- Josh Wicks
Football player infobox| playername= Josh Wicks
fullname = Joshua Myiah Wicks
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|11|1
cityofbirth =Landstuhl ,Rhineland-Palatinate
countryofbirth =Germany
height = height|ft=6|in=3
currentclub =Los Angeles Galaxy
clubnumber = 31
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears = 2001–2004
youthclubs =Cal State-Bakersfield
years = 2003
2005–2006 2007
2007 2008–
clubs =Des Moines Menace
Vancouver Whitecaps Portland TimbersAFC Leopards Los Angeles Galaxy
caps(goals) = 008 0(0)
016 0(0) 027 0(0) 000 0(0)
005 0(0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 25 September 2008
ntupdate =Josh Wicks (born
November 1 ,1983 inLandstuhl ,Rhineland-Palatinate ,Germany ) is asoccer goalkeeper, from San Bernardino,California playing for theLos Angeles Galaxy inMajor League Soccer .In 2005, in his first year as a professional, Wicks enjoyed a successful campaign. Wicks began the season as the backup to Mike Franks. However, injuries to the number one keeper allowed him to appear in 13 games, including two games in the playoffs. Wicks allowed only 0.55 goals per game and his overall record was five wins, four losses, and four ties. He also recorded seven shutouts, including both playoff games.
In 2006 Wicks re-signed for the Caps and served as backup to
Tony Caig . He also helped the Caps win their firstUSL First Division Championship by beating theRochester Raging Rhinos 3-0.In March 2007, Wicks signed with the
Portland Timbers as one of two goalkeepers. For the season, he recorded a .603 GAA with 14 shutouts in 27 games (all league highs), earning him Goalkeeper of the Year honors. He also delivered 2 assists (good for 3rd best on the team) from his booming goal kicks.Wicks had been on trial with
Los Angeles Galaxy during the club's pre-season, featuring in the inauguralPan-Pacific Championship in Hawaii, and featuring on their Asian tour in China and Hong Kong. Having impressed Galaxy coachRuud Gullit with his performances, Wicks signed a full professional contract with Galaxy on March 26, 2008. [http://la.galaxy.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080325&content_id=145314&vkey=pr_lag&fext=.jsp&team=t106] He made his MLS debut on 30 August, 2008 againstNew England Revolution , coming on as a second half substitute forSteve Cronin , who had suffered an injury. [http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=08302008_LANE]ee also
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List of current MLS players References
External links
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