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Nolan Wirth

Nolan Wirth
Personal information
Full name Nolan Wirth
Date of birth (1995-01-24) January 24, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Comox, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2006–2009 Comox Valley United
2009–2011 Upper Vancouver Island United
2011–2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Oregon State Beavers 33 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Calgary Foothills 4 (0)
2016 Victoria Highlanders 4 (0)
2017 Phoenix Rising 0 (0)
2018 Victoria Highlanders 8 (0)
2019–2021 Pacific FC 19 (0)
Total 35 (0)
International career‡
2015 Canada U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 24, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 1, 2019

Nolan Wirth (born January 24, 1995) is a Canadian former professional soccer player.

Early career

Wirth began playing soccer in 2006 with Comox Valley United before joining Upper Vancouver Island United in 2009.[1] In 2011, he joined the residency program of professional club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[1]

College career

From 2014 to 2016, he attended Oregon State University, where he played for the men's soccer team.[2]

Club career

During the NCAA offseason, he played for Calgary Foothills FC in the Premier Development League in 2015.[3] In 2016, he played with the Victoria Highlanders in the PDL.[4]

In 2017, he attended preseason training camp with Whitecaps FC 2, but ultimately did not sign with the team.[5] On June 9, 2017, Wirth signed his first professional contract with American USL side Phoenix Rising.[6] he made two appearances on the bench for Phoenix that season, but failed to make his debut.[7]

In 2018, Wirth returned to Canada and signed with Premier Development League side Victoria Highlanders.[8]

On February 26, 2019, Wirth signed with Canadian Premier League side Pacific FC becoming the first native Vancouver Islander to sign with the team.[9] On May 16, 2019, he made his debut for Pacific in the Canadian Championship against Cavalry FC.[10] On July 1, 2019, Wirth made his league debut in a 3–1 win over Cavalry FC.[7] On January 17, 2020, Wirth re-signed with Pacific for the 2020 season.[11] He once again re-signed for the 2021 season.[12] In early September 2021, he was granted a leave of absence from the club.[13] On September 24, 2021, Wirth retired from professional soccer, so he could complete his degree from Oregon State and pursue a career outside of soccer.[10]

International career

In 2013, Wirth represented Canada for the first time at the 2013 Torneo COTIF.[14] He was a regular fixture at Canada U20 camps in the lead-up to the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, where he made three appearances.[14]

Honours

Club

Pacific FC

Career statistics

As of match played on August 8, 2021[7]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Calgary Foothills 2015 PDL 4 0 — — 4 0
Victoria Highlanders 2016[15] PDL 4 0 — — 4 0
Phoenix Rising 2017 USL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Victoria Highlanders 2018[16] PDL 8 0 — — 8 0
Pacific FC 2019 Canadian Premier League 12 0 — 1 0 13 0
2020 4 0 — — 4 0
2021 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 19 0 0 0 1 0 20 0
Career total 35 0 0 0 1 0 36 0

References

  1. ^ a b "Nolan Wirth". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020.
  2. ^ Laufer, Jesse (February 26, 2019). "Comox-raised Nolan Wirth joins Pacific FC". Victoria News.
  3. ^ McColl, Michael (June 25, 2015). "Residency Week 2015: Catching up with…. Nolan Wirth". Away From the Numbers.
  4. ^ Annicchiarico, Mario (April 17, 2016). "Coaching grapevine helps Victoria Highlanders select two new recruits". Times Colonist.
  5. ^ "Former Highlanders 'Keeper Wirth Signs With Phoenix Rising FC". Victoria Highlanders. August 23, 2017.
  6. ^ "Phoenix Rising FC Officially Sign Amadou Dia and Nolan Wirth". Phoenix Rising FC. June 9, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  7. ^ a b c Nolan Wirth at Soccerway
  8. ^ Rendle, Joshua (April 23, 2018). "Highlanders Add Talent". Victoria Highlanders.
  9. ^ "Pacific FC brings on 1st 'true Islander' in goalkeeper Nolan Wirth". Canadian Premier League. February 26, 2019.
  10. ^ a b Jacques, John (September 24, 2021). "Nolan Wirth Retires From Professional Soccer". Northern Tribune.
  11. ^ "Pacific FC Re-Sign Wirth and MacNaughton". Pacific FC. January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  12. ^ Dheensaw, Cleve (December 3, 2020). "Pacific FC brings back goalkeeper Wirth, midfielder Hojabrpour for 2021". Times Colonist.
  13. ^ Dheensaw, Cleve (September 4, 2021). "PFC wary as it looks ahead to CPL road match today at Clarke Stadium against FC Edmonton". Times Colonist.
  14. ^ a b "Nolan Wirth Canada Soccer profile". Canadian Soccer Association.
  15. ^ "Nolan Wirth 2016 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
  16. ^ "Nolan Wirth 2018 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
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