Danny Mwanga

Danny Mwanga
Mwanga with the Philadelphia Union in 2011
Personal information
Full name Jean-Marie Daniel Mwanga
Date of birth (1991-07-17) July 17, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Kinshasa, Zaire
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2006–2010 Westside Metros
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Oregon State Beavers 29 (18)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Philadelphia Union 61 (12)
2012 Portland Timbers 18 (3)
2013–2014 Colorado Rapids 19 (0)
2014 → New York Cosmos (loan) 8 (1)
2015 Orlando City SC 4 (0)
2016 Tampa Bay Rowdies 5 (0)
2016 → Ottawa Fury (loan) 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jean-Marie Daniel "Danny" Mwanga (born July 17, 1991) is a Congolese-American former professional soccer player who played as a forward.

Career

Youth

Mwanga's father, who was an adviser to former Congolese dictator Mobutu Sese Seko, was killed during the nation's civil war in 1997,[1] and his mother had to leave him and his sisters behind with their grandmother. Mwanga eventually moved to the United States in 2006, reuniting with his mother and settling in Portland, Oregon. He attended Jefferson High School,[2] and played club soccer for Westside Metros Soccer Club[3] before playing college soccer at Oregon State University (OSU).[4] At OSU he started 11 matches as a freshman, scoring four goals, and was named the 2008 Pacific-10 Conference Freshman of the Year. The next year he was the player of the year in the conference after scoring 14 goals in 18 games, and was also selected as a second team All-American.[4][5]

Professional

Mwanga was drafted the 1st overall pick of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by the expansion Philadelphia Union.[6] He made his professional debut in the opening game of the 2010 MLS season, a 2–0 away loss against Seattle Sounders FC.[7] On May 15, he had his first MLS goal at Lincoln Financial Field against FC Dallas in stoppage time to earn the club a 1–1 draw. He also scored a second consecutive stoppage-time goal two weeks later against Houston Dynamo for the Union to win 3–2 away.[8] He scored seven goals in 24 games and was named Soccer America's Rookie of the year, as well a finalist for the MLS Rookie of the Year Award.[9]

He had a two-goal performance at Toronto FC in Philadelphia's 6–2 away win on May 28, 2011.[10] On June 8, Mwanga was named a nominee for the MLS All-Star Game.[11] He scored the game-winning goal for the Union to win 3–2 against Chivas USA on June 25.[12] This goal was nominated for MLS Goal of the Week and placed second.[13] His second season ended with 5 goals from 28 games, as the team lost in the 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference semi-final to Houston.

In June 2012, Mwanga was traded to the Portland Timbers in exchange for forward Jorge Perlaza.[14] Mwanga was traded to Colorado in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft shortly before the 2013 season.[15] Mwanga was loaned to NASL club New York Cosmos on in August 2014.[16] Mwanga made his debut for the Cosmos on August 30 and provided an assist on striker Mads Stokkelien's goal in the team's 2–2 draw at Indy Eleven.[17] Mwanga scored his first goal for the Cosmos the next week in a 2–0 home win over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.[18] Mwanga finished the 2014 season with one goal and one assist in eight appearances (all starts) for the Cosmos.[19]

Colorado declined the option on Mwanga's contract following the 2014 season.[20] He was made available in the 2014 MLS Expansion Draft and was selected by Orlando City SC with the expansion club's eighth pick.

Mwanga signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League in December 2015.[21] In August 2016, Mwanga was loaned for the remainder of the season to fellow NASL club Ottawa Fury.[22]

International

Mwanga became a US citizen on June 24, 2013.[23] He has expressed an interest in representing the United States at the international level (instead of his native DR-Congo), telling Goal.com, "It would be an honor to represent the United States. Playing for the U.S. in a World Cup would be a wonderful opportunity".[24]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League[a] Open Cup MLS Cup CONCACAF Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Philadelphia Union 2010 24 7 1 0 – – 25 7
2011 28 5 1 0 2 0 – 31 5
2012 9 0 0 0 – – 9 0
Total 61 12 2 0 2 0 0 0 65 12
Portland Timbers 2012 18 3 0 0 – – 18 3
Colorado Rapids 2013 13 0 1 0 – – 14 0
2014 5 0 0 0 – – 5 0
Total 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
New York Cosmos (loan) 2014 8 1 – – – 8 1
Career total 105 16 3 0 2 0 0 0 110 16

Notes

  1. ^ Includes MLS, NASL.

References

  1. ^ "Congolese Soccer Player Scores for Oregon College". Archived from the original on January 21, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  2. ^ "Player Bio: Danny Mwanga". Oregon State University. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  3. ^ "Home". westsidemetros.com.
  4. ^ a b Suzuki, Toshio (March 24, 2010). "Danny Mwanga, Philadelphia Union ready for MLS debut". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  5. ^ Suzuki, Toshio (January 14, 2010). "Danny Mwanga picked No. 1 by Philadelphia Union in MLS SuperDraft". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  6. ^ 2010 MLS SuperDraft Archived January 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Gamecast: Seattle Sounders FC vs. Philadelphia Union - Major League Soccer - ESPNFC". Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  8. ^ "RECAP: UNION TOP DYNAMO 3–2". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  9. ^ Goff, Steven (November 4, 2010). "D.C. United's Andy Najar named MLS rookie of the year". Washington Post. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  10. ^ "Recap: Union find goal-scoring touch in rout of Toronto". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  11. ^ "2011". philadelphiaunion.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  12. ^ "Union defense picked up as attack does heavy lifting vs. Chivas". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  13. ^ "VOTE: Mwanga for MLS Goal of the Week". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  14. ^ "UNION: No easy decision in trading Mwanga". timesherald.com. June 7, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  15. ^ "Official: Rapids acquire Danny Mwanga from Portland for first-round pick". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  16. ^ "Colorado Rapids loan forward Danny Mwanga to NASL's New York Cosmos". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  17. ^ "Match Center - nycosmos.com". nycosmos.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  18. ^ "Match Center - nycosmos.com". nycosmos.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  19. ^ "Home | New York Cosmos".
  20. ^ "Colorado Rapids decline options on MLS veterans Edson Buddle, Marvell Wynne". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  21. ^ "Tampa Bay Rowdies Sign Forward Danny Mwanga | Tampa Bay Rowdies". Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  22. ^ "Forward Danny Mwanga joins Fury FC on loan". Ottawa Fury FC. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  23. ^ "Rapids' Danny Mwanga caps journey from refugee to proud U.S. citizen". denverpost.com. July 3, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  24. ^ Hickey, Keith (July 11, 2010). "MLS Comment: Danny Mwanga Ready To Add To Immigrant Contributions To U.S. Soccer". goal.com. Retrieved July 11, 2010.

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