# Ryan Mack > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ryan_Mack > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ryan_Mack.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Mack > Source revision: 1270161073 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American soccer midfielder (born 1979) Ryan Mack Personal information Full name Gary Ryan Date of birth (1979-11-13) November 13, 1979 (age 46) Place of birth Birmingham, Michigan Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Position Midfielder College career Years Team Apps (Gls) 1998–2002 Indiana Hoosiers Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2003 Chicago Fire 0 (0) 2004 Syracuse Salty Dogs 17 (0) 2004–2005 San Diego Sockers (indoor)[1] 10 (6) 2006 Virginia Beach Mariners 27 (1) 2006–2009 Detroit Ignition (indoor)[1] 56 (44) 2009–2011 Milwaukee Wave (indoor)[1] 32 (13) 2011–2012 Detroit Waza (indoor)[1] 14 (17) 2012–2013 Syracuse Silver Knights (indoor)[1] 15 (0) * Club domestic league appearances and goals **Gary "Ryan" Mack** (born November 13, 1979, in [Birmingham, Michigan](/source/Birmingham%2C_Michigan)) is an American [soccer](/source/Soccer) [midfielder](/source/Midfielder) who played for the [Syracuse Silver Knights](/source/Syracuse_Silver_Knights) of the [MISL](/source/Major_Indoor_Soccer_League_(2008%E2%80%93)). ## Youth Mack was the Michigan High School Player of the Year as a soccer player at [Seaholm High School](/source/Seaholm_High_School). He attended [Indiana University](/source/Indiana_University_(Bloomington)) where he played on the men's soccer team from 1998 to 2002. In 1998 and 1999, the Hoosiers won the [NCAA Men's Soccer Championship](/source/NCAA_Division_I_men's_soccer_tournament). He was a 2000 third team All American,[2] but missed the 2001 season with a torn [anterior cruciate ligament](/source/Anterior_cruciate_ligament), returning for a final season in 2002. ## Professional On January 17, 2003, the [Chicago Fire](/source/Chicago_Fire_S.C.) selected Mack in the third round (25th overall) in the [2003 MLS SuperDraft](/source/2003_MLS_SuperDraft). In 2004, he played for the [Syracuse Salty Dogs](/source/Syracuse_Salty_Dogs) of the [USL A-League](/source/USL_A-League).[3] Mack played for the [San Diego Sockers](/source/San_Diego_Sockers_(2001%E2%80%9304)) during the 2004-2005 [Major Indoor Soccer League](/source/Major_Indoor_Soccer_League_(2001%E2%80%932008)) season.[4] The Sockers folded mid-season. He then played for the [Virginia Beach Mariners](/source/Virginia_Beach_Mariners) during the 2006 USL-1 season.[5] On October 5, 2006, the expansion [Detroit Ignition](/source/Detroit_Ignition) of [Major Indoor Soccer League](/source/Major_Indoor_Soccer_League_(2001%E2%80%932008)) signed Mack for the team's first season. The Ignition had selected Mack with the 12th pick in the 2006 MISL Expansion Draft.[6] He played for the Ignition until they folded in 2009. That fall, Mack moved to the [Milwaukee Wave](/source/Milwaukee_Wave) where he spent two seasons. In November 2011, he signed with the [Detroit Waza](/source/Detroit_Waza) of the [Professional Arena Soccer League](/source/Professional_Arena_Soccer_League). In 2012, he returned to Syracuse and signed for the [MISL](/source/Major_Indoor_Soccer_League_(2008%E2%80%93)) side the [Syracuse Silver Knights](/source/Syracuse_Silver_Knights). ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-just_sports_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-just_sports_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-just_sports_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-just_sports_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-just_sports_1-4) [Profile](http://www.justsportsstats.com/soccerstatsindex.php?player_id=mackrya001), justsportstats.com 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [2000 All Americans](http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=I&yr=2000) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [2006 Syracuse Salty Dogs](http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2004/roster/22387.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110610150523/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2004/roster/22387.html) 2011-06-10 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [MAJOR INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL REPORT - 2004-2005](http://www.howesportsdata.com/howesportsdata/stats/soccer/misl/misl05.txt) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20081024151049/http://www.howesportsdata.com/howesportsdata/stats/soccer/misl/misl05.txt) 2008-10-24 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [2006 Virginia Beach Mariners](http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2006/roster/22397.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20081012022923/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2006/roster/22397.html) 2008-10-12 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Ignition Agrees To Terms With Three Players](http://www.detroitignition.com/news/?cat=19&id=772) ## External links - [MISL Player Profile](http://www.misl.net/players/index3.php?id=9&team_id=14) v t e Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year Player of the Year 1991: Sergi 1992: Sparks 1993: Kelly & Maisonneuve 1994: Maisonneuve 1995: Reid 1996: Friedrichs 1997: Alavanja 1998: Alavanja 1999: Korol 2000: Mack 2001: Noonan 2002: Noonan 2003: Cameron 2004: Cook 2005: Plotkin 2006: Tudela 2007: Balc 2008: DeMartin Offensive Player of the Year 2009: Yeisley 2010: Bruin 2011: Hegngi 2012: Zavaleta 2013: Zadro 2014: Maloney 2015: Wright 2016: Wild 2017: Mueller 2018: Hallahan 2019: Popović 2020: Bezerra 2021: Mangione 2022: Myers 2023: Mangione 2024: Mihalic 2025: Ault Defensive Player of the Year 2009: Blades & Verhoff 2010: Tiemstra 2011: Tiemstra 2012: Ritter 2013: Cochran 2014: Boxall 2015: Doyle 2016: Crognale 2017: Lillard 2018: Gutman 2019: Molloy 2020: Ragen 2021: Munie 2022: Munie 2023: Awodesu 2024: Kulvik 2025: Kelp Midfielder of the Year 2013: Arnone 2014: Chapman 2015: Thompson 2016: Thompson 2017: Williamson 2018: Barone 2019: Maher 2020: Ybarra 2021: Bender 2022: Wootton 2023: Wootton 2024: Adedokun 2025: Aman Goalkeeper of the Year 2013: Wolverton 2014: Miller 2015: Froschauer 2016: Niedermeier 2017: Hague 2018: Muse 2019: Verdi 2020: Celentano 2021: Celentano 2022: McLaughlin 2023: Shakes 2024: Kelly 2025: Mack --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ryan Mack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Mack) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Mack?action=history)). 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