Chris Wingert

Induction Year: 2024

Category: Soccer, Pro Sports

Location: Babylon

Wingert attended St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School and played college soccer for St. John’s University, where he was the 2003 Hermann Trophy winner as that year’s best collegiate player.

He played with the Brooklyn Knights in the USL Premier Development League during college.

The Columbus Crew drafted Wingert in the second round (twelfth overall) in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft. 

He spent fourteen seasons of his professional career in Major League Soccer (MLS) with the Columbus Crew (2004–2005), Colorado Rapids (2006–2007) and Real Salt Lake (2007–2014, 2016–2017).

After eight years with Salt Lake, Wingert was selected in the tenth round of the 2014 MLS Expansion Draft by expansion club New York City FC.

He was a starting defender with Real Salt Lake’s MLS Cup Championship team in 2009.

He played 1 game for the U.S. Men’s National Team in 2009 and made his first international appearance for the United States against Sweden.