Gordon Wild

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Gordon Wild
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-10-16) 16 October 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Leonberg, Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
Mainz 05
2013–2015 Wehen Wiesbaden
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 USC Upstate Spartans 15 (16)
2016–2017 Maryland Terrapins 40 (22)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Wehen Wiesbaden II 4 (0)
2018–2019 Atlanta United 0 (0)
2018 → Charleston Battery (loan) 32 (7)
2019 → Atlanta United 2 (loan) 8 (1)
2019 D.C. United 0 (0)
2019 → Loudoun United (loan) 16 (10)
2020 LA Galaxy 3 (0)
2021 Indy Eleven 27 (3)
2022–2023 MSV Duisburg 5 (0)
2023 1. FC Bocholt 12 (3)
2023–2024 TuS Bövinghausen 10 (3)
2024 TVD Velbert 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:23, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Gordon Wild (born 16 October 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left winger.

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College career

Wild played one year of college soccer at University of South Carolina Upstate in 2015, before moving to the University of Maryland, where he played for two years. [1]

Professional career

Ahead of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft, Wild signed a Generation Adidas contract with MLS. [2] On 17 January 2018, Wild was selected 37th overall in the SuperDraft by Atlanta United. [3]

In February 2018, Wild was loaned to United Soccer League side Charleston Battery. [4] He made his professional debut on 17 March 2018 as an 80th-minute substitute in a 1–0 loss to FC Cincinnati. [5]

On 17 July 2019, Wild was waived by Atlanta. [6] Wild was signed a week later by D.C. United. [7] He made his first non-official appearance for D.C. United in a friendly against Olympique de Marseille on 24 July 2019.[ citation needed ] [8]

Since Wild has signed with DC United he has appeared numerous times for D.C. United's USL affiliate Loudoun United. Wild debuted for Loudoun on 28 July 2019, in a 3–0 win against Louisville City FC. [9] He scored three goals against the Swope Park Rangers on 25 September 2019, earning him a hat trick; the first hat trick in Loudoun United's history. [10]

On 19 January 2020, Wild announced his departure from D.C. United via Instagram.

On 25 February 2020, Wild joined LA Galaxy. [11] Wild made his first MLS appearance off the bench against the Portland Timbers in the MLS is Back tournament, registering an assist for a Javier Hernandez goal. [12] [ failed verification ] He was released by LA Galaxy on 30 November 2020. [13]

On 11 February 2021, Wild signed with USL Championship side Indy Eleven. [14] Following the 2021 season, it was announced that Wild's contract option was declined by Indy Eleven. [15]

He signed with MSV Duisburg in the summer of 2022. [16] On 29 January 2023, Wild's contract with Duisburg was terminated by mutual consent. [17] Two days later, he moved to 1. FC Bocholt. [18]

Wild signed for TVD Velbert in January 2024 and left a week later. [19]

Career statistics

As of 18 September 2022 [20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueCupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wehen Wiesbaden II 2014–15 Hessenliga 40——40
Charleston Battery 2018 USL Championship 327111 [lower-alpha 1] 0348
Atlanta United 2 2019 USL Championship81——81
Loudoun United 2019 USL Championship1610——1610
LA Galaxy 2020 Major League Soccer 10—2 [lower-alpha 2] 030
Indy Eleven 2021 USL Championship273——273
MSV Duisburg 2022–23 3. Liga 50——50
Career total932111309722
  1. ↑ Appearance in playoff
  2. ↑ Appearances in MLS is Back Tournament

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References

  1. ↑ "Gordon Wild – Men's Soccer". University of Maryland Athletics.
  2. ↑ "Gordon Wild will leave Maryland early to pursue pro soccer career". The Washington Post.
  3. ↑ "Atlanta United selects Jon Gallagher, Oliver Shannon, Gordon Wild in MLS SuperDraft | Atlanta United FC".
  4. ↑ Doug Roberson, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Two Atlanta United players training with Charleston". ajc.
  5. ↑ "Charleston Battery vs FC Cincinnati". Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Atlanta United acquires Mo Adams from Chicago Fire". Atlanta United . 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "D.C. United acquire Maryland standout Gordon Wild | D.C. United".
  8. ↑ "RECAP | D.C. United fall to Marseille in Friendly Match" . Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "Loudoun United Win 3–0 at Home against Louisville City". 28 July 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "Wild leads Loudoun United to Win with Hat Trick". LoudounNow. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  11. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign forward Gordon Wild | LA Galaxy".
  12. ↑ "Starting XI presented by Modelo: LA Galaxy vs. Portland Timbers | LA Galaxy".
  13. ↑ "LA Galaxy announce 2020 roster decisions | LA Galaxy".
  14. ↑ "Forward Gordon Wild Joins Indy Eleven for 2021 Season". indyeleven.com.
  15. ↑ "Indy Announces Arrival of Rebellon, Jerome for 2022 Season". USL Championship. 3 December 2021.
  16. ↑ "Verträge fix: Gordon Wild unterschreibt beim MSV bis 2023". msv-duisburg.de. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  17. ↑ "Goodbye, Gordon! Wild verlässt den MSV" (in German). MSV Duisburg. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  18. ↑ "Gordon Wild wechselt zum 1. FC Bocholt" (in German). 1fcbocholt.de. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  19. ↑ Dünn, Joachim (1 February 2024). "TVD Velbert: Warum Gordon Wild keine Verstärkung sein kann" [TVD Velbert: Why Gordon Wild cannot be a reinforcement]. Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  20. ↑ Gordon Wild at WorldFootball.net OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg


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