Tim Ward (soccer)

Last updated
Tim Ward
Tim Ward at Union at Earthquakes 2010-09-15 2.JPG
Ward with the Earthquakes in September 2010
Personal information
Full name Timothy Robert Ward [1]
Date of birth (1987-02-28) February 28, 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Defender/Midfielder
Youth career
2002–2004 IMG Soccer Academy
2004 St. Louis Billikens
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005 MetroStars 13 (0)
2006–2008 Columbus Crew 17 (0)
2008 Colorado Rapids 0 (0)
2009–2010 Chicago Fire 25 (0)
2010–2012 San Jose Earthquakes 16 (0)
International career‡
2001–2002 United States U16 11 (1)
2002–2004 United States U17 35 (3)
2003–2004 United States U18 14 (1)
2004–2007 United States U20 28 (2)
2007 United States U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 3, 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 10, 2012

Timothy Robert Ward (born February 28, 1987, in Waukesha, Wisconsin) is an American former professional soccer player.

Contents

Career

Youth and college

Ward, who can play any position on defense and also in defensive midfield, played 1 season in Wales, WI at Kettle Moraine High School before he trained with the United States Under-17 team at the Bradenton Academy from 2002 to 2004. Following his graduation, he played a year of college soccer at Saint Louis University, starting 18 games for the Billikens, and being named second-team All-Conference USA.

Professional

Ward left after his freshman season to sign a Generation adidas contract with MLS, whereupon he was selected 12th overall in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft by the MetroStars, who acquired the pick by trading Cornell Glen to FC Dallas. Ward acquitted himself well in his rookie season, especially with his runs and crosses from the left back spot. After the year, he was traded to Columbus Crew for Chris Henderson.

After two seasons in Columbus, Ward was traded to Colorado Rapids on February 27, 2008, for Nicolas Hernández. However, he was waived at the end of the 2008 season without playing a first-team game. He was on trial with Chicago Fire for most of early 2009, eventually signing with the team in March. In 2009 Ward started all 19 games he appeared in for Chicago before breaking a toe on his left foot in the Superliga final against Mexican powerhouse Tigres and opting for surgery. [2] Ward returned to Chicago in 2010. On August 6, 2010, Ward was traded to San Jose Earthquakes for a 2011 MLS SuperDraft pick. [3] Ward remained with San Jose through the 2012 season appearing in 16 league matches until his contract expired on December 31, 2012. Unfortunately, Ward has to retire early because of a torn hamstring tendon suffered in a preseason game against eventual English Premier League Champions Leicester City. [4]

International

Ward has played for various youth United States national teams, and was part of the Under-20 team at the 2005 World Youth Championship. He had to miss the tournament due to an injury. Ward also was a member of the Under-20 team at the 2007 World Youth Championship.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bobby Convey</span> American soccer player

Robert Francis Convey is an American former soccer player who last played for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.

Ronald Osvaldo Cerritos Flores is a Salvadoran former professional footballer who played as a striker.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alan Gordon (soccer)</span> American soccer player

Alan Gordon is an American former professional soccer player. In the majority of his career, Gordon was mostly relied upon to make goals in game as a Super–sub.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1985)</span> Salvadoran footballer

José Arturo Álvarez Hernández is a former professional footballer who played as a winger and forward. Born in the United States, he represented the El Salvador national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Khari Stephenson</span> Jamaican footballer (born 1981)

Khari Stephenson is a Jamaican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Manuel "Manny" Lagos is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. He and is the former head coach of Minnesota United FC.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jon Conway</span> American soccer player

Jon Conway is an American retired soccer goalkeeper and current goalkeeping coach for Toronto FC.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kelly Gray</span>

Kelly Gray is a former American soccer player. He does commentary for San Jose Earthquakes games on Comcast Sports Net Bay Area

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jon Busch</span> American soccer player

Jon Busch is an American professional soccer coach and former player, who played as a goalkeeper. Busch is currently the goalkeeping coach for USL Championship club Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2005 MLS SuperDraft</span>

The 2005 MLS SuperDraft, held in Baltimore, Maryland on January 14, 2005, was the sixth incarnation of the annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. Expansion club Real Salt Lake had the first pick as the result of a coin toss. RSL drafted Under-17 midfielder Nikolas Besagno with the first selection.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2006 MLS SuperDraft</span>

The 2006 MLS SuperDraft, held in Philadelphia on January 20, 2006, was the seventh incarnation of the annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection originally belonged to Chivas USA, but they traded it to the MetroStars for the fifth overall selection and Jason Hernandez. The MetroStars then drafted Marvell Wynne. The draft was followed by the 2006 MLS Supplemental Draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jed Zayner</span> American soccer player

Jedidiah "Jed" Zayner is a retired American soccer player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ty Harden</span> American soccer player

Robert Tyrel "Ty" Harden is an American soccer player who last played for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sanna Nyassi</span> Gambian footballer

Sanna Nyassi is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward. He played for the Gambia national team from 2010 to 2015, making fourteen appearances.

The 2010 San Jose Earthquakes season was the club's thirteenth season of existence. The Earthquakes finished 8th overall in MLS and finished in the Eastern Conference finals of the MLS Cup playoffs before losing to the Colorado Rapids. It was the first season the club made the playoffs since 2005.

The 2010 Chicago Fire season was the club's 15th year of existence, their 13th season in Major League Soccer, and 13th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.

The 2012 San Jose Earthquakes season is the club's 15th year of existence, as well as its 15th season in Major League Soccer and its fifth consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer. Including all previous franchises, this is the 30th year with a soccer club in the San Jose area sporting the name "Earthquakes".

The 2013 Philadelphia Union season is the fourth season of the team's existence, competing in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was managed by John Hackworth, in his second season with the club and first full season after taking over from Peter Nowak midway through the 2012 season.

The 2005 San Jose Earthquakes season was the tenth season of the team's existence and last before their move to Houston to become the Houston Dynamo. The season also marked the franchise's first Supporters' Shield.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fatai Alashe</span> American soccer player (born 1993)

Abdul-Fatai Alashe is an American professional soccer player.

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Fire Injury Report".
  3. ↑ Fire trade Ward – chicago-fire.com
  4. ↑ [ "Training Report: Hernandez returns to team drills | San Jose Earthquakes".
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.