Chance Myers

Chance Myers

Personal information
Full name	Chance Russell Myers
Date of birth	December 7, 1987 (1987-12-07) (age 23)
Place of birth	Thousand Oaks, California, United States
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Wing Back, Winger
Club information
Current club	Sporting Kansas City
Number	7
Youth career
2006–2007	UCLA Bruins
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2007	Ventura County Fusion	12	(0)
2008–	Sporting Kansas City[1]	59	(0)
National team‡
2004–2006	United States U-18
2006–2008	United States U-20	3	(0)
2008–	United States U-23	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 22, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 1, 2009

Chance 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]

See also

• List of current MLS players

References

1. ^ Team was known as Kansas City Wizards 2008-2010
2. ^ Wizards Take UCLA's Myers With Top Pick, ABC News, 2008-01-19, http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=4159873, retrieved 2008-04-23 ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ Bowers, Dave (2008-04-23), There are no better MLS Fantasy brains to pick!, Fox Sports, http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/8063694/There-are-no-better-MLS-Fantasy-brains-to-pick!, retrieved 2008-04-23 ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/generation-adidas-players-graduate-seasons-end Generation adidas players to graduate at season's end
5. ^ Sporting stomp New England 5-0, to round of 16

External links

• MLS player profile

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Name	Myers, Chance
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Date of birth	December 7, 1987
Place of birth	Thousand Oaks, California, United States
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