Scott Lorenz

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| name = Scott Lorenz

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| fullname = Scott Lorenz

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|7|23}}

| birth_place = Barrington, Illinois, United States

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}

| position = Defender

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| youthclubs1 = Chicago Sockers

| collegeyears1 = 2005–2009

| college1 = Wisconsin Badgers

| collegecaps1 = 71

| collegegoals1 = 14

| years1 = 2007–2008

| clubs1 = Princeton 56ers

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| years2 = 2009

| clubs2 = Chicago Fire NPSL

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| years3 = 2010

| clubs3 = NSC Minnesota Stars

| caps3 = 19

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2011

| clubs4 = Sporting Kansas City

| caps4 = 1

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2011

| clubs5 = → NSC Minnesota Stars (loan)

| caps5 = 8

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2012

| clubs6 = Fort Lauderdale Strikers

| caps6 = 22

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2016–2019

| clubs7 = Milwaukee Bavarian

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| pcupdate = September 24, 2012

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Scott Lorenz (born June 23, 1987) is an American soccer player.

Career

=College and amateur=

Lorenz attended Barrington High School. At Barrington he played on both the soccer and volleyball teams. Playing volleyball he won all-area and all-conference honors. He also played club soccer for FC 96ers and the Chicago Sockers before playing college soccer at the University of Wisconsin. At UW he was twice named to the All-Big Ten Second Team, as a junior in 2008 and as a senior in 2009, and finished his collegiate career with 14 goals in 71 appearances for the Badgers.{{cite web|url=http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/lorenz_scott00.html|title=Player Bio: Scott Lorenz|work=The Official Web Site of Wisconsin Athletics|publisher=University of Wisconsin|accessdate=2 July 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091230041815/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/lorenz_scott00.html|archivedate=30 December 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/111209aab.html|title=Lorenz earns All-Big Ten honors for second-straight year|date=November 12, 2009|work=The Official Web Site of Wisconsin Athletics|publisher=University of Wisconsin|accessdate=2 July 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622024659/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/111209aab.html|archivedate=22 June 2011}}

During his college years Lorenz also played with the Princeton 56ers and Chicago Fire NPSL in the National Premier Soccer League.

=Professional=

Undrafted out of college, Lorenz signed his first professional contract in 2010 when he was signed by the NSC Minnesota Stars of the USSF Division 2 Professional League. He made his professional debut on May 22, 2010, in a game against Miami FC,{{Cite web |url=http://ussf.demosphere.com/stats/2010/1634182.html |title=USSF Division-2 Pro League |access-date=2010-05-29 |archive-date=2012-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305181603/http://ussf.demosphere.com/stats/2010/1634182.html |url-status=dead }} and went on to play 19 games for the Stars in his debut pro season.

Lorenz signed with Major League Soccer outfit Sporting Kansas City on March 1, 2011,{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2011/03/sporting-kc-signs-three-mls-contracts|title=Sporting KC Signs Three to MLS Contracts | Sporting Kansas City}} and made his MLS debut on March 26, 2011, in a 3–2 loss to the Chicago Fire.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-recap/fire-outlast-kansas-city-after-bravo-sees-red|title=Fire outlast Kansas City after Bravo sees red}}

On July 29, 2011, Sporting Kansas City announced that Lorenz would be sent on-loan to his former club NSC Minnesota Stars for the remainder of the 2011 season.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/07/29/skc-notebook-lorenz-heading-back-minnesota|title=SKC Notebook: Lorenz heading back to Minnesota | MLSsoccer.com}} Lorenz re-joined Kansas City when the loan was terminated on September 8, 2011.{{cite web |url=http://nscminnesota.com/2011/09/stars-close-home-season-saturday-against-atlanta/ |title=Stars close home season Saturday against Atlanta | MN Stars FC |accessdate=2011-11-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324173748/http://nscminnesota.com/2011/09/stars-close-home-season-saturday-against-atlanta/ |archivedate=2012-03-24 }} Lorenz was waived by Kansas City on November 23, 2011.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2011/11/sporting-kansas-city-waives-four-players|title=Sporting Kansas City waives four players | Sporting Kansas City}}

Lorenz signed with Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League on February 13, 2012.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=1730 |title=| NASL |access-date=2012-02-15 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061205/http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=1730 |url-status=dead }}