# Kirk Wilson

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{{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](/source/Torrance%2C_California), United States
| death_date    =
| death_place    =
| height         = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}
| position       = [Forward](/source/Striker_(association_football)) / [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder)
| youthyears1    = 1996–1997
| youthclubs1    = [Drake Bulldogs](/source/Drake_Bulldogs_men's_soccer)
| years1         = 1997
| clubs1         = [Des Moines Menace](/source/Des_Moines_Menace)
| caps1          = 
| goals1         = 
| years2         = 1998
| clubs2         = [El Paso Patriots](/source/El_Paso_Patriots)
| caps2          = 27
| goals2         = 15
| years3         = 1999–2000
| clubs3         = [Dallas Burn](/source/Dallas_Burn)
| caps3          = 6
| goals3         = 0
| years4         = 1999
| clubs4         = → [Austin Lone Stars](/source/Austin_Lone_Stars) (loan)
| caps4          = 1
| goals4         = 2
| years5         = 1999
| clubs5         = → [MLS Pro 40](/source/MLS_Pro_40) (loan)
| caps5          = 11
| goals5         = 1
| years6         = 1999
| clubs6         = → [El Paso Patriots](/source/El_Paso_Patriots) (loan)
| caps6          = 3
| goals6         = 2
| years7         = 2000
| clubs7         = [El Paso Patriots](/source/El_Paso_Patriots)
| caps7          = 21
| goals7         = 2
| years8         = 2001–2005
| clubs8         = [Rochester Rhinos](/source/Rochester_Rhinos)
| caps8          = 116
| goals8         = 22
| years9         = 2006
| clubs9         = [Montreal Impact](/source/Montreal_Impact_(1992-2011))
| caps9          = 16
| goals9         = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1998–1999
| nationalteam1 = [United States U23](/source/United_States_men's_national_under-23_soccer_team) 
| nationalcaps1 = 
| nationalgoals1 =
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}}

'''Kirk Wilson''' is a retired American [soccer](/source/soccer) player who played professionally in [Major League Soccer](/source/Major_League_Soccer) and the [USL A-League](/source/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](/source/Coronado_High_School_(El_Paso%2C_Texas)) 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](/source/Des_Moines_Menace) of the [USISL Premier Development Soccer League](/source/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](/source/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](/source/El_Paso_Patriots) of the [USISL A-League](/source/USISL_A-League) for the [1998 A-League](/source/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](/source/Dallas_Burn) selected Wilson in the first round (seventh overall) of the [1999 MLS Supplemental Draft](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Montreal_Impact_(1992-2011)).<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](/source/Des_Moines%2C_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](/source/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}}

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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

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