Aaron Wheeler

Aaron Wheeler (born May 11, 1988) is an American soccer player.

Aaron Wheeler
Wheeler during 2011 preseason training with the Union
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-05-11) May 11, 1988
Place of birth Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s) Forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Lenoir-Rhyne Bears
2009 Towson Tigers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Hampton Roads Piranhas 13 (4)
2009 Reading Rage 16 (17)
2009 Vancouver Whitecaps 0 (0)
2010 FC Tampa Bay 19 (4)
2011 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 6 (0)
2012 KTP 17 (2)
2013–2014 Philadelphia Union 25 (1)
2013Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) 3 (2)
2014Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) 3 (1)
2015 Wilmington Hammerheads 10 (2)
2016–2017 Harrisburg City Islanders 27 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 19, 2017

Career

College and amateur

Wheeler attended Patapsco High School in Dundalk, Maryland, who he led to the 2005 Baltimore County championship title, and played three years of college soccer at Lenoir-Rhyne University before transferring to Towson University prior to his senior year. At Lenoir-Rhyne he was a two-time NSCAA All-South Atlantic Region First Team selection and a three-time All-South Atlantic Conference First Team member.

During his college years Wheeler also played for the Hampton Roads Piranhas[1] and Reading Rage in the USL Premier Development League. He was the 2009 PDL Most Valuable Player, and led the league in scoring, recorded a goal or an assist in 13 of 17 regular season and playoffs matches, and finished the 2009 campaign with 17 regular season goals.[2]

Professional

Following the conclusion of the 2009 PDL season, Wheeler signed with the Vancouver Whitecaps[3] He trained with the first team, and played exhibition games with the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency PDL team, but was never called up to the senior USL First Division squad, and released when his contract expired in October 2009.

Wheeler signed for the FC Tampa Bay in the USSF Division 2 Professional League in early 2010, and made his professional debut on April 16, 2010, in Tampa's first-ever game, a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace Baltimore. He scored his first professional goal on May 19, 2010 in a 3-3 tie with the Austin Aztex.[4]

He also was one of the trialists for the Philadelphia Union in the 2011 Major League Soccer preseason.[5] He was not offered a contract by the Union, and instead signed with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League, on November 30, 2010.[6] He played just six games with the Strikers before suffering a season-ending injury. Wheeler was released at the end of the 2011 season.

He signed with FC KooTeePee of the Finnish Ykkönen in March 2012. In January 2013, Wheeler signed with Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer.[7]

In addition to playing professionally, in his spare time, Wheeler coaches soccer to aspiring players in Maryland.[8]

Career statistics

Club

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Canada League Canadian Championship League Cup North America Total
2009Vancouver WhitecapsUSL First Division0000000000
USA League Open Cup League Cup North America Total
2010FC Tampa BayUSSF Division 2194000000194
2011Fort Lauderdale StrikersNASL6000000060
Finland League Suomen Cup League Cup Europe Total
2012KooTeePeeYkkönen172230000195
USA League Open Cup League Cup North America Total
2013Philadelphia UnionMajor League Soccer5100000051
Harrisburg City IslandersUSL Pro3200000032
Total Canada 0000000000
USA 337000000337
Finland 172230000195
Career total 5092300005212

Updated August 3, 2013

References

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