- Zach Wells
Football player infobox| playername= Zach Wells
fullname = Zachary Stephen Wells
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1981|2|26|df=y
cityofbirth = Costa Mesa, CA
countryofbirth =United States
height = height|ft=6|in=2
currentclub =D.C. United
clubnumber = 1
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears = 1999-2003
youthclubs = UCLA
years = 2004-05
2006-2007
2007-
clubs =MetroStars Houston Dynamo D.C. United
caps(goals) = 19 0(0)
04 0(0)
17 0(0)
nationalyears = 2006–
nationalteam = United States
nationalcaps(goals) = 01 0(0)
pcupdate = 25 May 2008
ntupdate = 5 April 2006Zach Wells (born Zachary Stephen Wells on
February 26 ,1981 in Costa Mesa,California ) is an Americansoccer goalkeeper, who currently plays forD.C. United ofMajor League Soccer .College
Wells played
college soccer atUCLA from 1999 to 2003, where he helped the school to the NCAA Championship as a junior, and was named first-team All-Pac 10 as a senior.MLS
Upon graduating, Wells was selected 21st overall in the
2004 MLS SuperDraft by theMetroStars . He spent much of the season backing up national teamerJonny Walker , but played two games in mid-season. In 2005, with Walker recovering from surgery, Wells took over the starting role, and played well, leading to Walker's trade to Columbus. But the return ofTony Meola to the club left Wells being a backup again. He was traded to Houston for a 4th round pick in the2006 MLS SuperDraft . In 2007, he was traded toD.C. United forBobby Boswell .D.C. United also picked up a conditional draft pick as part of the deal.National team
Wells got his first cap for the U.S. national team on
February 19 ,2006 , against Guatemala.ee also
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List of current MLS players
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