Lamar Neagle (born May 7, 1987) is an American professional

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player who plays for the

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in the

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. He has spent most of his career with the

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over the course of several stints; Neagle has also played for Montreal Impact and D.C. United in Major League Soccer, as well as

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in Finland.

Career

Youth and college

Neagle attended Thomas Jefferson High School, where he was a three-year starter and helped them to a 16-2-4 record and the State 4A championship as a senior. He also broke a 31-year-old school record by scoring six goals in one game as well as being the ''

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s pick for High School All-Star Team during his senior year. As a youth, Neagle also played for the Norpoint Soccer Club's Chivas soccer team located in Northeast Tacoma. While playing on the Norpoint Chivas Team, Lamar was coached by Wade Webber. Upon graduating high school, Neagle attended and played

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for the

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. At UNLV he played on the three-time first team All-

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selection, and played every game but one in his four-year career. He also led the team in goals scored his last two seasons with a total of 9 each year. During his senior year, Neagle was named second team All-Far-West Region 2008. During his college years he also played with

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of the

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, making 24 appearances and scoring six goals in his two years with the club.

Seattle Sounders FC

Neagle was a pre-season trialist with the

for two weeks in Southern California. During the trials, Neagle played in two games and had two assists. After graduating university, Neagle returned to train with the team on May 13, 2009. On June 10, 2009, the Sounders announced that Neagle had signed and been added to the official roster as a Senior Developmental player. Coach

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said, "It's good to sign a local product to our team. Lamar's got excellent speed and he's a player who can play in a number of positions. He's very comfortable on the flank and has played on the left side as well as the right. He will get a look from us as an outside player, either in midfield or at the back". Neagle was the fourth player from

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state to sign with the Sounders after Chris Eylander, Kevin Forrest, and

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. Neagle first appeared on the Seattle roster during the highly anticipated

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game. Neagle was also on the team roster for the

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and

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games but sat on the bench. Neagle played in the Kitsap Pumas game which yielded a 6–0 victory. Neagle made his unofficial debut with a friendly against Chelsea on July 18, 2009. When asked about playing against English

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team, Neagle responded "It's kind of surreal. I grew up watching these guys play for Chelsea. You never think you're going to get a chance to play against them. It was a great experience. Pretty intimidating, but it was fun." Neagle was waived by Seattle on November 25, 2009, having never played a competitive first team game for the team. He subsequently signed for

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(who employ him as a forward) in the

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, and made his competitive professional debut on April 17, 2010, in a game against the

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. In September 2010, following the conclusion of the 2010 USL2 season, Neagle transferred to

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of the Finnish

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. After a successful preseason trial, Neagle was again signed by

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on March 2, 2011. In 2011, Neagle worked his way onto the pitch as a frequent sub and occasional starter for MLS matches, also playing important roles in the US Open Cup and CONCACAF Champions League. On August 27, 2011, Neagle netted the first home MLS hat-trick for the Sounders in a 6–2 victory over the

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, at the time the leaders in the Eastern Conference.

Montreal Impact

Neagle was traded to Montreal Impact on February 18, 2012, along with teammate Mike Fucito, in exchange for Eddie Johnson. After scoring his first goal for Montreal against his former club, Sounders FC, during the club's first match at the renovated

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. Neagle notched his second of the MLS campaign against the San Jose Earthquakes on August 18, 2012, a shot that went on to win AT&T Goal of the Week honors.

First return to the Sounders

On January 27, 2013, the Sounders traded an international roster spot to the Montreal Impact in order to re-acquire Neagle for his third stint with the team.

D.C. United

Neagle was traded to D.C. United on December 7, 2015, in exchange for allocation money. On March 7, Neagle made his debut and scored his first goal with United in a 1–4 away loss to

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in the

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opener. He played in total of 56 games, scored 11 goals, and recorded 6 assists.

Second return to the Sounders

On August 7, 2017, D.C. United traded Neagle to the Sounders for a fourth round pick in the

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. On November 19, 2018, Seattle declined their contract option on Neagle.

Indoor career

On March 8, 2019, Neagle signed with the

of the indoor

. He was previously on trial with Phoenix Rising of the

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. Neagle joined the Federal Way Coaching staff for the 2019–20 season. He re-signed with the Tacoma Stars in October 2019 for their 2019–2020 season. Neagle rejoined the Stars on December 10, 2021.

Personal life

Lamar is the son of John Brown and Bridget Neagle and Frankie and Maria Lawson. He has five siblings named Shedrick, Jamaal, Tanisha, Daisia, and Jasmine. He was married to Natalie Hanley at the Hollywood Schoolhouse in Woodinville on February 15, 2014.

Career statistics

Honors

Club

Charleston Battery *

Champions (1):

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

Regular Season Champions (1):

Seattle Sounders FC *

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, commonly known as the U.S. Open Cup (USOC), is a knockout cup competition in men's soccer in the United States. It is the country's oldest ongoing national soccer competition. The competition was first held duri ...

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

MLS Supporters' Shield The Supporters' Shield is an annual award given to the Major League Soccer team with the best regular season record, as determined by the MLS points system. The Supporters' Shield has been annually awarded at the MLS Supporters' Summit since 199 ...

Individual

Most Valuable Player (1):

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Neagle, Lamar 1987 births Living people African-American soccer players American men's soccer players American expatriate men's soccer players Des Moines Menace players Seattle Sounders FC players Charleston Battery players IFK Mariehamn players CF Montréal players D.C. United players Tacoma Defiance players Soccer players from Washington (state) UNLV Rebels men's soccer players USL League Two players USL Second Division players Veikkausliiga players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards American expatriate sportspeople in Finland American expatriate sportspeople in Canada 21st-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century African-American sportsmen Thomas Jefferson High School (Auburn, Washington) alumni