Austin Washington

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Austin Washington
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-09-26) September 26, 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Spokane, Washington, USA
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Position(s) Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004 Whitworth Pirates
2005–2007 Gonzaga Bulldogs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2005 Spokane Shadow 22 (0)
2006 Boulder Rapids Reserve 15 (0)
2007 Spokane Spiders 6 (0)
2008–2009 Chicago Fire 9 (0)
2009 → Cleveland City Stars (loan) 1 (0)
Total53(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Austin Washington (born September 26, 1985) is an American academic and former professional soccer player who played as a defender in Major League Soccer. [2]

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Soccer career

College and amateur

Washington attended Joel E Ferris High School. [3]

Professional

Washington was drafted in the fourth round (54th overall) of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft by Chicago Fire. He was sent on loan to the Cleveland City Stars for one game in early 2009 before returning to complete the season with the Chicago Fire. [4] After appearing in a pre-season exhibition match, [5] he was waived by Chicago Fire ahead of the 20210 season. [6] [7]

Academic career

After working at Phillips Exeter Academy, [8] and Boston University, [9] as of September 2023 Washington was Dean of Flagstaff Cluster and an instructor in Philosophy and Religious Studies at Phillips Academy Andover. [10] He also served as soccer coach for Andover. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Austin Washington | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  2. ↑ "USA - A. Washington - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ↑ "Fire select six players in SuperDraft", Major League Soccer, January 18, 2008.
  4. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Fire battle Wisla to scoreless draw | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  6. ↑ "Fire waive Washington, Woolard | Chicago Fire FC". chicagofirefc.
  7. ↑ "Chicago Fire release Woolard and Washington - Tribal Football". www.tribalfootball.com. March 27, 2024.
  8. ↑ "FoW: Austin Washington". The Exonian.
  9. ↑ "Trading His Cleats for the Pulpit | BU Today". Boston University. July 30, 2014.
  10. ↑ Seong, Christian Estrada, Stella (September 29, 2023). "10 Questions with Dean Washington".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ Snow, Henry (November 10, 2023). "Head Coach Austin Washington: A Journey from MLS to Boarding Schools".
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