Zak Boggs Explained

Zak Boggs
Fullname:Zak Devin Boggs
Birth Date:25 December 1986
Birth Place:Marietta, Ohio, United States
Position:Forward, attacking midfielder, winger
Youthyears1:2004
Youthclubs1:IMG Academy
Collegeyears1:2005
College1:West Virginia Mountaineers
Collegeyears2:2006
Collegecaps1:0
Collegegoals1:0
College2:UCF Knights
Collegecaps2:17
Collegegoals2:5
Collegeyears3:2007–2009
College3:USF Bulls
Collegecaps3:44
Collegegoals3:9
Years1:2004–2009
Clubs1:Bradenton Academics
Caps1:80
Goals1:49
Years2:2010–2012
Clubs2:New England Revolution
Caps2:29
Goals2:3
Years4:2013
Clubs4:IMG Academy Bradenton
Caps4:5
Goals4:1
Years5:2014
Clubs5:Charlotte Eagles
Caps5:27
Goals5:3
Years6:2015
Clubs6:Tampa Bay Rowdies
Caps6:10
Goals6:0
Years7:2016
Clubs7:Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Caps7:26
Goals7:0
Club-Update:September 26, 2016

Zak Devin Boggs (born December 25, 1986) is an American soccer player.

Career

College and amateur

Boggs grew up in Vienna, West Virginia, and attended Parkersburg High School before transferring to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. He played college soccer at West Virginia University, the University of Central Florida and the University of South Florida, where he was named to the Big East All-Tournament Team, earned All-Big East Third Team honors, was named Big East Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year,[1] and was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America and All-District teams as a junior.

During his college years Boggs also played for six seasons with the Bradenton Academics in the USL Premier Development League, scoring 49 goals in 80 appearances.

Professional

Boggs was drafted in the second round (31st overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by the New England Revolution.[2]

He made his professional debut on March 27, 2010, in New England's opening game of the 2010 MLS season against the Los Angeles Galaxy.[3] On May 8, 2010, Boggs made his first MLS start and scored his first two goals in the Revs' 3–2 loss to the Columbus Crew.[4]

Boggs signed a new contract with New England on March 2, 2011.[5]

On August 10, 2012, Boggs announced his departure from the Revolution to accept a Fulbright scholarship to study at Leicester University.[6]

Boggs returned to professional soccer in March 2014 when he signed with Charlotte Eagles of USL PRO.[7]

Boggs signed with Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League in February 2015.[8] He was released by Tampa Bay in November 2015.[9]

On January 6, 2016, Boggs and Rowdies teammate Corey Hertzog joined the Pittsburgh Riverhounds.[10]

Personal

Boggs graduated from the University of South Florida with a degree in biomedical sciences. He was nominated as a Rhodes scholar.[11] Boggs completed an MS degree in marketing from the University of South Florida in 2010. In 2012, Boggs received a Fulbright Scholarship to study cancer cell and molecular biology at the University of Leicester in Leicester, UK. Boggs attended The Ohio State University College of Medicine and earned his medical degree in May 2021. He completed his intern year of general surgery at The Mount Carmel Health Systems in Columbus, Ohio. He is set to start his Interventional Radiology residency at University of South Florida on July 1, 2021, in Tampa, Florida.

Honors

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19400&ATCLID=3664290 USF Soccer Player Zak Boggs Named BIG EAST Male Scholar-Athlete Of The Year
  2. http://web.mlsnet.com/mls/events/superdraft/2010/draft_tracker.jsp 2010 MLS SuperDraft
  3. Web site: Sports - CBC.ca . Stats.cbc.ca . August 11, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721224758/http://stats.cbc.ca/mls/boxscore.asp?gamecode=2010032706&season=2010-1 . July 21, 2011 . mdy-all .
  4. Web site: "Loss puts damper on Boggs' dream debut". https://web.archive.org/web/20100620020453/http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&pid=42878&pcid=115. dead. June 20, 2010.
  5. Web site: Revolution re-signs Zak Boggs, Tim Murray . Revolutionsoccer.net . March 2, 2011 . August 11, 2012 . March 14, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120314110345/http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/2011/03/revolution-re-signs-zak-boggs-tim-murray . dead .
  6. Web site: Boggs retires to accept Fulbright Scholarship . Revolutionsoccer.net . August 11, 2012 . August 14, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120814033607/http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/2012/08/boggs-retires-accept-fulbright-scholarship . dead .
  7. Web site: Eagles Add More MLS Pedigree to Squad. March 13, 2014. OurSports Central.
  8. Web site: Veteran MLS Forward Zak Boggs Signs with Tampa Bay Rowdies. isnsoccer.com. February 1, 2022.
  9. Web site: Rowdies Announce First Wave Of Roster Moves . 2015-11-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151109013626/http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news/2015/11/05/rowdies-announce-first-wave-of-roster-moves . November 9, 2015 . mdy-all .
  10. Web site: Ex-MLS Duo Hertzog and Boggs Join Hounds . Riverhounds.com . January 6, 2016 . January 6, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160130194608/http://riverhounds.com/newsstory/ex-mls-duo-hertzog-and-boggs-join-hounds/ . January 30, 2016 . mdy-all .
  11. Web site: Revolution's Boggs named Humanitarian of the Year . MLSsoccer.com . November 9, 2011 . August 11, 2012 . October 25, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121025181756/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/11/09/revolutions-boggs-named-humanitarian-year . dead .