Pat Noonan

College and amateur

Noonan attended De Smet Jesuit High School, and played college soccer for the Indiana University Hoosiers from 1999 to 2002. He was named an NSCAA first-team All-American his senior and junior seasons, and second-team All-American his sophomore year. His senior year, he also finished as runner-up to Alecko Eskandarian for the Hermann Trophy. He finished his career at Indiana with 48 goals and 31 assists. During his college years, Noonan also played with the Mid-Michigan Bucks in the USL Premier Development League

Club

New England Revolution

Upon graduation, Noonan was selected in the first round (9th overall) of the 2003 MLS SuperDraft by New England Revolution. He made his MLS debut in the 2003 season opener on April 13, coming on as a 92nd-minute substitute for Daniel Hernandez in a 1–1 draw against the Chicago Fire. He recorded his first assist on April 19 in a 2–1 loss to the Columbus Crew. Noonan made his first start on May 31, in a 2–2 draw with the Kansas City Wizards, and scored his first Revolution goal in a 3–3 draw against the MetroStars on July 12. Although he started slowly, Noonan soon resumed his scoring ways, finishing his first season with the Revs with ten goals and seven assists in 28 appearances, and runner-up to Damani Ralph for Rookie of the Year. He was additionally named MLS Player of the Week twice, in weeks 24 and 30, and named MLS Player of the Month for the month of October. Noonan did even better…

United States national team

After Noonan's retirement as a player, he joined the Galaxy's technical staff as an assistant coach to Bruce Arena. When Arena was announced as returning to be the head coach of the United States national team, he brought his supporting staff from the Galaxy, including Noonan, to work as assistants.

Philadelphia Union

In January 2018, Noonan was hired as an assistant coach alongside Jim Curtin at the Philadelphia Union.

FC Cincinnati

Noonan was named head coach of FC Cincinnati on December 14, 2021. The team had previously finished last in the regular season standings in their three prior MLS seasons. Noonan, along with new general manager Chris Albright, oversaw 24 player changes and the hiring of assistants Kenny Arena and Dominic Kinnear. He led Cincinnati to fifth place in the Eastern Conference as they clinched their first-ever MLS Cup Playoff berth, Noonan's Orange and Blue beat New York Red Bulls on the road 2–1 before falling to the Philadelphia Union, 1–0, in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. In the 2023 season, Noonan guided Cincinnati to their first trophy in MLS, finishing top of the league standings, clinching the Supporters' Shield and their second consecutive playoff berth. In the playoffs, Cincinnati made it to the Eastern Conference Finals, falling to the Columbus Crew 3–2. Noonan was named the MLS Coach of the Year on November 21, 2023.