Career Danny Mwanga

1 career

1.1 youth
1.2 professional
1.3 international

career
youth

mwanga s father, adviser former congolese dictator mobutu sese seko, killed during nation s civil war in 1997, , mother had leave him , sisters behind grandmother. mwanga moved united states in 2006, reuniting mother , settling in portland, oregon. attended jefferson high school, , played club soccer westside metros soccer club before playing college soccer @ oregon state university (osu). @ osu started 11 matches freshman, scoring 4 goals, , named 2008 pacific-10 conference freshman of year. next year player of year in conference after scoring 14 goals in 18 games, , selected second team all-american.

professional

mwanga drafted 1st overall pick of 2010 mls superdraft expansion philadelphia union. made professional debut in opening game of 2010 mls season, 2–0 away loss against seattle sounders fc. on may 15, had first mls goal @ lincoln financial field against fc dallas in stoppage time earn club 1–1 draw. scored second consecutive stoppage-time goal 2 weeks later against houston dynamo union win 3–2 away. scored 7 goals in 24 games , named soccer america s rookie of year, finalist mls rookie of year award.

he had two-goal performance @ toronto fc in philadelphia s 6–2 away win on may 28, 2011. on june 8, mwanga named nominee mls all-star game. scored game-winning goal union win 3–2 against chivas usa on june 25. goal nominated mls goal of week , placed second. second season ended 5 goals 28 games, team lost in 2011 mls cup playoffs eastern conference semi-final houston.

in june 2012, mwanga traded portland timbers in exchange forward jorge perlaza. mwanga traded colorado in exchange first-round pick in 2015 mls superdraft shortly before 2013 season. mwanga loaned nasl club new york cosmos on in august 2014. mwanga made debut cosmos on august 30 , provided assist on striker mads stokkelien s goal in team s 2–2 draw @ indy eleven. mwanga scored first goal cosmos next week in 2–0 home win on fort lauderdale strikers. mwanga finished 2014 season 1 goal , 1 assist in 8 appearances (all starts) cosmos.

colorado declined option on mwanga s contract following 2014 season. made available in 2014 mls expansion draft , selected orlando city sc expansion club s eighth pick.

mwanga signed tampa bay rowdies of north american soccer league in december 2015. in august 2016, mwanga loaned remainder of season fellow nasl club ottawa fury.

international

mwanga became citizen on june 24, 2013. has expressed interest in representing united states @ international level (instead of native dr-congo), telling goal.com, honor represent united states. playing u.s. in world cup wonderful opportunity .