Todd Wharton

Todd Wharton (born February 8, 1994) is an American former soccer player.

Todd Wharton
Wharton with Pittsburgh Riverhounds in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-02-08) February 8, 1994
Place of birth Richmond, Virginia, United States
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2008–2012 Richmond Strikers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Virginia Cavaliers 85 (11)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 RVA FC 3 (3)
2015 Portland Timbers U23s 12 (3)
2016–2018 Rio Grande Valley FC 61 (6)
2019 Portland Timbers 2 34 (6)
2020 Saint Louis FC 15 (0)
2021 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 32 (4)
Total 157 (22)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 4, 2021

Career

Youth and College

Wharton played four years of college soccer at the University of Virginia between 2012 and 2015.[1] During his stay at Virginia, Wharton was part of the team that won the 2014 NCAA National Championship.[2]

Wharton also appeared for National Premier Soccer League side RVA FC in 2013[3] and Premier Development League side Portland Timbers U23s in 2015.[4][5]

Professional

On January 13, 2016, Wharton signed a contract with Major League Soccer ahead of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft, where he was expected to go early on in the draft.[6][7] Surprisingly however, Wharton wasn't selected by any MLS team over the four rounds.[8]

Wharton signed with United Soccer League side Rio Grande Valley FC on March 16, 2016.[9] He made his professional debut on March 26, 2016 as a 66th-minute substitute during a 0–2 loss against Tulsa Roughnecks.[10]

After three seasons with Rio Grande Valley, Wharton moved to Portland Timbers 2 on January 30, 2019.[11]

On December 10, 2019, Wharton moved to USL Championship side Saint Louis FC.[12] Saint Louis FC folded following the 2020 USL Championship season.[13]

On February 19, 2021, Wharton signed with USL Championship side Pittsburgh Riverhounds.[14]

On January 11, 2022, Wharton announced his retirement from professional soccer.[15]

References
  1. "Todd Wharton Bio - VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site". www.virginiasports.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-23.
  2. "Todd Wharton". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  3. "National Premier Soccer League". Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  4. "Todd Wharton".
  5. "Portland Timbers U-23s' Dennis Castillo and Todd Wharton earn postseason PDL honors". Timbers.com. Portland Timbers. July 28, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  6. "SBI 2016 MLS Draft Big Board (Version 3.0)". sbisoccer.com. SBI. January 11, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  7. "2016 MLS Draft Big Board: Final Edition". topdrawersoccer.com. Advanced Sports Media. January 14, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  8. "2016 Top 20 overlooked players by MLS". rednationonline.ca. Red Nation. February 7, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  9. "Rio Grande Valley FC Toros sign six players". houstondynamo.com. Houston Dynamo. March 16, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  10. "Rio Grande Valley FC at Tulsa Roughnecks FC - 2016 Regular Season". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. March 26, 2016. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  11. "T2 Brings Aboard Familiar Face in Wharton". USLChampionship.com. January 30, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  12. "STLFC Announces Todd Wharton Signing". saintlouisfc.com. Saint Louis FC. December 10, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  13. Straus, Brian. "USL's Saint Louis FC to Fold to Make Room for MLS Expansion Team". Sports Illustrated.
  14. Riverhounds Staff (February 19, 2021). "Riverhounds SC sign Todd Wharton". Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC.
  15. "Midfielder Todd Wharton announces retirement". 11 January 2022.
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