Cody Charles Arnoux (born April 13, 1988 in Stony Brook, New York) is an American soccer player. His previous clubs include

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affiliated Atlantic Coast Conference University team

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club side

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and English

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club Everton.

Career

College and amateur

Arnoux attended

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, played club soccer for the Cape Fear Breakers, and played

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from 2006 to 2008, where he made 64 appearances and scored 33 goals in the

Division I Atlantic Coast Conference. He scored fourteen goals in sixteen appearances in three campaigns for

in the

Professional

Arnoux signed for English

club Everton on a one-year contract in August 2009 following a trial in March 2009 which also saw compatriot Anton Peterlin sign for the

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-based club. In March 2010, he attended a trial with

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team

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. He was released by Everton at the end of the 2009–10 season, having played seven times for the

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, and he went on trial with

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team

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park ...

. Arnoux signed for

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club

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on August 18, 2010, and made his first professional appearance for the team the following day, August 19, 2010, in a game against

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. He scored his first professional goal on October 2, 2010 in Vancouver's last game of the 2010 USSFD2 regular season, a 2-2 tie with the

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. Prior to the 2011 season

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rejected Arnoux's contract with the Whitecaps as they feel that both parties attempted to bypass the draft process. Since Arnoux was signed for 2011 the Whitecaps have assigned him to train for their

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team. On 8 February 2011 he was released from his contract and the following day he signed with Major League Soccer. On 11 February he was assigned to Real Salt Lake in a lottery draft. After being released by Salt Lake in June 2012, Arnoux signed with

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club

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on July 5, 2012.

International

Arnoux has been capped for the United States at under-15 and under-18 level.

Personal life

Arnoux holds an Italian passport.

Achievements

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

*NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship: 2007

Career statistics

References

External links

*
Vancouver Whitecaps profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arnoux, Cody 1988 births Living people American soccer players Association football forwards North Carolina Fusion U23 players Everton F.C. players Major League Soccer players People from Stony Brook, New York Real Salt Lake players Soccer players from New York (state) Sportspeople from Suffolk County, New York United States men's youth international soccer players USL Championship players USL League Two players USSF Division 2 Professional League players Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer players Wilmington Hammerheads FC players New Hanover High School alumni