Ben Zemanski (born May 12, 1988, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American retired soccer player and current assistant coach for the Portland Pilots.
 Zemanski playing for Pittsburgh Riverhounds in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Zemanski | ||
| Date of birth | May 12, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Akron Zips | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Cleveland Internationals | 24 | (5) |
| 2010–2012 | Chivas USA | 72 | (2) |
| 2013–2017 | Portland Timbers | 61 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Portland Timbers 2 (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 24 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019– | Portland Pilots (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:06, 15 October 2018 (UTC) | |||
Career
editCollege and amateur
editZemanski attended the Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, where he was a 2005 NSCAA All-American, and played college soccer at the University of Akron. He was named the Zips' Newcomer of the Year in 2006, was named to the All-MAC Second Team and was an Academic All-MAC honoree as a junior in 2008, and was named to the CoSida Academic All-America Third Team, the All-Mid-American Conference Second Team, the MAC Academic Team, and was one of ten finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award as a senior in 2009.
During his college years Zemanski also played for the Cleveland Internationals in the USL Premier Development League.[1]
Professional
editZemanski was drafted in the third round (forty-seventh overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by Chivas USA.[2] He made his professional debut on April 17, 2010, in a game against Houston Dynamo,[3] and scored his first professional goal on the opening day of the 2011 MLS season, a 3–2 defeat to Sporting Kansas City.[4]
On March 5, 2018, Zemanski signed with Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the United Soccer League for a one-year contract.[5]
On May 26, 2019, Zemanski announced his retirement from professional soccer.[6]
Coaching
editThree days after announcing his retirement, Zemanski was announced as an assistant coach for the Portland Pilots.[7]
Honors
editClub
edit- Portland Timbers
- MLS Cup: 2015[8]
- Western Conference (playoffs): 2015[9]
- Western Conference (regular season): 2013
References
edit- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29.
- ^ 2010 MLS SuperDraft Archived March 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Chivas USA rookie Zemanski mixed over debut[permanent dead link]
- ^ Bravo's debut double for Sporting sinks Chivas USA Archived 2011-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Riverhounds SC signs midfielder Ben Zemanski". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. March 5, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- ^ Zemanski, Ben. "A decade I will cherish forever". Twitter.
- ^ Zemanski, Ben (29 May 2019). "Pilots Add Ben Zemanski as an Assistant Coach". PortlandPilots.com. University of Portland Athletics. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "Goals, screw-ups, stats and more: Everything great from the MLS Cup Final". 6 December 2015.
- ^ "Portland Timbers become first Cascadia club to reach the MLS Cup: "We want to win the big one"". MLSsoccer.com. 2015-11-29. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
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