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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zachary Stephen Wells | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-02-26)26 February 1981 (age 44) | ||
| Place of birth | Costa Mesa, California, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2003 | UCLA Bruins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | MetroStars | 19 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Houston Dynamo | 4 | (0) |
| 2008 | D.C. United | 17 | (0) |
| Total | 40 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | United States | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Zachary Stephen Wells (born February 26, 1981, inCosta Mesa, California) is an American former professionalsoccer player who played as agoalkeeper.
Wells playedcollege soccer atUCLA from 1999 to 2003, where he helped the school to theNCAA Championship as a junior, and was named first-team All-Pac-10 as a senior.
Upon graduating, Wells was selected 21st overall in the2004 MLS SuperDraft by theMetroStars. He spent much of the season backing upnational teamerJonny Walker, but played two games in mid-season. In 2005, with Walker recovering from surgery, Wells took over the starting role, and played well, leading to Walker's trade to Columbus. But the return ofTony Meola to the club left Wells being a backup again. He was traded to Houston for a 4th round pick in the2006 MLS SuperDraft. He was acquired along with a conditional draft pick byD.C. United forBobby Boswell on December 12, 2007.
Wells announced his retirement from professional soccer on February 17, 2009, just a month before the start of the 2009 MLS season.[1]
Wells earned his onlycap for theU.S. national team on February 19, 2006, in a 4–0 victory overGuatemala atPizza Hut Park inFrisco, Texas.