Alan Winn (born February 18, 1996) is an American

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player who currently plays for

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side Beaman United FC.

Career

College and amateur

Winn was born in

Dallas, Texas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

and grew up in nearby

Garland, Texas Garland is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located within Dallas County, Texas, Dallas County with portions extending into Collin County, Texas, Collin and Rockwall County, Texas, Rockwall counties. It is located northeast of Dallas and is a ...

. He played his college career at

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where he played mainly as a winger or forward. Winn played 77 matches for the Tarheels, starting 62. He scored 23 goals and had 14 assists. Winn played for

National Premier Soccer League The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is an American men's association football, soccer league. The league is officially affiliated to the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) and has automatic qualification for the U.S. Open Cup. ...

side Carolina RailHawks NPSL in 2016 and

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side

Tobacco Road FC Tobacco Road Football Club is an American soccer team based in Durham, North Carolina. The team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid. History The club existed under various names as a highly successful amateu ...

in 2017. Following his release from Memphis, Winn joined Nashville-based

club Beaman United FC for the 2022 season.

Professional

On January 19, 2018, the

Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Denver metropolitan area. The Rapids compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. Founded in ...

selected Winn with the 25th overall pick of the

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. On February 9, 2018,

Nashville SC Nashville Soccer Club is an American professional soccer club based in Nashville, Tennessee. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team spent two seasons in the USL Championship before joining ...

announced that Winn had signed with the club. Winn's contract with Nashville expired following the 2020 season. On August 28, 2021, Winn signed with

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side

Memphis 901 Memphis 901 FC was an American professional association football, soccer team based in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 2018, the team made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019. On November 13, 2024, it was announced that the team would be ...

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* * * * Living people 1996 births American men's soccer players Men's association football forwards Colorado Rapids draft picks Nashville SC (2018–19) players North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer players Sportspeople from Garland, Texas Soccer players from Texas Tobacco Road FC players USL League Two players USL Championship players Nashville SC players Major League Soccer players Memphis 901 FC players United Premier Soccer League players 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-forward-1990s-stub