Ryan Caugherty
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan Caugherty | ||
| Date of birth | September 23, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2004 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Carolina Dynamo | 12 | (2) |
| 2005 | B 1909 | 15 | (7) |
| 2006 | B 1913 | 10 | (5) |
| 2006 | Bodens BK | 15 | (3) |
| 2007 | Carolina Dynamo | 6 | (1) |
| 2007 | Tatabánya | 12 | (1) |
| 2008 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 12 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Unirea Alba Iulia | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | Austin Aztex | 23 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2009. |
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Ryan Caugherty (born September 23, 1982 in Seoul) is a Korean-born American soccer player, currently retired.
Caugherty grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and attended Penn Hills High School, where he was named Section Player of the Year, All-WPIAL, All-State, and All-American. Caugherty played for the Region 1 ODP team along with attending the ESP camp. He played club soccer for Penns Forest and Pittsburgh Beadling, respectively, leading the latter to the national championships his senior year.
Caugherty played college soccer at Wake Forest University from 2001 to 2004. Playing left and right defender his freshman season to gain playing time, Caugherty saw a permanent move to the midfield in his sophomore season starting all eighteen games in which he appeared, missing only three due to injury. His junior and senior year saw nagging injuries interrupt his time on the field.
During his college years Caugherty also played for Carolina Dynamo in the USL Premier Development League.
Caugherty graduated from college early, in the winter of 2004, and was drafted by the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer with the forty-seventh overall pick in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft. However, Caugherty expressed his desire to play abroad, and he eventually moved overseas to Europe without signing with MLS. Soon after being drafted by the Wizards, Caugherty moved to Denmark and signed with Odense-based club B 1909, a Danish second division team, before the start of the 2005 MLS season. He made an immediate impact in his professional debut for the club, gaining Man of the Match honors in his first five games with the club. Caugherty quickly gained attention from Danish Superliga clubs but saw a move to Viborg fall through. In the summer, Caugherty was offered a new two-year contract which he did not sign.
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