Pat Noonan

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Pat Noonan
Personal information
Full name Pat Noonan
Date of birth August 2, 1980 (1980-08-02) (age 27)
Place of birth    Ballwin, MO, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Aalesunds FK
Number 9
Youth clubs
1999-2002 Indiana University
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2002
2003-2008
2008-
 Mid-Michigan Bucks
New England Revolution
Aalesund		  ? (?)
136 (42)
3 (0)   
National team2
2004- United States 12 (1)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 12 January 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 11 June 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Pat Noonan (born August 2, 1980 in Ballwin, Missouri) is an American soccer player, who currently plays striker for Aalesunds FK of the Norwegian Premier League.

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Noonan played for traditional powerhouse De Smet Jesuit High School, and played college soccer at Indiana University from 1999 to 2002. He was named an NSCAA first-team All-American his senior and junior seasons, and second-team All-American his sophomore year. 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.

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 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. A late-season slump saw Noonan end 2005 with eight goals and seven assists. Noonan's 2006 campaign was marred by injury and he appeared in only 14 games, netting just one goal. He began 2007 injured once again and then became a substitute as he regained his fitness. However, he rounded into form and finished the season with 7 goals. Noonan's option for the 2008 season was not picked up by New England and on January 23, 2008 he signed with Norwegian club Aalesunds FK.

Noonan earned his first cap for the United States national team on March 13, 2004 against Haiti. While he has accumulated 12 caps, injuries and inconsistency prevented him from claiming a major role with the national team. However he recently started with the U.S. National Team against Sweden and registered an assist in a 2-0 victory.

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