Will Vint
{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Will Vint
| fullname = Will Ireland Vint
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|10|12}}
| birth_place = Chandler, Arizona, United States
| height = {{convert|1.87|m|abbr=on}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2012–2016
| youthclubs1 = Real Colorado
| youthyears2 = 2017–2018
| youthclubs2 = Manchester United
| youthyears3 = 2018–2019
| youthclubs3 = Atlanta United
| youthyears4 = 2019
| youthclubs4 = Colorado Rapids
| years1 = 2019
| clubs1 = Atlanta United 2
| caps1 = 16
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2020–2021
| clubs2 = Colorado Rapids
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2020
| clubs3 = → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan)
| caps3 = 1
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2022
| clubs4 = Charlotte Independence
| caps4 = 17
| goals4 = 0
| nationalteam1 = United States U18
| nationalyears1 = 2018
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| pcupdate = October 16, 2022
}}
Will Ireland Vint (born October 12, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.
Club career
Vint moved to Colorado Springs when he was three and grew up playing youth soccer for Pride Soccer and Real Colorado.{{cite web| url = https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/will-vint/| title = Will Vint {{!}} MLSsoccer.com}} He was scouted and signed by English Premier League side Manchester United, during his U15 season.{{cite web |url=https://mlsmultiplex.com/2017/03/31/manchester-united-linked-15-year-old-american-midfielder/amp/|title=Manchester United linked with 15-year-old American midfielder|website=mlsmultiplex.com|publisher=Fan Sided Daily|date=March 31, 2017|accessdate=June 14, 2020}} Between February 2017 and August 2018, Vint played over 3,200 minutes in 56 matches for United's U15, U16, and U17 sides. In December, 2017, Vint was awarded a scholarship to stay with the club for his U17 and U18 seasons,{{cite web |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/players-and-staff/detail/will-vint|title=Player Profile: Will Vint |website=manutd.com|publisher=Manchester United F.C.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710194705/https://www.manutd.com/en/players-and-staff/detail/will-vint|archive-date=July 10, 2018}} but was forced to leave shortly after United's U18 pre-season camp due to family visa issues. He returned to the United States in August 2018 and joined Atlanta United's academy.{{cite web |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/09/09/us-prospect-will-vint-joins-atlanta-united-academy-after-leaving-man-united|title=US prospect Will Vint joins Atlanta United academy after leaving Man United|website=mlssoccer.com|publisher=Major League Soccer|date=September 9, 2018|accessdate=June 14, 2020}}
Vint went on to make sixteen appearances and score one goal for Atlanta United 2 during the 2019 USL Championship season.{{cite web |url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/will-vint|title=Will Vint – Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC|website=uslchampionship.com|publisher=USL Championship |accessdate=June 14, 2020}} On August 20, 2019, Vint then left Atlanta and returned to his home state to join the Colorado Rapids Academy.
On March 4, 2020, Colorado Rapids announced it had signed Vint to a Homegrown Player contract after acquiring his homegrown rights from Atlanta United in exchange for a 2022 SuperDraft fourth round pick.{{cite web |url=https://www.coloradorapids.com/post/2020/03/04/colorado-rapids-sign-18-year-old-midfielder-will-vint-homegrown-contract |title=Colorado Rapids Sign 18-Year-Old Midfielder Will Vint to Homegrown Contract |date=March 4, 2020 |website=coloradorapids.com |publisher=Colorado Rapids|accessdate=June 14, 2020}} Vint was loaned to Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC in the USL Championship on March 6.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Colorado Rapids Loan Will Vint Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC|url=https://www.coloradorapids.com/post/2020/03/06/colorado-rapids-loan-will-vint-colorado-springs-switchbacks-fc|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}} Vint started and played 74 minutes in Switchbacks FC's 2–1 loss to New Mexico United on July 11.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=USL Match Center|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/coloradospringsswitchbacksfc-newmexicounited-2092723|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}
Following the 2021 season, Colorado declined their contract option on Vint.{{cite web| url = https://www.coloradorapids.com/news/colorado-rapids-announce-year-end-roster-updates| title = Rapids Announce 2021 Year-End Roster Updates {{!}} Colorado Rapids}}
On March 31, 2022, Vint signed with Charlotte Independence ahead of the 2022 USL League One season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.charlotteindependence.com/news/2022/03/31/charlotte-independence-sign-will-vint-former-switchbacks-fc-midfielder/|title = Charlotte Independence Sign Will Vint, Former Switchbacks FC Midfielder}}
Personal
Vint is the son of Peter Vint, the former Everton FC Academy Director and current Chief of Sport for USA Volleyball.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=7 September 2018|title=Will Vint joins Atlanta United after visa issues end Manchester United move|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/atlanta-united-fc/story/3626983/united-states-u18-star-will-vint-joins-atlanta-united-after-visa-issues-end-manchester-united-move|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}
References
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External links
- {{USL player|will-vint}}
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Atlanta United 2 players
Category:Charlotte Independence players
Category:Colorado Rapids players
Category:Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC players
Category:USL Championship players
Category:Soccer players from Colorado
Category:United States men's youth international soccer players
Category:Homegrown Players (MLS)
Category:USL League One players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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