Todd Wharton

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Todd Wharton
Wharton with Pittsburgh Riverhounds in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-02-08) February 8, 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Richmond, Virginia, United States
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2008–2012 Richmond Strikers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Virginia Cavaliers 85 (11)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 RVA FC 3 (3)
2015 Portland Timbers U23s 12 (3)
2016–2018 Rio Grande Valley FC 61 (6)
2019 Portland Timbers 2 34 (6)
2020 Saint Louis FC 15 (0)
2021 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 32 (4)
Total 157 (22)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 4, 2021

Todd Wharton (born February 8, 1994) is an American former soccer player.

Career[edit]

Youth and College[edit]

Wharton played four years of college soccer at the University of Virginia between 2012 and 2015.[1] During his stay at Virginia, Wharton was part of the team that won the 2014 NCAA National Championship.[2]

Wharton also appeared for National Premier Soccer League side RVA FC in 2013[3] and Premier Development League side Portland Timbers U23s in 2015.[4][5]

Professional[edit]

On January 13, 2016, Wharton signed a contract with Major League Soccer ahead of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft, where he was expected to go early on in the draft.[6][7] Surprisingly however, Wharton wasn't selected by any MLS team over the four rounds.[8]

Wharton signed with United Soccer League side Rio Grande Valley FC on March 16, 2016.[9] He made his professional debut on March 26, 2016 as a 66th-minute substitute during a 0–2 loss against Tulsa Roughnecks.[10]

After three seasons with Rio Grande Valley, Wharton moved to Portland Timbers 2 on January 30, 2019.[11]

On December 10, 2019, Wharton moved to USL Championship side Saint Louis FC.[12] Saint Louis FC folded following the 2020 USL Championship season.[13]

On February 19, 2021, Wharton signed with USL Championship side Pittsburgh Riverhounds.[14]

On January 11, 2022, Wharton announced his retirement from professional soccer.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Todd Wharton Bio - VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site". www.virginiasports.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-23.
  2. ^ "Todd Wharton". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "National Premier Soccer League". Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  4. ^ "Todd Wharton".
  5. ^ "Portland Timbers U-23s' Dennis Castillo and Todd Wharton earn postseason PDL honors". Timbers.com. Portland Timbers. July 28, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "SBI 2016 MLS Draft Big Board (Version 3.0)". sbisoccer.com. SBI. January 11, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "2016 MLS Draft Big Board: Final Edition". topdrawersoccer.com. Advanced Sports Media. January 14, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  8. ^ "2016 Top 20 overlooked players by MLS". rednationonline.ca. Red Nation. February 7, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  9. ^ "Rio Grande Valley FC Toros sign six players". houstondynamo.com. Houston Dynamo. March 16, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  10. ^ "Rio Grande Valley FC at Tulsa Roughnecks FC - 2016 Regular Season". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. March 26, 2016. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  11. ^ "T2 Brings Aboard Familiar Face in Wharton". USLChampionship.com. January 30, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  12. ^ "STLFC Announces Todd Wharton Signing". saintlouisfc.com. Saint Louis FC. December 10, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  13. ^ Straus, Brian. "USL's Saint Louis FC to Fold to Make Room for MLS Expansion Team". Sports Illustrated.
  14. ^ Riverhounds Staff (February 19, 2021). "Riverhounds SC sign Todd Wharton". Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC.
  15. ^ "Midfielder Todd Wharton announces retirement". 11 January 2022.

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