Player Details

Name

Gordon Wild

Height

5' 10"

Weight

170 lbs

Date of Birth

10.26.1995 (28)

Birthplace

Leonberg, Germany Germany

Position

Forward
Career Summary

Wild is a product of the FC Mainz academy in Germany and went to the United States to play for the University of South Carolina (USC) Upstate Spartans in NCAA Division I. In his first season in collegiate soccer, he scored 16 goals in 15 appearances before transferring to the University of Maryland under head coach Sacho Carovski. He played with current Black-and-Red players Donovan Pines and Chris Odoi-Atsem during his stint at Maryland. 

Wild joins the Black-and-Red after spending the previous two seasons with Atlanta United in MLS. After an impressive two years (2016-2017) with the University of Maryland where he scored 21 goals in 40 appearances, Wild was selected 37th overall by Atlanta in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation Adidas player. He was then loaned to the Charleston Battery in the USL Championship on Feb. 13, 2018. In his first professional season in the USL, he scored seven goals and recorded three assists in 32 league appearances. He returned to Atlanta United at the conclusion of the stint. 

The next season, Wild joined the Atlanta United 2 in the USL Championship on March 14, 2019. He has scored one goal in eight appearances this season. He was waived by Atlanta United on July 17, 2019. 

Transaction: D.C. United signed Wild off of waivers on July 24, 2019.