{{Short description|American soccer player (born 1988)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Mark Wiltse | image = | fullname = Mark Wiltse | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|5|29}} | birth_place = Fairfax, Virginia, United States | height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}} | position = Defender, Midfielder | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2002–2006 | youthclubs1 = Players Development Academy | youthyears2 = 2003 | youthclubs2 = IMG Soccer Academy | youthyears3 = 2006–2010 | youthclubs3 = South Carolina Gamecocks | years1 = 2010 | clubs1 = Central Jersey Spartans | caps1 = 14 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2011–2013 | clubs2 = Charleston Battery | caps2 = 50 | goals2 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2003 | nationalteam1 = United States U17 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | medaltemplates = | club-update = June 3, 2012 | nationalteam-update = July 17, 2012 }}
'''Mark Wiltse''' (born May 29, 1988) is a former American soccer player, best known for his days with the Charleston Battery of the USL Professional Division.
==Career==
===College and amateur=== Wiltse attended Montgomery High School played four years of college soccer at the University of South Carolina, where he studied management and marketing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charlestonbattery.com/stats_player.asp?pid%3D3339 |title=Charleston Battery |accessdate=2012-08-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517041916/http://www.charlestonbattery.com/stats_player.asp?pid=3339 |archivedate=2012-05-17 }}</ref> He was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team after his debut year in 2006, was selected to the All-Conference USA Third Team, the adidas Gamecock Classic All-Tournament Team and the Conference USA All-Tournament Team after his sophomore year in 2007, and was named team co-captain in 2008, before suffering a season-ending leg injury in the first game of his senior season in 2009.<ref>[http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/090209aaa.html Men's Soccer Senior Defender Mark Wiltse Out For The Year]</ref>
During his college years Wiltse also played for the Central Jersey Spartans in the USL Premier Development League.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2010/20204266.html#STATS |title= United Soccer Leagues (USL)|website=www.uslsoccer.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727234802/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2010/20204266.html |archive-date=2013-07-27}}</ref>
===Professional=== Undrafted out of college, Wiltse signed with Charleston Battery of the USL Pro league on March 29, 2011, and made his professional debut on April 9 in a game against the Charlotte Eagles. On January 10, 2014, Wiltse officially declared his retirement.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/wiltse_mark00.html South Carolina Gamecocks bio]
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