Chris Wingert
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chris Wingert | ||
| Date of birth | June 16, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Babylon, New York, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Real Salt Lake | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | St. John's Red Storm | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003 | Brooklyn Knights | 12 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Columbus Crew | 49 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Colorado Rapids | 16 | (0) |
| 2007–2014 | Real Salt Lake | 204 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | New York City FC | 25 | (0) |
| 2016– | Real Salt Lake | 20 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2004 | United States U23 | 16 | (0) |
| 2009 | United States | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 16, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 22, 2013 |
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Chris Wingert (born June 16, 1982) is an American professional soccer player, who currently plays as a defender for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.
Wingert attended St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School and played college soccer for St. John's University, where he was the 2003 Hermann Trophy winner as that year's best collegiate player.
During his college years Wingert also played with the Brooklyn Knights in the USL Premier Development League.
The Columbus Crew drafted Wingert in the second round (twelfth overall) in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft. Despite his collegiate success, MLS teams were skeptical about his ability to adapt to the faster and more physical professional game. Nevertheless, Wingert managed to earn a spot on a very good Crew team and was a versatile member of the squad for two years. While in Columbus, he played as both a defender and a defensive midfielder. On January 20, 2006, the Crew traded Wingert to Colorado Rapids for a fourth-round pick in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft.
On July 13, 2007, Real Salt Lake acquired Wingert from Colorado for a first-round pick in the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft and a second-round pick in the 2009 supplemental draft.
After eight years with Salt Lake, Wingert was selected in the tenth round of the 2014 MLS Expansion Draft by expansion club New York City FC. The club also selected fellow Salt Lake teammate Ned Grabavoy.
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