Austin Washington
{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Austin Washington
|image =
|fullname =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|9|26}}
|birth_place = Spokane, Washington, USA
|height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/austin-washington/|title=Austin Washington | MLSsoccer.com|website=mlssoccer}}
|position = Defender
|collegeyears1 = 2004
|college1 = Whitworth Pirates
|collegeyears2 = 2005–2007
|college2 = Gonzaga Bulldogs
|years1 = 2004–2005
|clubs1 = Spokane Shadow
|caps1 = 22
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2006
|clubs2 = Boulder Rapids Reserve
|caps2 = 15
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2007
|clubs3 = Spokane Spiders
|caps3 = 6
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2008–2009
|clubs4 = Chicago Fire
|caps4 = 9
|goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2009
|clubs5 = → Cleveland City Stars (loan)
|caps5 = 1
|goals5 = 0
|totalcaps = 53
|totalgoals = 0
}}
Austin Washington (born September 26, 1985) is an American academic and former professional soccer player who played as a defender in Major League Soccer.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/austin-washington/68775/|title=USA - A. Washington - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}
Soccer career
=College and amateur=
=Professional=
Washington was drafted in the fourth round (54th overall) of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft by Chicago Fire. He was sent on loan to the Cleveland City Stars for one game in early 2009 before returning to complete the season with the Chicago Fire.{{Cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205105845/http://www.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2%3Agp%3A%3A72011+Elements%2FDisplay+E+47116+USL%2FStats%2F+6188095+13380660|archive-date=February 5, 2013|url-status=dead|title=United Soccer Leagues (USL)|access-date=April 30, 2009}} After appearing in a pre-season exhibition match,{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/fire-battle-wisla-scoreless-draw|title=Fire battle Wisla to scoreless draw | MLSSoccer.com|website=mlssoccer}} he was waived by Chicago Fire ahead of the 2010 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagofirefc.com/news/fire-waive-washington-woolard|title=Fire waive Washington, Woolard | Chicago Fire FC|website=chicagofirefc}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/chicago-fire-release-woolard-and-washington-660641|title=Chicago Fire release Woolard and Washington - Tribal Football|date=March 27, 2024|website=www.tribalfootball.com}}
Academic career
After working at Phillips Exeter Academy,{{Cite web|url=https://theexonian.net/faculty-of-the-week/fow-austin-washington|title=FoW: Austin Washington|website=The Exonian}} and Boston University,{{Cite web|url=https://www.bu.edu/articles/2014/trading-his-cleats-for-the-pulpit/|title=Trading His Cleats for the Pulpit | BU Today|date=July 30, 2014|website=Boston University}} as of September 2023 Washington was Dean of Flagstaff Cluster and an instructor in Philosophy and Religious Studies at Phillips Academy Andover.{{Cite web|url=https://phillipian.net/2023/09/29/69023/|title=10 Questions with Dean Washington|first=Christian Estrada, Stella|last=Seong|date=September 29, 2023}} He also served as soccer coach for Andover.{{Cite web|url=https://phillipian.net/2023/11/09/head-coach-austin-washington-a-journey-from-mls-to-boarding-schools/|title=Head Coach Austin Washington: A Journey from MLS to Boarding Schools|first=Henry|last=Snow|date=November 10, 2023}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080705162331/http://chicago.fire.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t100&player=washington_a&playerId=was258722&statType=current MLS player profile]
- [http://gozags.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/washington_austin00.html Gonzaga bio]
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:Chicago Fire FC players
Category:Cleveland City Stars players
Category:Gonzaga Bulldogs men's soccer players
Category:Spokane Shadow players
Category:Spokane Spiders players
Category:Soccer players from Spokane, Washington
Category:Colorado Rapids U-23 players
Category:USL First Division players
Category:USL League Two players
Category:Whitworth Pirates men's soccer players