 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tony Tchani | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | New York Red Bulls | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Virginia Cavaliers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Hampton Roads Piranhas | 1 | (0) |
| 2010– | New York Red Bulls | 29 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 26, 2011 | |||
Tony Tchani (born April 13, 1989 in Bafang) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.
Career
Amateur and College
Tchani moved to the United States from his native Cameroon in 2004, settling in Norfolk, Virginia. He attended Maury High School, and played club soccer for Beach FC before playing college soccer at the University of Virginia. He started 12 matches and scored 9 goals as a freshman, was the 2008 ACC Freshman of the Year, a second team all-ACC selection, was named to the first team All-South Atlantic Region by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), and was a Soccer America first team All-Freshmen. During the 2009 season, Tchani was named First-Team All America by College Soccer News, a member of the NCAA College Cup All-Tournament team, First Team All-America by NSCAA, and a second team All-ACC member. In 2009, the UVa Men's Soccer team won the National Championship (a 3-2 penalty kick shootout against Akron), with Tchani scoring one of Virginia's penalty kicks.
During his college years he also played with the Hampton Roads Piranhas in the USL Premier Development League.[1]
Professional
Tchani was drafted in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by New York Red Bulls.[2] He made his professional debut on March 27, 2010, in New York's opening game of the 2010 MLS season against Chicago Fire.[3] On April 27, 2010 Tchani made his first start for New York helping the club to a 2-1 victory over Philadelphia Union in a 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification match.[4] On May 20, 2010 Tchani headed in his first career goal in a 3-1 loss to Columbus Crew.[5] During Tchani's initial campaign with New York he was gradually brought into the first unit by coach Hans Backe and eventually began to form a solid partnership in the heart of the Red Bulls’ midfield with newly signed Rafael Marquez.[6] Tchani ended his first professional season appearing in 27 regular season matches for New York scoring 1 goal and providing 3 assists in helping his side capture the regular season Eastern Conference title.[7]
Career statistics
| Club | Season |  Major League Soccer
|
US Open Cup | MLS Cup | CONCACAF | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Red Bull New York |
2010 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 31 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Club Total | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 32 | 1 | |
Honors
University of Virginia
See also
References
- ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2008/roster/6757867.html
- ^ 2010 MLS SuperDraft
- ^ http://stats.cbc.ca/mls/boxscore.asp?gamecode=2010032710&season=2010-1
- ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/usoc-chinns-brace-leads-red-bulls-over-union-2-1
- ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-recap/crew-defeat-red-bulls-move-atop-eastern-conference
- ^ http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/2010/08/tchani-raises-his-game-red-bulls-expectations
- ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-recap/red-bulls-beat-revs-clinch-eastern-conference
External links
- Virginia profile
- camfoot.com Template:Fr icon
- 90soccer.com
- MLS Player profile
- zerozerofootball.com profile