Chris Wehan

Christopher Wehan (born January 29, 1994) is an American soccer player who plays for Orange County SC in the USL Championship. He is predominantly deployed a central attacking midfielder.

Chris Wehan
Personal information
Full name Christopher Wehan
Date of birth (1994-01-29) January 29, 1994
Place of birth Orange, California, United States
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, Winger
Club information
Current team
 Orange County SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 New Mexico Lobos 80 (31)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 OC Blues Strikers 2 (0)
2014 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 8 (1)
2017 Reno 1868 29 (8)
2018 San Jose Earthquakes 6 (0)
2018 → Reno 1868 (loan) 14 (4)
2019–2020 New Mexico United 42 (16)
2021– Orange County SC 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 8, 2020

Career

Amateur and college
Chris Wehan sends in a corner kick vs. Portland Timbers 2 on April 26, 2019

Wehan spent five years playing college soccer at the University of New Mexico between 2012 and 2016, including a redshirt year in 2012, where in total he scored 31 goals in 80 appearances.[1]

Wehan also appeared for USL PDL sides OC Blues Strikers and Seattle Sounders FC U-23.[2][3]

Professional

On March 8, 2017, Wehan signed with United Soccer League club Reno 1868 FC as part of their inaugural roster.[4] He was integral to Reno's record breaking attack, notching twelve assists which tied Matthew Dallman's single season USL record.[5] On November 21, 2017, Wehan was named the USL Rookie of the Year.[6]

Reno's MLS affiliate San Jose Earthquakes signed Wehan on December 14, 2017, along with Reno teammates Jimmy Ockford and Luis Felipe Fernandes.[7] He was then temporarily loaned back to Reno, playing his first game back in Reno's 3–4 loss to Swope Park Rangers on March 17, 2018, and tallying a goal.[8]

Wehan was released by San Jose at the end of their 2018 season.[9]

On February 14, 2019, Wehan signed with New Mexico United ahead of their inaugural season in the USL Championship.[10]

On November 6, 2020, Wehan joined USL Championship side Orange County SC ahead of their 2021 season.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played October 17, 2020[12]
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Seattle Sounders U-23 2014 USL PDL 8 1 — — 8 1
Reno 1868 2017 USL 2981[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0318
San Jose Earthquakes 2018 MLS 6000— 60
Reno 1868 (loan) 2018 USL 1240020144
New Mexico United 2019 USL Championship 30105[lower-alpha 1]1103611
2020 USL Championship 13 6 — 2 1 15 7
Total 43 16 5 1 3 1 51 18
Orange County SC 2021 USL Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 9829616111031
  1. Appearance(s) in the US Open Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in USL playoffs

References
  1. "The University of New Mexico Lobos - Chris Wehan - 2015". Golobos.com. University of New Mexico. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  2. "Statistics - 2016 Regular Season - Premier Development League". uslpdl.com. USL PDL. July 13, 2011. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  3. "Twenty PDL Players On Hermann Watch List". uslpdl.com. USL PDL. August 5, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  4. "1868 FC Signs University Of New Mexico Star Chris Wehan". reno1868fc.com. Reno 1868 FC. July 13, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  5. Murray, Nicholas (December 4, 2017). "2017's Top USL Storylines – Open the Record Book". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  6. "Reno 1868 FC's Wehan named Rookie of the Year". rgj.com. Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  7. "Quakes Sign Three Players From Reno 1868 FC". sjearthquakes.com. San Jose Earthquakes. December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  8. "Reno 1868 FC vs Swope Park Rangers". uslsoccer.com. United League Soccer. March 17, 2018. Archived from the original on March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  9. "News: Earthquakes Announce Roster Moves Ahead of 2019 MLS Season". sjearthquakes.com. San Jose Earthquakes. November 29, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  10. "New Mexico United Signs Former Lobo Player Chris Wehan". newmexicoutd.com. New Mexico United. February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  11. https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1131578
  12. "USA - Chris Wehan". Soccerway. Retrieved December 11, 2020.


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