Ryan Futagaki | |
Full Name: | Ryan Arnold Futagaki |
Birth Date: | 1980 1, mf=y |
Birth Place: | Huntington Beach, California, United States |
Height: | 5 ft 7 in |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthyears1: | 1999–2002 |
Youthclubs1: | UCLA Bruins |
Years1: | 2003 |
Clubs1: | Chicago Fire |
Caps1: | 6 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2003 |
Clubs2: | Chicago Storm |
Caps2: | 3 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2005 |
Clubs3: | Chicago Fire |
Caps3: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 1999 |
Nationalteam1: | United States U20 |
Nationalyears2: | 2009– |
Nationalteam2: | United States beach soccer |
Pcupdate: | April 18, 2013 |
Ntupdate: | April 18, 2013 |
Ryan Arnold Futagaki (born January 17, 1980) is a former American soccer player who last played as a midfielder for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.
Futagaki was picked by the Chicago Fire in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft from the University of California Los Angeles. In 2003, he played six matches and had one assist. In January, 2004, he was released by the Chicago Fire[1] and starting playing indoor soccer. He later signed with the Chicago Storm. He currently plays beach soccer.
Futagaki was part of the United States U20 team that participated in the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship, scoring one goal against his ancestral Japan in a 1–3 defeat.[2]
He is currently part of the United States national beach soccer team.[3]