Patrick John Noonan (born August 2, 1980) is an American

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coach and former player. He is the head coach of FC Cincinnati in

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Playing career

College and amateur

Noonan attended De Smet Jesuit High School, and played college soccer for the Indiana University Hoosiers from 1999 to 2002. He was named an NSCAA first-team All-American his senior and junior seasons, and second-team All-American his sophomore year. His senior year, he also finished as runner-up to Alecko Eskandarian for the Hermann Trophy. He finished his career at Indiana with 48 goals and 31 assists. During his college years, Noonan also played with the Mid-Michigan Bucks in the

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Club

New England Revolution

Upon graduation, Noonan was selected in the first round (9th overall) of the 2003 MLS SuperDraft by

New England Revolution The New England Revolution are an American professional association football, soccer club based in the Greater Boston area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. It is on ...

. He made his MLS debut in the

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season opener on April 13, coming on as a 92nd minute substitute for Daniel Hernandez in a 1–1 draw against the Chicago Fire. He recorded his first assist on April 19 in a 2–1 loss to the

Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew are an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. The team began play in 1996 as one of the 10 cha ...

. Noonan made his first start on May 31, in a 2–2 draw with the Kansas City Wizards, and scored his first Revolution goal in a 3–3 draw against the MetroStars on July 12. Although he started slowly, Noonan soon resumed his scoring ways, finishing his first season with the Revs with ten goals and seven assists in 28 appearances, and runner-up to Damani Ralph for Rookie of the Year. He was additionally named MLS Player of the Week twice, in weeks 24 and 30, and named MLS Player of the Month for the month of October. Noonan did even better his sophomore year, the 2004 season, scoring eleven goals and registering eight assists, tying with Amado Guevara for the MLS Scoring Champion Award. He was additionally named MLS Player of the Week for matchweek 10. Alongside three other Revolution players, Noonan was named a 2004 MLS All-Star. Injuries and a late-season slump saw Noonan end

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

with eight goals and seven assists, being named MLS Player of the Week for matchweek 13, and representing the Revolution in the

2005 MLS All-Star Game The 2005 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 10th Major League Soccer All-Star Game, played on July 30, 2005 at Historic Crew Stadium, Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio between the Major League Soccer, MLS All-Stars and Fulham F.C., ...

. Noonan's

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

campaign was marred by injury and he appeared in only 14 games, netting just one goal. He began in

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

injured once again and then became a substitute as he regained his fitness. However, he rounded into form and finished the season with 7 goals. Noonan also helped the Revolution win the 2007 U.S. Open Cup, the first piece of silverware in club history, scoring a goal and providing two assists in the final. Noonan's option for the 2008 season was not picked up by New England and on January 23, 2008, he signed with Norwegian club Aalesunds FK.

Columbus Crew

On August 6, 2008, Noonan re-signed with MLS and was traded from New England, who still retained his rights, to

in exchange for the Crew's natural first-round selection in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money. Additionally, the teams traded spots in the current 2008 allocation standings – with Columbus moving into the 10th spot and New England moving to third – and agreed to considerations regarding 2009 allocation rankings. For Columbus Crew, Noonan won the MLS Supporters' Shield,

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and Trillium Cup, all of them in 2008.

Colorado Rapids

Noonan was traded to

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in June 2009. After making seventeen league appearances, Noonan was waived by Colorado on March 23, 2010.

Seattle Sounders FC

After a short trial with

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, Noonan signed with the club on March 30, 2010. He remained with Seattle through the 2011 season. At season's end, the club declined his 2012 contract option and he entered the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft.

LA Galaxy

Noonan was selected by

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in stage two of the draft on December 12, 2011. Eleven days later he signed with Los Angeles. Noonan remained with Los Angeles through the 2012 season. After the conclusion of the 2012 season, LA declined the 2013 option on Noonan's contract and he entered the

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. Noonan became a free agent after he went undrafted in both rounds of the draft. On January 11, 2013, LA announced that Noonan had retired as a player and had joined the club as an assistant coach.

International

Noonan earned his first cap for the United States national team on March 13, 2004, against

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. While he has accumulated 15 caps, injuries and inconsistency prevented him from claiming a major role with the national team. He was named an alternate for the 2006 U.S. World Cup squad on May 2, 2006. However, in early 2008 he started with the U.S. National Team against Sweden and registered an assist in a 2–0 victory. He did not play for the national team after 2008.

International goals

Coaching career

United States national team

After Noonan's retirement as a player, he joined the Galaxy's technical staff as an assistant coach to Bruce Arena. When Arena was announced as returning to be the head coach of the United States national team, he brought his supporting staff from the Galaxy, including Noonan, to work as assistants.

Philadelphia Union

In January 2018, Noonan was hired as an assistant coach alongside Jim Curtin at the Philadelphia Union.

FC Cincinnati

Noonan was named head coach of FC Cincinnati on December 14, 2021. The team had previously finished last in the regular season standings in their prior MLS seasons. Noonan, along with new general manager

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, oversaw 24 player changes and the hiring of assistants Kenny Arena and Dominic Kinnear. He led Cincinnati to fifth place in the Eastern Conference as they clinched their first-ever MLS Cup Playoff berth, Noonan's Orange and Blue beat New York Red Bulls on the road 2–1 before falling to the Philadelphia Union, 1–0, in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. In the 2023 season, Noonan guided Cincinnati to their first trophy in MLS, finishing top of the league standings, clinching the Supporters' Shield and their second consecutive playoff berth. In the playoffs, Cincinnati made it to the Eastern Conference Finals, falling to the

3–2. Noonan was named the MLS Coach of the Year on November 21, 2023.

Coaching statistics

Honors

As a player

Columbus Crew *

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

* Supporters' Shield:

New England Revolution * U.S. Open Cup:

Seattle Sounders FC *U.S. Open Cup:

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 ...

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 ...

Los Angeles Galaxy *MLS Cup:

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

United States * CONCACAF Gold Cup

As a coach

FC Cincinnati * Supporters' Shield:

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

Individual * MLS Coach of the Year: 2023

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