- Pat Noonan
Football player infobox|playername= Pat Noonan
fullname = Pat Noonan
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|8|2
cityofbirth = Ballwin, MO
countryofbirth =United States
height = height|ft=6|in=0
currentclub =Columbus Crew
clubnumber = 11
position = Striker
youthyears = 1999-2002
youthclubs = Indiana University
years = 2003-2008
2008
2008-
clubs =New England Revolution
AalesundColumbus Crew
caps(goals) = 136 0(42)
011 0(0)
008 0(1)
nationalyears = 2004-
nationalteam = United States
nationalcaps(goals) = 012 0(1)
pcupdate = 4 October 2008
ntupdate = 11 June 2006Pat Noonan (born
August 2 ,1980 inBallwin ,Missouri ) is an Americansoccer player, who currently playsstriker for theColumbus Crew ofMajor League Soccer .Biography
Noonan played for traditional powerhouse
De Smet Jesuit High School , and playedcollege soccer at Indiana University from 1999 to 2002. He was named an NSCAA first-team All-American his senior and junior seasons, and second-team All-American his sophomore year. His senior year, he also finished as runner-up toAlecko Eskandarian for theHermann Trophy . He finished his career at Indiana with 48 goals and 31 assists.Upon graduating, Noonan was selected 9th overall by the Revolution in the
2003 MLS SuperDraft . Although he started slowly, Noonan soon resumed his scoring ways, finishing his first season with the Revs with ten goals and seven assists, and runner-up toDamani Ralph for Rookie of the Year. Noonan did even better his sophomore year, scoring eleven goals and registering eight assists, tying withAmado Guevara for theMLS Scoring Champion Award . A late-season slump saw Noonan end 2005 with eight goals and seven assists. Noonan's 2006 campaign was marred by injury and he appeared in only 14 games, netting just one goal. He began 2007 injured once again and then became a substitute as he regained his fitness. However, he rounded into form and finished the season with 7 goals. Noonan's option for the 2008 season was not picked up by New England and on January 23, 2008 he signed with Norwegian clubAalesunds FK .Noonan earned his first cap for the United States national team on
March 13 ,2004 against Haiti. While he has accumulated 12 caps, injuries and inconsistency prevented him from claiming a major role with the national team. However he recently started with the U.S. National Team against Sweden and registered an assist in a 2-0 victory.On
August 6 ,2008 Noonan re-signed with MLS and was traded from the New England Revolution, who still retained his rights, to theColumbus Crew in exchange for the Crew’s natural first-round selection in the 2009MLS SuperDraft and allocation money. Additionally, the teams traded spots in the current 2008 allocation standings – with Columbus moving into the 10th spot and New England moving to third – and agreed to considerations regarding 2009 allocation rankings.Titles
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New England Revolution : 2007 U.S. Open CupExternal links
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