth, he joined the Welsh club for a month prior to signing for Mansfield Town. However, the move to Mansfield was cancelled due to Peters' wage demands. Mansfield manager David Holdsworth said "He has effectively priced himself out of our market".[7]
On January 29, 2010 it was announced that Peters had signed for Gainsborough Trinity,[8] but he remained with the club for only five weeks.[9]
References
- ^ Demosphere International, Inc. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslsoccer.com. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslsoccer.com. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ "Major League Soccer: Box Score: Main". Mlsnet.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
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- ^ "DiRaimondo and Peters on loan (again) - D.C. United". Behind the Badge. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ "Anthony Peters 2009". Clevelandcitystars.com. 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ County Win the Race for Coutts[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.sportsecho.co.uk/nonleague/gainsboroughtrinity/Gainsborough-Trinity-boss-Little-losing-patience-performing-players/article-1773156-detail/article.html
- ^ http://www.sportsecho.co.uk/news/Trinity-snap-Cowan-Peters-released/article-1889809-detail/article.html
External links
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Soccer players from Louisiana
- American soccer players
- Baton Rouge Capitals players
- Carolina Dynamo players
- Cleveland City Stars players
- D.C. United players
- Harrisburg City Islanders players
- Kentucky Wildcats men's soccer players
- New Orleans Shell Shockers players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players
- Richmond Kickers players
- USL First Division players
- Premier Development League players
- USL Second Division players
- West Virginia Wesleyan College alumni
- United Soccer League players
- Wilmington Hammerheads FC players