Zach Wells

Zach Wells
Personal information
Full name	Zachary Stephen Wells
Date of birth	26 February 1981 (1981-02-26) (age 28)
Place of birth	Costa Mesa, CA, United States
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1999–2003	UCLA
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004–2005 2006–2007 2007–2009	MetroStars Houston Dynamo D.C. United	19 0(0) 04 0(0) 17 0(0)
National team
2006	United States	01 0(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Zach Wells (born Zachary Stephen Wells on February 26, 1981 in Costa Mesa, California) is a retired American soccer goalkeeper.

College

Wells played college soccer at UCLA from 1999 to 2003, where he helped the school to the NCAA Championship as a junior, and was named first-team All-Pac 10 as a senior.

MLS

Upon graduating, Wells was selected 21st overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by the MetroStars. He spent much of the season backing up national teamer Jonny Walker, but played two games in mid-season. In 2005, with Walker recovering from surgery, Wells took over the starting role, and played well, leading to Walker's trade to Columbus. But the return of Tony Meola to the club left Wells being a backup again. He was traded to Houston for a 4th round pick in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. He was acquired along with a conditional draft pick by D.C. United for Bobby Boswell on December 12, 2007.

Wells announced his retirement from professional soccer on February 17, 2009, just a month before the start of the 2009 MLS season.^[1]

National team

Wells earned his only cap for the U.S. national team on February 19, 2006 in a 4–0 victory over Guatemala at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas.

Honors

Houston Dynamo

• Major League Soccer MLS Cup (2): 2006, 2007

References