Alex Weekes (born March 20, 1988) is an American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

player who last played for

Pittsburgh Riverhounds Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC is an American professional soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1998 and beginning play in 1999, the club plays in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship, the second tier of the American ...

in the

USL Second Division The USL Second Division (commonly referred to as USL-2) was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, operated by United Soccer Leagues (USL). It was at the third tier of soccer in the United States, behind Major League Soccer ...

Career

College and amateur

Weekes attended Stroudsburg High School, played club soccer for Stroudsburg United AC Perugia, and played four years of

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Colgate University Colgate University is a Private university, private college in Hamilton, New York, United States. The Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college was founded in 1819 as the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York ...

. He led the Raiders in scoring during both the 2008 and 2009 seasons, was a two-time All-League selection (earning first team honors as a senior in 2009), and also in 2009 became the first Colgate player to be named to the Hermann Trophy Watch List. During his college years Weekes also played for Pocono Snow in the

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. ...

, alongside his Riverhounds teammate Matthew Baker.

Professional

Weekes turned professional in 2010 when he signed to play for the

in the

. He made his professional debut on April 17, 2010, in the team's 2010 season opener against the

Real Maryland Monarchs Real Maryland F.C., commonly known as the Real Maryland Monarchs, was an American soccer team based in Rockville, Maryland, United States. Founded in 2007, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the Americ ...

. He scored his first professional goal on June 15, 2010, in a US Open Cup first round match against

Detroit United Detroit United is an American amateur soccer team based in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Founded in 2002, the team plays in Region II of the United States Adult Soccer Association, a network of amateur leagues at the fifth tier of the America ...

References

External links

Pittsburgh Riverhounds bio

Colgate bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Weekes, Alex 1988 births Living people American men's soccer players Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players USL Second Division players Soccer players from Pennsylvania Men's association football midfielders National Premier Soccer League players People from Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Colgate Raiders men's soccer players