Josh Hansen

Football player infobox| playername= Josh Hansen
fullname = Joshua Hansen
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|1|16
cityofbirth = Phoenix, Arizona
countryofbirth = U.S.
height = height|ft=5|in=10
currentclub = Puerto Rico Islanders
clubnumber = 9
position = Midfielder / Forward
youthyears =
2000-03
youthclubs = Greenway High School
University of San Francisco
years = 2005
2006
2006
2007
2007
2008-"Current"
clubs = Seattle Sounders
Southern California Seahorses
Los Angeles Galaxy
California Victory
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Puerto Rico Islanders
caps(goals) = 0 (0)
15 (8)
0 (0)
20 (6)
0 (0)
26 (5)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 2 October 2008
ntupdate = 7 March 2007

Joshua Hansen (born January 16, 1982) is an American soccer forward who currently plays for the Puerto Rico Islanders in the USL First Division.

Biography

On August 30, 2006, Hansen was signed by the Los Angeles Galaxy from the Southern California Seahorses of the Premier Development League, a Christian amateur team for whom he scored 8 goals in 15 matches during 2006. [ [http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20060830&content_id=71125&vkey=pr_lag&fext=.jsp&team=lag "L.A. Galaxy sign forward Josh Hansen to developmental contract"] , "MLSnet.com", August 30, 2006, retrieved December 4, 2006.] Hansen had appeared and scored a goal as a guest player for the Galaxy reserves in a game against the Rapids reserves earlier in the same month. [ [http://www.seahorsesoccer.com/pdlteam/index_E.html "L.A. Galaxy sign forward Josh Hansen to developmental contract"] , "Seahorsesoccer.com", August 2006, retrieved December 4, 2006.]

Hansen spent 2005 with the championship-winning Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division, though he saw little playing time. Prior to joining the Sounders, Hansen played for the University of San Francisco, where he won several honors and his exploits included a hat-trick against Saint Mary's College. [ [http://usfdons.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/hansen_josh00.html "Player Bio: Josh Hansen"] , "USFDons.com", 2002, retrieved December 4, 2006.]

According to an evaluation issued after the 2005 InfoSport Pro Soccer Combine - a scouting showcase event similar to an NFL combine and involving players whose likely initial destination is the USL rather than MLS - Hansen is a strong technical dribbler and has a nose for goal. [ [http://www.infosportinc.com/joshuahansen.htm "2005 Pro Soccer Combine: Men's Player Profile -- Joshua Hansen"] , "InfoSport", January 2005, retrieved December 4, 2006.]

During the 2007 pre-season, Hansen was waived by the Galaxy, and was subsequently signed by the California Victory. He was then transferred to Vancouver Whitecaps FC during the 2007 season. Hansen was waived by the Whitecaps in January 2008 [ [http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/sports/story.html?id=fd79d80f-0d0a-4176-9c6c-efba6866bdb9 "Whitecaps continue off-season cleanout"] , "Vancouver Sun", January 11, 2008; retrieved January 24, 2008.] .

In 2008 he signed with the Puerto Rico Islanders

Notes

External links

* [http://la.galaxy.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t106&player=hansen_j&playerId=han580774&statType=current Los Angeles Galaxy player bio] at MLSnet.com