Marcus Garin Tracy (born October 2, 1986, in

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) is an American

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player who plays as a striker.

Career

College and amateur

Although born in Chestnut Hill section of

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, Tracy grew up in Newtown, CT, playing soccer at Newtown High School where he was named an All-American (and had his #3 jersey retired) and was a member of the 2004 Class LL Connecticut State Championship team. He finished with 100 goals in his high school career. Tracy also played for Beachside Soccer Club in his youth. His brother Ryan Tracy played soccer at the

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (Penn or UPenn) is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. One of nine colonial colleges, it was chartered in 1755 through the efforts of f ...

. He won the 2008

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for the nation's most outstanding college player while at

Wake Forest University Wake Forest University (WFU) is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina. The R ...

where he scored 13 goals and 10 assists in 24 games. In 2007, he won the 2007 College Cup with the Demon Deacons while scoring 11 goals and 9 assists in 26 games. In the College Cup final, Tracy scored the tying goal and assisted on the winning goal in the Demon Deacons 2–1 victory over Ohio State. Tracy was named the Offensive MVP of the 2007 College Cup tournament. In 2006, he scored 6 goals and 4 assists in 22 games with the Demon Deacons. In 2006, Tracy also scored 1 goal in 3 appearances for

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side

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, although injury limited the number of games in which he appeared. In 2005, Tracy did not score in the 5 games that he played in an injury-filled season with the Deamon Deacons. Tracy's career totals for Wake Forest were 77 games played, 30 goals scored and 23 assists.

Professional

Tracy was drafted by

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club

Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in Houston. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Established on December 15, 2005, the club was founded after their fo ...

in the

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. Though he was expected to be a top pick, he was selected fifty-sixth overall, falling so low due to clubs having the knowledge of his contract with Danish club

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. On January 15, 2009, Tracy joined the club in Denmark on a three-year contract and made his debut for Aalborg on March 19, 2009, as a substitute in a

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quarter final second leg against

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in which he assisted on his team's first goal of the game a few minutes after entering as a substitute. He scored the winning goal against

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on March 23, 2009, in his first game in the

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. He finished the 2008 - 2009

with 7 games (including 3 starts) and 1 goal scored.
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and 1 game in the

. In the 2009 - 2010 season, he scored the game-winner against

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on November 9, 2009. He also scored a goal while playing for

reserve team on September 12, 2009, against Otterup in the

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. He missed the remainder of the 2009 - 2010 season due to

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or jumper's knee. For the 2009 - 2010 season, Tracy played 8 games (including 4 starts) in the

with 1 goal scored as well as 2 games in the

and 2 games in qualification games for the

. He scored 1 goal in 5 games with the Aalborg BK reserve team in the

. Tracy continued to be sidelined for the rest of 2010 with knee injuries. His injuries continued to sideline him through the 2010 - 2011 season and the first half of the 2011 - 2012 season. After missing such a significant amount of time due to his injuries, Tracy was not going to have his contract renewed over the winter break per Aalborg's announcement on October 3, 2011. He spent the first half of 2012 working on regaining his fitness after his knee injury issues and targeting a move to

. On September 11, 2012, Tracy signed a contract with MLS and his new club will be decided by a weighed lottery On September 13, the

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won the lottery for Tracy. The team had a 4.6% chance of landing Tracy. Tracy was not retained following the 2013 season.

International

On December 22, 2009, Tracy received his first call up to play with the senior US national team. Training in

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began for Tracy and the other players called up on January 4, 2010, leading up to a friendly match against

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. Prior to the game, Tracy was released from training due to knee tendinitis which would continue to plague him throughout his career. This senior team call-up was Tracy's first national team experience at any level having not been part of any of the youth teams.

Honors

Wake Forest University

*2007 - NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Champion *2007 - NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Tournament Offensive MVP *2008 - Hermann Trophy *2008 - NSCAA 1st Team All-America

Other

*2009 - Newtown, CT's Sportsman of the Year

References

External links

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Wake Forest bio
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tracy, Marcus 1986 births Living people AaB Fodbold players African-American soccer players All-American college men's soccer players American men's soccer players American expatriate men's soccer players Men's association football forwards North Carolina Fusion U23 players Danish Superliga players Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Hermann Trophy men's winners Houston Dynamo FC draft picks Major League Soccer players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' soccer) People from Newtown, Connecticut San Jose Earthquakes players Soccer players from Pennsylvania Soccer players from Fairfield County, Connecticut USL League Two players Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer players 21st-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century African-American sportsmen