Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andrew Dennis Wiedeman | ||
Date of birth | August 22, 1989 | ||
Place of birth | San Ramon, California, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2009 | California Golden Bears | 59 | (30) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008 | San Jose Frogs | 12 | (6) |
2009 | NorCal Lamorinda United | ||
2010–2012 | FC Dallas | 8 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Toronto FC | 36 | (4) |
2015 | Ottawa Fury | 25 | (4) |
2016–2017 | FC Cincinnati | 51 | (9) |
2023 | Nati SC (7v7) | 2 | (1) |
Total | 132 | (23) | |
International career‡ | |||
2007 | United States U18 | 4 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 8, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 8, 2015 |
Andrew Dennis Wiedeman (born August 22, 1989) is a retired American soccer player, who played as a forward.
Wiedeman played college soccer at the University of California, where he earned numerous individual honors, including NSCAA Far West All-Region and All-Pac-10 first teams in 2009 and NSCAA third-team All-American, All-Pac-10 first-team selection, Top Drawer Soccer's Team of the Season, NSCAA Far West All-Region first team and Pac-10 all-academic second-team selection in 2008. He left college early to enter the 2010 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation Adidas player.
During his college years Wiedeman also played with San Jose Frogs in the USL Premier Development League during the 2008 season [1] and NorCal Lamorinda United in the National Premier Soccer League during the 2009 season. Wiedeman was also a four-year starter for the California High School Fighting Grizzlies, earning all-East Bay Athletic League Honors his Junior year. [2] Wiedeman holds an Irish passport through descent. [3]
Wiedeman was drafted in the second round (21st overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas. [4] He made his professional debut on April 28, 2010 in US Open Cup game against D.C. United. [5]
Wiedeman was traded to Toronto FC in exchange for Julian de Guzman on July 13, 2012. [6] [7]
In Toronto, he rejoined former FC Dallas teammate and fellow Californian Eric Avila. He made his debut for the club a day later coming on as a substitute for Danny Koevermans, who exited with an injury, in the 41st minute. Toronto FC went on to win that game 1–0 against the New England Revolution. [8]
He scored his first professional goal in only his second appearance for Toronto FC on July 18, 2012, coming on as a substitute for Eric Avila in the 59th minute of a home game against the Colorado Rapids and scoring the game-winning goal in the 67th minute of play, off a deflected shot from teammate Luis Silva, to earn Toronto a 2–1 victory. [9] [10]
Wiedeman was signed by Ottawa Fury FC of the North American Soccer League on January 26, 2015. He would score his first and second goals for the club in a 4–1 win over Indy Eleven on August 8, 2015. [11]
On December 7, 2015 Wiedeman was announced as one of the first 11 signings for USL expansion club FC Cincinnati. [12]
Following the end of the 2017 season at FC Cincinnati, Wiedeman retired from professional soccer to pursue a bachelor's degree at the University of California, Berkeley. [13]
Wiedeman played in the inaugural edition of The Soccer Tournament. Wiedeman played for Nati SC, a team composed for FC Cincinnati alumni. [14]
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