Josh Hansen Explained

Josh Hansen
Fullname:Joshua Randolph Hansen
Birth Date:16 January 1982
Birth Place:Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Height:5 ft 10 in
Position:Midfielder/Forward
Collegeyears1:2000–2003
College1:San Francisco Dons
Years1:2005
Clubs1:Seattle Sounders
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2006
Clubs2:Southern California Seahorses
Caps2:15
Goals2:8
Years3:2006
Clubs3:Los Angeles Galaxy
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:2007
Clubs4:California Victory
Caps4:20
Goals4:6
Years5:2007
Clubs5:Vancouver Whitecaps
Caps5:8
Goals5:0
Years6:2008–2012
Clubs6:Puerto Rico Islanders
Caps6:85
Goals6:16
Nationalyears1:2010–2012
Nationalteam1:Puerto Rico
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalgoals1:4
Pcupdate:June 16, 2012
Ntupdate:June 16, 2012

Joshua Randolph Hansen (born January 16, 1982, in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American-born Puerto Rican international football player.

Career

College

Hansen attended Greenway High School and played four years of college soccer at the University of San Francisco, where he won several honors and his exploits included a hat-trick against Saint Mary's College.[1]

Professional

Hansen spent 2005 with the championship-winning Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division, but saw little playing time. In an attempt to re-ignite his career, Hansen joined the Southern California Seahorses of the USL Premier Development League in 2006, scoring 8 goals in 15 matches.

On August 30, 2006, following the conclusion of the PDL season. Hansen was signed by the Los Angeles Galaxy,[2] having appeared and scored a goal as a guest player for the Galaxy reserves in a game against the Colorado Rapids reserves earlier in the same month.[3]

Hansen was waived by the Galaxy during the 2007 pre-season, having never played a senior game for the team, and was subsequently signed by the California Victory. He was then transferred to Vancouver Whitecaps FC during the 2007 season. Hansen was waived by the Whitecaps in January 2008.[4] He signed with the Puerto Rico Islanders in the USL First Division in early 2008.

Honors

Puerto Rico Islanders

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://usfdons.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/hansen_josh00.html "Player Bio: Josh Hansen"
  2. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20060830&content_id=71125&vkey=pr_lag&fext=.jsp&team=lag "L.A. Galaxy sign forward Josh Hansen to developmental contract"
  3. http://www.seahorsesoccer.com/pdlteam/index_E.html "L.A. Galaxy sign forward Josh Hansen to developmental contract"
  4. http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/sports/story.html?id=fd79d80f-0d0a-4176-9c6c-efba6866bdb9 "Whitecaps continue off-season cleanout"