Danny Mwanga
Mwanga with the Philadelphia Union in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jean-Marie Daniel Mwanga | ||
| Date of birth | July 17, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2010 | Westside Metros | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Oregon State Beavers | 29 | (18) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Philadelphia Union | 61 | (12) |
| 2012 | Portland Timbers | 18 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Colorado Rapids | 19 | (0) |
| 2014 | → New York Cosmos (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2015 | Orlando City | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Ottawa Fury (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 16, 2016. |
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Jean-Marie Daniel "Danny" Mwanga (born July 17, 1991) is a Congolese-American footballer.
Mwanga's father, who was an adviser to former Congolese dictator Mobutu Sese Seko, was killed during the nation's civil war in 1997, and his mother had to leave him and his sisters behind with their grandmother. Mwanga eventually moved to the United States in 2006, reuniting with his mother and settling in Portland, Oregon. He attended Jefferson High School, and played club soccer for Westside Metros Soccer Club before playing college soccer at Oregon State University (OSU). At OSU he started 11 matches as a freshman, scoring four goals, and was named the 2008 Pacific-10 Conference Freshman of the Year. The next year he was the player of the year in the conference after scoring 14 goals in 18 games, and was also selected as a second team All-American.
Mwanga was drafted the 1st overall pick of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by the expansion Philadelphia Union. He made his professional debut in the opening game of the 2010 MLS season, a 2–0 away loss against Seattle Sounders FC. On May 15, he had his first MLS goal at Lincoln Financial Field against FC Dallas in stoppage time to earn the club a 1–1 draw. He also scored a second consecutive stoppage-time goal two weeks later against Houston Dynamo for the Union to win 3–2 away. He scored seven goals in 24 games and was named Soccer America's Rookie of the year, as well a finalist for the MLS Rookie of the Year Award.
He had a two-goal performance at Toronto FC in Philadelphia's 6–2 away win on May 28, 2011. On June 8, Mwanga was named a nominee for the MLS All-Star Game. He scored the game-winning goal for the Union to win 3–2 against Chivas USA on June 25. This goal was nominated for MLS Goal of the Week and placed second. His second season ended with 5 goals from 28 games, as the team lost in the 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference semi-final to Houston.
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