Marcus Tracy

College and amateur

Although born in Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, Tracy grew up in Newtown, CT, playing soccer at Newtown High School where he was named an All-American (and had his #3 jersey retired) and was a member of the 2004 Class LL Connecticut State Championship team. He finished with 100 goals in his high school career. Tracy also played for Beachside Soccer Club in his youth. His brother Ryan Tracy played soccer at the University of Pennsylvania. He won the 2008 Hermann Trophy for the nation's most outstanding college player while at Wake Forest University where he scored 13 goals and 10 assists in 24 games. In 2007, he won the 2007 College Cup with the Demon Deacons while scoring 11 goals and 9 assists in 26 games. In the College Cup final, Tracy scored the tying goal and assisted on the winning goal in the Demon Deacons 2–1 victory over Ohio State. Tracy was named the Offensive MVP of the 2007 College Cup tournament. In 2006, he scored 6 goals and 4 assists in 22 games with the Demon Deacons. In 2006, Tracy also scored 1 goal in 3 appearances for USL Premier Development League side Carolina Dynamo, although injury limited the number of games in which he appeared. In 2005, Tracy did not score in the 5 games that he played in an injury-filled season with the Deamon Deacons. Tracy's career totals for Wake Forest were 77 games played, 30 goals scored and 23 assists.

Professional

Tracy was drafted by Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo…