{{short description|American soccer player}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kirk Wilson | image = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|10|7}} | birth_place = Torrance, California, United States | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}} | position = Forward / Midfielder | youthyears1 = 1996–1997 | youthclubs1 = Drake Bulldogs | years1 = 1997 | clubs1 = Des Moines Menace | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1998 | clubs2 = El Paso Patriots | caps2 = 27 | goals2 = 15 | years3 = 1999–2000 | clubs3 = Dallas Burn | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 1999 | clubs4 = → Austin Lone Stars (loan) | caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 1999 | clubs5 = → MLS Pro 40 (loan) | caps5 = 11 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 1999 | clubs6 = → El Paso Patriots (loan) | caps6 = 3 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2000 | clubs7 = El Paso Patriots | caps7 = 21 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2001–2005 | clubs8 = Rochester Rhinos | caps8 = 116 | goals8 = 22 | years9 = 2006 | clubs9 = Montreal Impact | caps9 = 16 | goals9 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 1998–1999 | nationalteam1 = United States U23 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = }}
'''Kirk Wilson''' is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in Major League Soccer and the USL A-League.
==Youth== Wilson's family moved from California to El Paso, Texas when he was a child. He graduated from Coronado High School where he was part of the 1996 Texas State High School soccer championship team. During the summer of 1997, Wilson played for the Des Moines Menace of the USISL Premier Development Soccer League.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.menacesoccer.com/team/alumni/ |title=Des Moines Menace alumni |access-date=2011-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401195647/http://www.menacesoccer.com/team/alumni/ |archive-date=2016-04-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Wilson attended Drake University, playing on the men's soccer team 1996 and 1997.
==Professional== In 1998, Wilson left Drake soon after and moved to Germany where he spent time training with various teams. In the spring of 1998, he returned to the United States and signed with the El Paso Patriots of the USISL A-League for the 1998 A-League season. He was fourth in the league's points chart, finished runner-up in the Rookie of the Year, and was Second Team All League.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1998.html#aleague |title=The Year in American Soccer – 1998 |access-date=2011-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105073631/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1998.html#aleague |archive-date=2015-11-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.charlestonbattery.com/1998/98usislaward.htm |title=1998 A-League Awards |access-date=2011-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402215837/http://www.charlestonbattery.com/1998/98usislaward.htm |archive-date=2012-04-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In February 1999, the Dallas Burn selected Wilson in the first round (seventh overall) of the 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft. He played five games for the Burn that season, going on loan to the Patriots in June and the MLS Project 40 team, which also competed in the USISL A-League, from June through the playoffs. In 2000, Wilson began the MLS season with the Burn, playing one game. On April 2, 2000, the Burn waived Wilson.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/02/sports/transactions-585513.html?pagewanted=2 April 2, 2000 Transactions]</ref> He quickly signed with the El Paso Patriots where he played the rest of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/aleague/stats/2000/stats.elpstax.html |title=2000 El Paso Patriots |access-date=2011-08-29 |archive-date=2012-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103180128/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/aleague/stats/2000/stats.elpstax.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2001, Wilson moved to the Rochester Rhinos where he was part of the Rhinos 2001 championship squad. He spent five seasons in Rochester. In 2005, his last season with the Rhinos, Wilson was first team All League.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/2005.html#usl1 |title=The Year in American Soccer – 2005 |access-date=2011-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105121200/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/2005.html#usl1 |archive-date=2015-11-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In December 2005, Wilson signed as a free agent with the Montreal Impact.<ref>[http://www.impactmontreal.com/fr/node/5779 Kirk Wilson Joins Impact]</ref> Wilson retired at the end of the season and moved his family back to Des Moines, Iowa where he founded a company focused on training soccer players.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kirkwilsonsoccer.com/ |title=Kirk Wilson Soccer |access-date=2011-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129002543/http://kirkwilsonsoccer.com/ |archive-date=2011-01-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==International== In 1998 and 1999, Wilson played for the United States men's national under-23 soccer team.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Mens-National-Team/1999/01/Arena-Charles-Name-National-Team-Rosters-For-Historic-USA-Germany-Doubleheader-Feb-6-In-Jacksonville.aspx |title=Arena, Charles Name National Team Rosters for Historic USA-Germany Doubleheader Feb. 6 in Jacksonville, Fla. |access-date=2011-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425033522/http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Mens-National-Team/1999/01/Arena-Charles-Name-National-Team-Rosters-For-Historic-USA-Germany-Doubleheader-Feb-6-In-Jacksonville.aspx |archive-date=2012-04-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{MLS player|kirk-wilson}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Kirk}} Category:Living people Category:1977 births Category:American men's soccer players Category:American expatriate men's soccer players Category:Austin Lone Stars players Category:FC Dallas players Category:Des Moines Menace players Category:Drake Bulldogs men's soccer players Category:El Paso Patriots players Category:Major League Soccer players Category:Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players Category:Rochester Rhinos players Category:USL First Division players Category:MLS Pro-40 players Category:Coronado High School (Lubbock, Texas) alumni Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Category:Soccer players from Torrance, California Category:United States men's under-23 international soccer players Category:USL League Two players Category:A-League (1995–2004) players Category:FC Dallas draft picks Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Men's association football midfielders