Pat Phelan

Personal information
Full name	Patrick Phelan
Date of birth	January 16, 1985 (1985-01-16) (age 24)
Place of birth	Houston, Texas, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current club	New England Revolution
Number	28
Youth career
2004–2007	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2008	Toronto FC	0	(0)
2008–	New England Revolution	32	(0)
National team‡
	United States U-18
	United States U-20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 April, 2009

Pat Phelan (born January 16, 1985 in Houston, Texas) is an American soccer player who currently plays for New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] Youth and College

Phelan grew up in Enfield, Connecticut, and attended Wilbraham & Monson Academy, where he was named the 2003 Gatorade National High School Player of the Year . He played college soccer for Wake Forest University^[1] , where he was named to the 2004 ACC All-Freshmen Team, the 2005 Top-Drawer Soccer 2nd All-America team, and the 2005 NSCAA All-Region Team. He also played club soccer for the Oakwood Soccer Club.

[edit] Professional

Phelan was drafted in the first round (10th overall) of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC^[2], but was traded to New England Revolution without making a first team start for Toronto. He made his MLS debut Revolution, on June 12, 2008, against Houston Dynamo.

[edit] International

Phelan played for the USA Under-18 and Under-20 national teams, and was part of the squad for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. He was named the Most Valuable Player of 2002 Talence International Tournament in Talence, France, and competed in the Northern Ireland Milk Cup in 2003.

[edit] Personal

Phelan married Maggie Reddington on January 10, 2009, in Chatham, Massachusetts. His parents are Tom and Phyllis Phelan, of Enfield, Connecticut. He has a sister, named Grace. He is the cousin of Gerard Phelan, the recipient of Doug Flutie's famed Hail Mary Pass versus Miami on November 23, 1984.^[3]

[edit] Honors

[edit] Wake Forest University

• NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship (1): 2007

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• MLS player profile
• Wake Forest bio

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