Kody Wakasa
{{Short description|American soccer player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kody Wakasa
| image =
| fullname = Kody M. Wasaka
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|5|6}}
| birth_place = Belmont, California, United States
| height = {{convert|1.86|m|abbr=on}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Defender
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = De Anza Force{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/high-school/boys-soccer/post/_/id/1104/de-anza-defender-picks-cal-poly|title=De Anza defender picks Cal Poly|date=15 November 2011|accessdate=18 January 2023|website=espn.com}}
| collegeyears1 = 2012–2016
| college1 = Cal Poly Mustangs
| collegecaps1 = 64
| collegegoals1 = 3
| years1 = 2014
| clubs1 = Ventura County Fusion
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2017–2018
| clubs2 = Phoenix Rising
| caps2 = 38
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2019–2020
| clubs3 = FC Tucson
| caps3 = 17
| goals3 = 1
| pcupdate = October 21, 2019
| ntupdate =
}}
Kody Wakasa (born May 6, 1994) is an American former soccer player who previously played as a defender for FC Tucson in USL League One.
Career
=College=
Wakasa played five years of college soccer at California Polytechnic State University between 2012 and 2016. While at Cal Poly, Wakasa scored the game-winning overtime header against UC Santa Barbara in front of a crowd that was the 12th largest attendance in NCAA men's soccer regular-season history.{{cite web|url=https://kodywakasa.com/ot-game-winning-header/|website=kodywakasa.com|title=OT Game Winning Header - Kody Wakasa Official Website|accessdate=June 8, 2020}} He also was with USL PDL side Ventura County Fusion during his time at Cal Poly, but never appeared for the club.{{cite web|url=http://www.calpolymustangs.com/sports/msoc/2016-17/bios/wakasa_kody_prsa?view=bio|website=calpolymustangs.com|publisher=Cal Poly Mustangs|title=Kody Wakasa - Cal Poly|accessdate=April 7, 2017}}
=Professional=
Wakasa signed with United Soccer League club Phoenix Rising on March 24, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.phxrisingfc.com/kody-wakasa|website=phxrisingfc.com|publisher=Phoenix Rising FC|title=Kody Wakasa | 3|accessdate=April 7, 2017}} After playing two years at Phoenix Rising, he then joined FC Tucson in USL League One in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://kodywakasa.com/stats/|website=kodywakasa.com|title=Stats - Kody Wakasa Official Website|accessdate=June 8, 2020}} Wakasa retired on July 2, 2020, in order to attend the Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola University Chicago.{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/FCTucson/status/1278375398229725184 |website=Twitter.com |publisher=@FCTucson |title=Wakasa announces retirement |accessdate=1 July 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://tucson.com/sports/local/former-fc-tucson-captain-kody-wakasa-trades-in-his-cleats-for-a-stethoscope/article_b3d94277-59c4-5e8d-b3b1-de55cf2781e2.html |work=Caitlin Schmidt |publisher=Tucson.com |title=Former FC Tucson captain Kody Wakasa trades in his cleats for a stethoscope |date=July 3, 2020 |accessdate=July 12, 2020}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://kodywakasa.com}}
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Cal Poly Mustangs men's soccer players
Category:Sportspeople from Hillsborough, California
Category:Soccer players from San Mateo County, California
Category:Phoenix Rising FC players
Category:USL Championship players
Category:Ventura County Fusion players
Category:USL League One players
Category:De Anza Force players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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