# Rusty Pierce > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rusty_Pierce > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rusty_Pierce.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusty_Pierce > Source revision: 1343897622 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American soccer player Rusty Pierce Personal information Full name Rusty Curtis Pierce Date of birth (1979-07-24) July 24, 1979 (age 46) Place of birth The Woodlands, Texas, United States Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Position Defender College career Years Team Apps (Gls) 1997–1999 UNC Greensboro Spartans Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2000–2004 New England Revolution 113 (0) 2005 Real Salt Lake 15 (0) 2006–2007 Columbus Crew 39 (0) 2009 Wilmington Hammerheads 4 (0) Total 171 (0) * Club domestic league appearances and goals **Rusty Pierce** (born July 24, 1979, in [The Woodlands, Texas](/source/The_Woodlands%2C_Texas)) is an American former professional [soccer](/source/Soccer) player who spent eight seasons in [Major League Soccer](/source/Major_League_Soccer). ## Career ### College Pierce played [college soccer](/source/College_soccer_in_the_United_States) at the [University of North Carolina at Greensboro](/source/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Greensboro) from 1997 to 1999, appearing in 51 games during his time there. Following his junior season, Pierce signed a [Project-40](/source/Project-40) contract with [Major League Soccer](/source/Major_League_Soccer), entering the [2000 MLS SuperDraft](/source/2000_MLS_SuperDraft), where he was selected 14th overall by the [New England Revolution](/source/New_England_Revolution). ### Professional #### New England Revolution The Revolution selected Pierce in the SuperDraft on February 6, 2000.[1] As a rookie, Pierce quickly earned a place in the Revolution starting lineup with his tenacious defending, and finished the season second on the team in minutes played, having started in 29 of the team's 32 games.[2] Pierce made his Revolution debut (and first start) on March 18 against the [Miami Fusion](/source/Miami_Fusion) in the season opener, and his home debut on April 15 against [D.C. United](/source/D.C._United) in the Revolution's home opener.[2] He was named Revolution Defender of the Year for the 2000 season, and re-signed with the Revolution on March 20, 2001.[2] Pierce remained a constant in the New England backline for the next four years when healthy, although injuries limited his playing time in the 2002 and 2004 seasons.[2] #### Later career Following the 2004 season, Pierce's impending free agency led the Revolution to leave him unprotected for the [2004 MLS Expansion Draft](/source/2004_MLS_Expansion_Draft), where he was selected in the eighth round by [Real Salt Lake](/source/Real_Salt_Lake). After the 2005 season, his rights were traded to the [Columbus Crew](/source/Columbus_Crew), where he played 2 years Following a year out of soccer, during which Pierce founded a financial investment company[3] and worked as a real estate broker[4] in [Myrtle Beach, South Carolina](/source/Myrtle_Beach%2C_South_Carolina), Pierce returned to the game in 2009 to play for the [Wilmington Hammerheads](/source/Wilmington_Hammerheads) in the [USL Second Division](/source/USL_Second_Division). ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-New_England_Revolution_Club_History_1-0)** ["Club History Coach and Player Registry"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180612135826/https://newengland-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/media/ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf) (PDF). Archived from [the original](https://newengland-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/media/ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf) (PDF) on June 12, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2024. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-2024_Media_Guide_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-2024_Media_Guide_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-2024_Media_Guide_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-2024_Media_Guide_2-3) [*2024 Media Guide*](https://web.archive.org/web/20240322013528/https://revolution.1rmg.com/season/2024/media-guide/). New England Revolution. Archived from the original on March 22, 2024. Retrieved September 18, 2024.{{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_bot:_original_URL_status_unknown)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Solid Foundation Investments](http://www.solidfoundationinvestments.com) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Waterbridge](http://www.waterbridgesc.com/) ## External links - [Wilmington Hammerheads bio](http://www.wilmingtonhammerheads.com/teams/13380711/22403-13380778/14570611.html) - [Columbus Crew bio](http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t102&player=pierce_r&playerId=pie574860&statType=current) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rusty Pierce](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusty_Pierce) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusty_Pierce?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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