Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 October 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Leonberg, Germany | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward, winger, full back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | TuS Bövinghausen | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
Mainz 05 | |||
2013–2015 | Wehen Wiesbaden | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | USC Upstate Spartans | 15 | (16) |
2016–2017 | Maryland Terrapins | 40 | (22) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Wehen Wiesbaden II | 4 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Atlanta United | 0 | (0) |
2018 | → Charleston Battery (loan) | 32 | (7) |
2019 | → Atlanta United 2 (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2019 | D.C. United | 0 | (0) |
2019 | → Loudoun United (loan) | 16 | (10) |
2020 | LA Galaxy | 3 | (0) |
2021 | Indy Eleven | 27 | (3) |
2022–2023 | MSV Duisburg | 5 | (0) |
2023 | 1. FC Bocholt | 12 | (3) |
2023– | TuS Bövinghausen | 5 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2023 |
Gordon Wild (born 16 October 1995) is a German professional footballer for Oberliga Westfalen club TuS Bövinghausen.
Wild played one year of college soccer at University of South Carolina Upstate in 2015, before moving to the University of Maryland, where he played for two years.[1]
Ahead of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft, Wild signed a Generation Adidas contract with MLS.[2] On 17 January 2018, Wild was selected 37th overall in the SuperDraft by Atlanta United.[3]
In February 2018, Wild was loaned to United Soccer League side Charleston Battery.[4] He made his professional debut on 17 March 2018 as an 80th-minute substitute in a 1–0 loss to FC Cincinnati.[5]
On 17 July 2019, Wild was waived by Atlanta.[6] Wild was signed a week later by D.C. United.[7] He made his first non-official appearance for D.C. United in a friendly against Olympique de Marseille on 24 July 2019.[citation needed][8]
Since Wild has signed with DC United he has appeared numerous times for D.C. United's USL affiliate Loudoun United. Wild debuted for Loudoun on 28 July 2019, in a 3–0 win against Louisville City FC.[9] He scored three goals against the Swope Park Rangers on 25 September 2019, earning him a hat trick; the first hat trick in Loudoun United's history.[10]
On 19 January 2020, Wild announced his departure from D.C. United via Instagram.
On 25 February 2020, Wild joined LA Galaxy.[11] Wild made his first MLS appearance off the bench against the Portland Timbers in the MLS is Back tournament, registering an assist for a Javier Hernandez goal.[12][failed verification] He was released by LA Galaxy on 30 November 2020.[13]
On 11 February 2021, Wild signed with USL Championship side Indy Eleven.[14] Following the 2021 season, it was announced that Wild's contract option was declined by Indy Eleven.[15]
He signed with MSV Duisburg in the summer of 2022.[16] On 29 January 2023, Wild's contract with Duisburg was terminated by mutual consent.[17] Two days later, he moved to 1. FC Bocholt.[18]
Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Wehen Wiesbaden II | 2014–15 | Hessenliga | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Charleston Battery | 2018 | USL Championship | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 34 | 8 |
Atlanta United 2 | 2019 | USL Championship | 8 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
Loudoun United | 2019 | USL Championship | 16 | 10 | — | — | 16 | 10 | ||
LA Galaxy | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Indy Eleven | 2021 | USL Championship | 27 | 3 | — | — | 27 | 3 | ||
MSV Duisburg | 2022–23 | 3. Liga | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Career total | 93 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 22 |