Pat Noonan

Pat Noonan (born August 8, 1980 in Ballwin, Missouri) is an American soccer player, who currently plays striker for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer.

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August 8 - 1980 - Ballwin - Missouri - Soccer - Striker - New England Revolution - Major League Soccer

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Noonan played college soccer at Indiana University from 1999 to 2002. He was named an NSCAA first-team All-American in his senior and junior seasons, and a second-team All-American his sophomore year. In his senior year, he also finished as runner-up to Alecko Eskandarian for the Hermann Trophy. He finished his career at Indiana with 48 goals and 31 assists.

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College soccer - Indiana University - First-team All-American - Alecko Eskandarian - Hermann Trophy

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Upon graduating, Noonan was selected 9th overall by the Revolution in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft. Although he started slowly, Noonan soon resumed his scoring ways, finishing his first season with the Revs with ten goals and seven assists, and as runner-up to Damani Ralph for Rookie of the Year. Noonan did even better his sophomore year, scoring eleven goals and registering eight assists, tying with Amado Guevara for the MLS Scoring Champion Award.

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2003 MLS SuperDraft - Damani Ralph - Rookie of the Year - Amado Guevara - MLS Scoring Champion Award

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Noonan earned his first cap for the United States national team on March 13, 2004 against Haiti.

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United States national team - March 13 - 2004 - Haiti

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