Austin Washington

Personal information
Date of birth	September 26, 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Spokane, Washington, USA
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Defender
College career
Years	Team
2004	Whitworth Pirates
2005–2007	Gonzaga Bulldogs
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2005	Spokane Shadow
2006	Boulder Rapids Reserve
2007	Spokane Spiders
2008–2009	Chicago Fire
2009	→ Cleveland City Stars (loan)
Total
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Austin Washington (born September 26, 1985) is an American academic and former professional soccer player who played as a defender in Major League Soccer.^[2]

Soccer career

College and amateur

Washington attended Joel E Ferris High School.^[3]

Professional

Washington was drafted in the fourth round (54th overall) of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft by Chicago Fire. He was sent on loan to the Cleveland City Stars for one game in early 2009 before returning to complete the season with the Chicago Fire.^[4] After appearing in a pre-season exhibition match,^[5] he was waived by Chicago Fire ahead of the 2010 season.^[6]^[7]

Academic career

After working at Phillips Exeter Academy,^[8] and Boston University,^[9] as of September 2023 Washington was Dean of Flagstaff Cluster and an instructor in Philosophy and Religious Studies at Phillips Academy Andover.^[10] He also served as soccer coach for Andover.^[11]

References

^ "Austin Washington | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.
^ "USA - A. Washington - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
^ "Fire select six players in SuperDraft", Major League Soccer, January 18, 2008.
^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2009.
^ "Fire battle Wisla to scoreless draw | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
^ "Fire waive Washington, Woolard | Chicago Fire FC". chicagofirefc.
^ "Chicago Fire release Woolard and Washington - Tribal Football". www.tribalfootball.com. March 27, 2024.
^ "FoW: Austin Washington". The Exonian.
^ "Trading His Cleats for the Pulpit | BU Today". Boston University. July 30, 2014.
^ Seong, Christian Estrada, Stella (September 29, 2023). "10 Questions with Dean Washington".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Snow, Henry (November 10, 2023). "Head Coach Austin Washington: A Journey from MLS to Boarding Schools".

External links

[1] "Austin Washington | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.

[2] "USA - A. Washington - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.

[3] "Fire select six players in SuperDraft", Major League Soccer, January 18, 2008.

[4] "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2009.

[5] "Fire battle Wisla to scoreless draw | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.

[6] "Fire waive Washington, Woolard | Chicago Fire FC". chicagofirefc.

[7] "Chicago Fire release Woolard and Washington - Tribal Football". www.tribalfootball.com. March 27, 2024.

[8] "FoW: Austin Washington". The Exonian.

[9] "Trading His Cleats for the Pulpit | BU Today". Boston University. July 30, 2014.

[10] Seong, Christian Estrada, Stella (September 29, 2023). "10 Questions with Dean Washington".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[11] Snow, Henry (November 10, 2023). "Head Coach Austin Washington: A Journey from MLS to Boarding Schools".

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-09-26) September 26, 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Spokane, Washington, USA
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)^[1]
Position(s)	Defender
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004	Whitworth Pirates
2005–2007	Gonzaga Bulldogs
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	Spokane Shadow	22	(0)
2006	Boulder Rapids Reserve	15	(0)
2007	Spokane Spiders	6	(0)
2008–2009	Chicago Fire	9	(0)
2009	→ Cleveland City Stars (loan)	1	(0)
Total		53	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals