Chance Myers
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chance Russell Myers | ||
| Date of birth | December 7, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Thousand Oaks, California, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Right Back, Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sporting Kansas City | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2004 | Real So Cal | ||
| 2004–2006 | Pateadores | ||
| 2006–2007 | UCLA Bruins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Ventura County Fusion | 12 | (0) |
| 2008– | Sporting Kansas City[1] | 147 | (2) |
| 2016– | → Swope Park Rangers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | United States U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | United States U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | United States U23 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 16, 2016. | |||
Chance Russell Myers (born December 7, 1987 in Thousand Oaks, California) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer.
Career
College and amateur
Myers attended Thousand Oaks High School, and played college soccer at UCLA from 2006 to 2007. Over two years he started in 26 of his 42 appearances and managed 4 goals and 4 assists. During his college years he also played in the USL Premier Development League with Ventura County Fusion.
Professional
Leaving school early, Myers was drafted with the first overall pick of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft by Kansas City Wizards and signed for $130,000.[2][3] He made his MLS debut on April 9, 2008 against the New England Revolution, but struggled to maintain a consistent place in the starting lineup due to a series of injuries a new diagnosis of asthma.
It was announced on November 18, 2010 that Myers would graduate from the MLS Generation Adidas program at the end of the 2010 season.[4] He scored his first two professional goals on May 25, 2011 in a 5-0 win over New England Revolution in the 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.[5]
Honors
Sporting Kansas City
- Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: 2012
- Major League Soccer MLS Cup Champion (1): 2013
See also
References
- ↑ Team was known as Kansas City Wizards 2008-2010
- ↑ Wizards Take UCLA's Myers With Top Pick, ABC News, 2008-01-19, retrieved 2008-04-23
- ↑ Bowers, Dave (2008-04-23), There are no better MLS Fantasy brains to pick!, Fox Sports, archived from the original on May 5, 2008, retrieved 2008-04-23
- ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/generation-adidas-players-graduate-seasons-end Generation adidas players to graduate at season's end
- ↑ Sporting stomp New England 5-0, to round of 16