Kody Wakasa

Kody Wakasa (born May 6, 1994) was a former American soccer player who previously played as a defender for FC Tucson in USL League One.

Kody Wakasa
Personal information
Full name Kody M. Wasaka
Date of birth (1994-05-06) May 6, 1994
Place of birth Belmont, California, United States
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Cal Poly Mustangs 64 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Ventura County Fusion 0 (0)
2017–2018 Phoenix Rising 38 (1)
2019–2020 FC Tucson 17 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 21, 2019

Career

College

Wakasa played five years of college soccer at California Polytechnic State University between 2012 and 2016. While at Cal Poly, Wakasa scored the game-winning overtime header against UC Santa Barbara in front of a crowd that was the 12th largest attendance in NCAA men’s soccer regular-season history.[1] He also was with USL PDL side Ventura County Fusion during his time at Cal Poly, but never appeared for the club.[2]

Professional

Wakasa signed with United Soccer League club Phoenix Rising on March 24, 2017.[3]After playing two years at Phoenix Rising, he then joined FC Tucson in USL League One in 2019.[4] Wakasa retired on July 2, 2020 in order to attend the Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola University Chicago.[5][6]

References
  1. "OT Game Winning Header - Kody Wakasa Official Website". kodywakasa.com. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  2. "Kody Wakasa - Cal Poly". calpolymustangs.com. Cal Poly Mustangs. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  3. "Kody Wakasa | 3". phxrisingfc.com. Phoenix Rising FC. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  4. "Stats - Kody Wakasa Official Website". kodywakasa.com. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  5. "Wakasa announces retirement". Twitter.com. @FCTucson. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  6. "Former FC Tucson captain Kody Wakasa trades in his cleats for a stethoscope". Caitlin Schmidt. Tucson.com. July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.



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