Daniel Wu (soccer)

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Daniel Wu
Personal information
Full name Daniel Wu
Date of birth (2000-11-02) November 2, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Cary, North Carolina, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Lexington SC
Youth career
2011–2019 North Carolina FC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Georgetown Hoyas 59 (3)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 North Carolina FC U23 0 (0)
2022 Christos FC 1 (0)
2023–2024 Greenville Triumph 32 (1)
2025– Lexington SC 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January30, 2025

Daniel Wu (born November 2, 2000) is an American soccer player who plays for Lexington SC in the USL Championship.

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Career

Youth & college

Wu played eight seasons with the North Carolina FC academy as part of the USSDA, where he also captained the team for two years. [1] [2] [3]

In 2019, Wu attended Georgetown University to play college soccer. Wu missed the 2020 season due to injury, but made 59 appearances for the Hoyas during his time at Georgetown, scoring three goals and adding two assists. In 2021, Wu was named Second Team All-BIG EAST selection. In his senior year in 2022, Wu was named First Team All-East Region, as well as Big East Defensive Player of the Year and was a First Team All-Big East member. [4]

While at college, Wu spent time in 2019 and 2021 with the North Carolina FC U23 side who competed in the USL League Two but didn't appear for the side. [5] [6] In 2022 he made a single appearance for USL League Two's Christos FC. [7]

Professional

On August 19, 2022, Wu signed his first professional contract with USL League One side Greenville Triumph. [8] He scored his first professional goal on April 29, 2023, netting an injury-time consolation goal against North Carolina FC. [9]

In January 2025, it was announced that Wu had transferred to Lexington SC ahead of the club's first season competing in the USL Championship. [10]

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References

  1. https://guhoyas.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/daniel-wu/13640
  2. "North Carolina FC Youth". www.ncfcyouth.com.
  3. "U-18/19". www.ncfcacademy.com.
  4. "McGuire, Wu and Jensen Earn All-America Honors". www.bigeast.com. December 9, 2022.
  5. "North Carolina FC U23 | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  6. "North Carolina FC U23 | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  7. "Christos FC - 2022 Regular Season - Roster - # - Daniel Wu - D". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  8. "Big East All-American Joins Triumph Roster for 2023".
  9. "MATCH RECAP: North Carolina FC Goes Back on Top with Win at Greenville".
  10. Lilian, D. "Lexington Sporting Club Announces the Signing of Defender Daniel Wu". LexSporting.com. Lexington SC . Retrieved 30 January 2025.