Joe Willis (soccer player, 1988)
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Joseph Willis | |
| birthday | August 10, 1988 | |
| place of birth | St. Louis , Missouri , USA | |
| size | 196 cm | |
| position | goalkeeper | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| 2006-2010 | Denver Pioneers | |
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| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 2009-2010 | Real Colorado Foxes | 7 (0) |
| 2011-2014 | DC United | 23 (0) |
| 2014 | → Richmond Kickers (farm team) | 16 (0) |
| 2015– | Houston Dynamo | 12 (0) |
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1 Only league games are given. As of June 24, 2016 |
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Joseph "Joe" Willis (born August 10, 1988 in St. Louis , Missouri ) is an American football player who is mostly used as a goalkeeper . He is currently under contract with Houston Dynamo .
Career
Youth and amateur football
Willis played on his high school football team, Chaminade College Preparatory School, early on. While at the University of Denver , he played for the Denver Pioneers, his university's team. After showing good performance there, he also played in the Premier Development League for the Real Colorado Foxes from 2009 to 2010 .
Club career
Willis was chosen as the 14th pick in the third round (50th overall) in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by DC United on January 14, 2011 . On March 16, 2011 he signed a professional contract with DC United, but where he could not establish himself as a goalkeeper. He made his professional debut in the MLS on August 13, 2011 at RFK Stadium in a 4-0 win against the Vancouver Whitecaps . in which he was immediately named Man of the Match. In 2014 Willis was loaned to the Richmond Kickers in the United Soccer League .
On December 8, it was announced that Willis and Samuel Inkoom had been transferred to Houston Dynamo in exchange for Andrew Driver and a four-round pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft . Unlike Inkoom, Willis signed the contract with Houston on December 19th.
successes
DC United
Web links
- Joe Willis in the database of weltfussball.de
- Joe Willis in the MLSSoccer.com database
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Willis, Joe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Willis, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 10, 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Louis , Missouri , United States |