Kody Wakasa | |
Fullname: | Kody M. Wasaka |
Birth Date: | 6 May 1994 |
Birth Place: | Belmont, California, United States |
Height: | 1.86m (06.1feet) |
Position: | Defender |
Youthclubs1: | De Anza Force[1] |
Collegeyears1: | 2012–2016 |
College1: | Cal Poly Mustangs |
Collegecaps1: | 64 |
Collegegoals1: | 3 |
Years1: | 2014 |
Clubs1: | Ventura County Fusion |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2017–2018 |
Clubs2: | Phoenix Rising |
Caps2: | 38 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs3: | FC Tucson |
Caps3: | 17 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Pcupdate: | October 21, 2019 |
Kody Wakasa (born May 6, 1994) is an American former soccer player who previously played as a defender for FC Tucson in USL League One.
Wakasa played five years of college soccer at California Polytechnic State University between 2012 and 2016. While at Cal Poly, Wakasa scored the game-winning overtime header against UC Santa Barbara in front of a crowd that was the 12th largest attendance in NCAA men's soccer regular-season history.[2] He also was with USL PDL side Ventura County Fusion during his time at Cal Poly, but never appeared for the club.[3]
Wakasa signed with United Soccer League club Phoenix Rising on March 24, 2017.[4] After playing two years at Phoenix Rising, he then joined FC Tucson in USL League One in 2019.[5] Wakasa retired on July 2, 2020, in order to attend the Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola University Chicago.[6] [7]