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Blake Wagner
Personal information
Full name	Blake Wagner
Date of birth	January 29, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Defender, Midfielder
Youth career
2003–2005	IMG Soccer Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2009	FC Dallas
2010	Vancouver Whitecaps
2011	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2011	→ Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 (loan)
2011	Real Salt Lake
2012–2013	San Antonio Scorpions
2014	Tampa Bay Rowdies
2015	Carolina RailHawks
International career‡
2003–2005	United States U17
2006–2007	United States U20
2008	United States U23
Managerial career
2017	Tampa Bay Rowdies U23 (assistant)
2021–	Tampa Bay United (assistant)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 13, 2016; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 18, 2012

Blake Wagner (born January 29, 1988) is an American soccer coach and former player who currently is the assistant coach of USL League Two side, Tampa Bay United SC.

Career

Youth

Wagner was identified by U.S. Soccer (U.S. National Team) when he was 13 through their national Olympic Development Program (ODP). He joined the U-14 National Team and was then recruited to their U-15 residency program at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, where he lived and trained. Through U.S. Soccer, he completed high school a year early at the Edison Academy. Wagner travelled globally with the team and was a starter with the U-17 National team when they played in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.^[1]

Wagner at first committed to playing college soccer at the University of Maryland, College Park, but instead chose to join the Generation Adidas program so that he could play professional soccer.

Professional

Wagner was drafted in the second round, 18th overall, of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas. Wagner made his first appearance with FCD's first team on July 19, 2006, as a substitute in a 2-0 friendly match win against UANL Tigres. It would be his only appearance with the first team during his rookie season. In 2007, Blake made his MLS career debut on September 30, 2007, starting in a 0–3 loss against Houston Dynamo. He would make 12 appearances with the team during the 2007 MLS Season. The 2008 MLS Season was a breakout year for the third-year defender. Blake started in 23 of 24 games played and appeared in four of FC Dallas' six international friendlies.

On February 2, 2010 Vancouver Whitecaps announced the signing of Wagner after he did not re-sign with Dallas.^[2] He played his first match with the second division side on July 14, 2010, and played as a left wing midfielder and netted a hat trick in a 3–1 win over Miami FC.^[3]

After a successful 2011 preseason trial, Wagner signed with the Major League Soccer version of Vancouver Whitecaps FC on March 11, 2011.^[4] The Whitecaps released Wagner on July 28, 2011.^[5]

On August 16, 2011, Wagner was signed by Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake.^[6] At season's end, the club declined his 2012 contract option and he entered the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Wagner was not selected in the draft and became a free agent.

Wagner signed with NASL club San Antonio Scorpions in March, 2012.^[7]