Andrew Peterson

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Peterson
Date of birth	December 2, 1984 (1984-12-02) (age 24)
Place of birth	Edina, Minnesota, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Minnesota Thunder
Number	4
Youth career
2003–2006	Creighton Bluejays
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2007	Cleveland City Stars	0	(0)
2007–2009	Columbus Crew	2	(0)
2009–	Minnesota Thunder	24	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October, 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Andrew Peterson (born December 2, 1984 in Edina, Minnesota) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Minnesota Thunder in the USL First Division.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Youth and College 1.2 Professional 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] Youth and College

Peterson attended for Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minnesota from 1999 to 2003, where he was an All-Conference and All-State player his senior year. Peterson played four years of college soccer for Creighton University, starting over 80 games while claiming numerous all tournament awards, a 2nd Team All Midwest his junior year and 2nd Team All Conference in his senior year.

[edit] Professional

Peterson was drafted in the first round of the 2007 USL Draft by the Minnesota Thunder of the a USL First Division^[1]. However, instead of playing for Minnesota Thunder, Peterson decided to train as a Christian missionary with the Cleveland City Stars in the USL Second Division. Through the efforts of his Cleveland coach, Martin Rennie, and general manager Aaron Treadway, they arranged for him to play in a May reserve game for the Columbus Crew against the Chicago Fire in which the Columbus Crew team won 1-0. As a result of this tryout, the Crew asked offered Peterson a developmental contract in July 2007^[2][3]. His first game with the Crew was against the Colorado Rapids on July 4, 2007.

On March 4, 2009 the Minnesota Thunder announced the signing of Peterson for the 2009 season.^[4]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Minnesota Thunder bio
• MLS player profile
• Peterson's blog

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