Josh Wicks

Football player infobox| playername= Josh Wicks
fullname = Joshua Myiah Wicks
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|11|1
cityofbirth = Landstuhl, Rhineland-Palatinate
countryofbirth = Germany
height = height|ft=6|in=3
currentclub = Los Angeles Galaxy
clubnumber = 31
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears = 2001–2004
youthclubs = Cal State-Bakersfield
years = 2003
2005–2006 2007
2007 2008–
clubs = Des Moines Menace
Vancouver Whitecaps Portland Timbers AFC Leopards
Los Angeles Galaxy
caps(goals) = 008 0(0)
016 0(0) 027 0(0) 000 0(0)
005 0(0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 25 September 2008
ntupdate =

Josh Wicks (born November 1, 1983 in Landstuhl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) is a soccer goalkeeper, from San Bernardino, California playing for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.

In 2005, in his first year as a professional, Wicks enjoyed a successful campaign. Wicks began the season as the backup to Mike Franks. However, injuries to the number one keeper allowed him to appear in 13 games, including two games in the playoffs. Wicks allowed only 0.55 goals per game and his overall record was five wins, four losses, and four ties. He also recorded seven shutouts, including both playoff games.

In 2006 Wicks re-signed for the Caps and served as backup to Tony Caig. He also helped the Caps win their first USL First Division Championship by beating the Rochester Raging Rhinos 3-0.

In March 2007, Wicks signed with the Portland Timbers as one of two goalkeepers. For the season, he recorded a .603 GAA with 14 shutouts in 27 games (all league highs), earning him Goalkeeper of the Year honors. He also delivered 2 assists (good for 3rd best on the team) from his booming goal kicks.

Wicks had been on trial with Los Angeles Galaxy during the club's pre-season, featuring in the inaugural Pan-Pacific Championship in Hawaii, and featuring on their Asian tour in China and Hong Kong. Having impressed Galaxy coach Ruud Gullit with his performances, Wicks signed a full professional contract with Galaxy on March 26, 2008. [http://la.galaxy.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080325&content_id=145314&vkey=pr_lag&fext=.jsp&team=t106] He made his MLS debut on 30 August, 2008 against New England Revolution, coming on as a second half substitute for Steve Cronin, who had suffered an injury. [http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=08302008_LANE]

ee also

* List of current MLS players

References

External links

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