Owen Walz
{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Owen Walz
| image = Owen Walz.jpg
| image_size = 250
| caption =
| fullname = Owen Walz
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|2|27}}
| birth_place = Arlington, Virginia United States
| height = {{convert|1.85|m|order=flip}}
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Loudoun United
| clubnumber = 26
| youthyears1 = 2016–2019
| youthclubs1 = Arlington Soccer Association
| youthyears2 = 2019–
| youthclubs2 = D.C. United
| years1 = 2021–
| clubs1 = Loudoun United
| caps1 = 8
| goals1 = 1
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 14:42, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
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Owen Walz (born February 27, 2004) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for USL Championship club Loudoun United.
Club career
Walz began his career with the Arlington Soccer Association, a local youth soccer organization, before joining the youth setup at Major League Soccer club D.C. United.{{cite web |title=Owen Walz commits to Virginia |url=https://twitter.com/dcuyouth/status/1360955935519248384 |website=D.C. United Youth Academy (Twitter)}} In February 2021, it was announced that Walz had committed to playing college soccer with the Virginia Cavaliers of the University of Virginia, joining as part of the incoming class of 2022.{{cite news |title=NCAA Men's Soccer Commitment Announcements: February 2021 |url=https://www.soccerwire.com/resources/ncaa-mens-soccer-commitment-announcements-february-2021/ |access-date=May 19, 2021 |work=Soccerwire |date=February 9, 2021}} In March 2021, Walz was announced as part of the pre-season roster for D.C. United affiliate Loudoun United as an academy player.{{cite news |last1=Lukat |first1=Carl |title=Loudoun United to kick off preseason March 26 against D.C. United |url=https://www.loudountimes.com/sports/loudoun-united-to-kick-off-preseason-march-26-against-d-c-united/article_23dec80e-8587-11eb-a8ed-63fb766975ea.html |access-date=May 19, 2021 |work=Loudoun Times-Mirror |date=March 15, 2021}}
On May 18, 2021, Walz made his senior debut for Loudoun United in the USL Championship against New York Red Bulls II, starting in the 2–1 defeat.{{cite web |title=Loudoun United 1-2 New York Red Bulls II |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2021/05/19/united-states/mls-reserve-league/loudoun-united/new-york-rb-ii/3480575/ |website=Soccerway}}
International career
In April 2021, Walz was called into the United States boy's youth identification camp as part of the 2004–2005 group.{{cite news |title=Boys YNT Regional ID - Philadelphia |url=https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/boys-ynt-regional-id-philadelphia_aid49342 |access-date=May 19, 2021 |work=Top Drawer Soccer |date=April 15, 2021}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played May 18, 2021}}{{soccerway|owen-walz/700558}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National Cup !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=1|Loudoun United
|2021 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| colspan=3|Career total
!1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://asas.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams/index.php?team=1642610&player=66782725 Profile] at U.S. Soccer Development Academy
{{Loudoun United FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Walz, Owen}}
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Loudoun United FC players
Category:USL Championship players