Chris Pontius (soccer)
Pontius dribbling against Ajax in May 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Christopher Richard Pontius | ||
| Date of birth | May 12, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Yorba Linda, California, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Philadelphia Union | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Irvine Strikers | |||
| 2001–2004 | Servite High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 86 | (29) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Ventura County Fusion | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2015 | D.C. United | 152 | (31) |
| 2016– | Philadelphia Union | 33 | (12) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017– | United States | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 15, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 3, 2017 |
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Christopher Richard "Chris" Pontius (born May 12, 1987) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer and the United States men's national soccer team.
Pontius attended and played central midfield for Servite High School. He played club soccer with the Irvine Strikers.
He played college soccer at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was named Big West Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 2007, and Hermann Trophy candidate in 2008. In 2006, Pontius and the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos won the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.
Despite being originally named to Ventura County Fusion's roster in 2008 along with a number of other Gauchos, he did not appear in any matches for the club.
Pontius was drafted in the first round (7th overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United. He made his professional debut, and scored his first professional goal, on March 22, 2009, in DC United's first game of the 2009 MLS season against Los Angeles Galaxy. On May 23, 2010 Pontius scored DC's 2nd goal in the 3-2 victory against Italian giants A.C. Milan. On July 25, 2012 he scored the MLS All-Star's 2nd goal against Chelsea F.C. to equalize their eventual 3-2 win. Also in 2012, Pontius emerged as DC United's leading goal scorer with 10 goals through the first 27 league matches. On September 14, 2012, DC United announced Pontius' signing to a long-term contract extension with the club (terms of the extension are as yet undisclosed).
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