Chris Wingate

Chris Wingate
Wingate playing for Bethlehem Steel FC in 2017
Personal information
Full name Christopher Poague Warholm Wingate[1]
Date of birth (1994-07-03) 3 July 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Bærum, Norway
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
–2013 Bærum SK
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 New Hampshire Wildcats 70 (13)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 7 (1)
2017 Bethlehem Steel 6 (0)
2018 Bærum SK 2 (0)
2019 Southern United 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2019

Chris Wingate (born 3 July 1994) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Career

Youth and college

Wingate played youth football for Bærum SK, being a part of their famous boys' 1994 team, which included Marius Lundemo, Simen Juklerød, Daniel Granli, Markus Fjørtoft and Borger Thomas.[2] He attended Sandvika Upper Secondary School.[3]

Wingate played four years of college soccer at the University of New Hampshire between 2013 and 2016. He made a total of 70 appearances, scoring 13 and tallying 15 assists in his time at New Hampshire.[4]

While at college, Wingate also appeared for Premier Development League side Seattle Sounders FC U-23 in 2016.[5]

Professional

Philadelphia Union

On 17 January 2017, Wingate was selected in the third round (54th overall) in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by New York City FC.[6]

On 5 April 2017, Wingate signed with Philadelphia Union's United Soccer League affiliate club Bethlehem Steel FC.[7] He was released by Bethlehem Steel on 2 November 2017.[8]

CloudCannon

On 28 October 2019, Wingate moved his talents to Dunedin-based startup, CloudCannon where he drives growth as the Chief Revenue Officer.[9]

References

  1. ^ Chris Wingate at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ Lübeck, Endre (13 September 2019). "Det gåtefulle guttelaget: Seks ble proffspillere". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. ^ Chris Wingate at Major League Soccer
  4. ^ "Chris Wingate - 2016". UNH Wildcats. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Sounders FC U23 - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Christopher Wingate - M". Uslpdl.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Chris Wingate Drafted by NYCFC in MLS Superdraft". UNH Wildcats. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Bethlehem Steel FC Adds Midfielder Chris Wingate". Philadelphia Union. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Steel FC Announces Roster Moves". 2 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Chris Wingate joins CloudCannon". linkedin. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2023.


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