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
Aalesund
Columbus 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 2006

Pat Noonan (born August 2, 1980 in Ballwin, Missouri) is an American soccer player, who currently plays striker for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer.

Biography

Noonan played for traditional powerhouse De Smet Jesuit High School, and played college 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 to Alecko Eskandarian for the Hermann 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 to Damani Ralph for Rookie of the Year. Noonan did even better his sophomore year, scoring eleven goals and registering eight assists, tying with Amado Guevara for the MLS 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 club Aalesunds 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 the Columbus Crew in exchange for the Crew’s natural first-round selection in the 2009 MLS 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

*New England Revolution: 2007 U.S. Open Cup

External links

* [http://www.yanks-abroad.com/content.php?mode=search&s=Pat%20Noonan Pat Noonan articles on Yanks Abroad]