| Patrick Phelan |
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About Phelan...
All-ACC candidate... proved to be one of the top freshman in the nation last year... gets the job done with little fanfare... has a great soccer mind... distribution is clean and effective... will move to more of a central defender role after spending most of 2004 on the outside.
In 2004...
Played in 19 games, starting 18 at outside back... recorded only assist of season in the 5-0 victory over UCF in second round NCAA Tournament... missed third round match of NCAA Tournament against VCU due to illness... registered seven shots... named to the All-ACC freshman team... played with the U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team... helped squad solidify a spot in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in Holland... named Top Drawer Soccer Freshman All-American first team.
Background...
Member of the U.S. U-18 and U-20 National Teams... named the 2003 Gatorade National High School Player of the Year... was also the 2003 Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year... three-time adidas Youth All-American, a two-time NSCAA High School All-American and 2002 and 2003 Parade All-American... also 2003 E.A. Sports and McDonalds All-American... named the MVP of a tournament in Talence, France with U-18 National Team... is a two-time ESP camp All-Star and the 2002 Golden Boot Award Winner... plays club for the Oakwood Soccer Club where he won two state championships and was a regional finalist.
Personal...
An undecided major... the son of Thomas & Phyllis Phelan... chose Wake Forest over Virginia, Boston College, Duke, Stanford and Connecticut... born Jan. 16, 1985 in Houston, Texas.
