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American soccer player and coach From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ben Zemanski (born May 12, 1988, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American retired soccer player and current assistant coach for the Portland Pilots.
_(cropped).jpg) 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) | |||
Zemanski 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]
Zemanski 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]
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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]
Three days after announcing his retirement, Zemanski was announced as an assistant coach for the Portland Pilots.[7]
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