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Chris Wondolowski
Personal information
Full name	Chris Wondolowski
Date of birth	July 28, 1983 (age 26)
Place of birth	Danville, California, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	San Jose Earthquakes
Number	17
Youth career
2001–2004	Chico State Wildcats
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 October, 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).;

Chris Wondolowski (born January 28, 1983 in Danville, California) is an American soccer player who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] Youth and College

Wondolowski played high school soccer at De La Salle High School in Concord, California, where he earned All-Bay Valley Athletic League first team and all-East Bay first team honors in 2000 and 2001. He was also awarded two area "Player of the Year" awards in 2001 by local media. Wondolowski also played club soccer for the Diablo Valley Soccer Club (DVSC) and Danville Mustang Soccer Association.

He went on to enjoy a standout college soccer career at Chico State University, and also led the Chico Rooks of the then Men's Premier Soccer League with 17 goals in the 2004 season.

[edit] Professional

Wondolowski was drafted 41st overall in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft by the San Jose Earthquakes. Although he made only two MLS appearances for San Jose in 2005, he led the Earthquakes reserve team in scoring with eight goals in 12 games.

Along with the rest of his Earthquakes teammates, he moved to Houston for the 2006 season and once again led the reserve team in scoring, tallying 13 goals in 11 games. He scored his first MLS goal 30 August, 2006 against the Chicago Fire.

In 2007, Wondolowski scored against Pachuca in the semifinal round of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, although Houston was eliminated in the second leg. He scored his second career MLS goal - a tap-in against Chicago - on July 12, 2007, and his 4th career goal for Houston against Red Bull New York on May 16, 2009 was also the 7000th goal in Major League Soccer history.

Wondolowski was traded to the San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for Cam Weaver in June 2009.^[1]

[edit] Other Accomplishments

Wondolowski was also a stand-out middle distance runner while at De La Salle: he earned his way to the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State track meet in both his Junior and Senior years. His accomplishments caught the attention and interest of several track schools, including UCLA: Chris' recorded bests were 1:57 in the 800 and 4:15 in the 1600 during his senior season. Chris was also an outstanding middle infielder throughout his youth baseball career. The highlight was starting at second base for the Danville Rockies baseball team, a club that went on to capture the 1997 PONY League (13-14 yr. old) World Series Championship. He was eventually persuaded to give up baseball after completing his JV Baseball season to try his hand at distance running. The DLS track coach "discovered" Chris after he recorded a time of 10:20 for a two-mile "fitness run" that was administered to all of the varsity soccer players.

[edit] Personal

Chris is the brother of fellow professional soccer player Stephen Wondolowski.

[edit] Honors

[edit] Houston Dynamo

Major League Soccer MLS Cup (2): 2006, 2007

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

[edit] References

^ Dynamo send Wondolowski to Earthquakes

[edit] External links

[0] Dynamo send Wondolowski to Earthquakes

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