Rodney Wallace (footballer)
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Wallace Playing for the Portland Timbers VS. Sporting KC in the 2015 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Rodney Wallace | ||
| Date of birth | June 17, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Left Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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New York City | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Maryland Terrapins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | D.C. United | 39 | (3) |
| 2011–2015 | Portland Timbers | 120 | (16) |
| 2014 | → Arizona United (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2016 | Arouca | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Sport Recife | 24 | (4) |
| 2017– | New York City FC | 26 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011– | Costa Rica | 24 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:49, 29 October 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02:23, 15 July 2017 (UTC) |
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Rodney Wallace (born 17 June 1988) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for New York City FC in Major League Soccer.
Wallace's family moved to the United States when he was nine. He grew up in Rockville, Maryland, attended The Bullis School, and played college soccer at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Wallace was drafted in the first round (6th overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United on January 15, 2009. He made his professional debut on 22 March 2009, in DC's first game of the 2009 MLS season against Los Angeles Galaxy, and scored his first career professional goal on 26 April 2009, in a 3–2 win over New York Red Bulls. As both a defender and midfielder, Wallace played 39 regular-season games and made 36 starts over his two years with D.C. United, compiling three goals and five assists.
On November 24, 2010, D.C. United traded Wallace and a fourth-round pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft to Portland Timbers in exchange for Dax McCarty and allocation money.
Wallace re-signed with Portland on December 6, 2012. In summer 2014, Wallace was sent on loan to USL Pro club Arizona United to regain match fitness after returning from injury.
Wallace returned to the Portland Timbers at the beginning of the 2015 season. He served as a regular starter all of the regular season. In the 2015 Audi MLS Cup playoffs, Wallace played a vital role in the team's success, scoring a goal against Sporting Kansas City in the knockout rounds. They went on to win that game in a penalty shootout 7–6 in what was the longest penalty shootout in MLS Cup playoffs history. The Timbers would go on to win the Western Conference Championship against FC Dallas and enter their first ever MLS Cup Final. Wallace came up big in the final, scoring what would go on to be the game winner in the 7th minute. The final score was 2–1.
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