Ian Fuller
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Ian Fuller is an American
United States
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 soccer player who currently plays for Orlando City in the USL Professional Division.

Youth and college

Fuller grew up in Tualatin, Oregon
Tualatin, Oregon
Tualatin is a city located primarily in Washington County in the U.S. state of Oregon. A small portion of the city is also located in neighboring Clackamas County. It is a southwestern suburb in the Portland Metropolitan Area that is located south of Tigard...

, and attended Tualatin High School
Tualatin High School
Tualatin High School is a public secondary school located in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Students in grades 9 through 12 attended the school that is part of the Tigard-Tualatin School District. Opened in 1992, school teams are known as the Timberwolves....

 where he was a three-time first team All State soccer player. He then played college soccer
College soccer
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 at Clemson University
Clemson University
Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....

 from 1998 to 2001.

Professional

Fuller was drafted in the second round (21st overall) of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft
2002 MLS SuperDraft
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 by New England Revolution
New England Revolution
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. He played eleven regular season and three playoff games before being waived on November 4, 2002. In February 2003, he signed with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division
USL First Division
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. Fuller spent the 2003 and 2004 seasons in Rochester, and played the first two games of the 2005 season, before moving to the Vancouver Whitecaps. In 2006, Fuller signed with the Charleston Battery
Charleston Battery
Charleston Battery is an American professional soccer team based in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....

. After four years with the club he moved to USSF Division 2 club Austin Aztex
Austin Aztex
Austin Aztex FC was an American professional soccer team based in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 2008, the team played in the USL First Division, and in the USL Division of the USSF D2 Pro League, the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid...

. With the sale and movement of the Austin Aztex to Orlando following the end of the 2010 season, Ian was retained by the club, becoming a member of Orlando City S.C. in January 2011.

Coaching

Beginning in 2010 Fuller also began working as assistant coach
Coach (sport)
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 for the Charleston Battery
Charleston Battery
Charleston Battery is an American professional soccer team based in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....

 of the USL Second Division
USL Second Division
The United Soccer Leagues Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, part of the United Soccer Leagues league pyramid...

 (USL-2). He would continue his coaching career as a player-coach and assistant for Orlando City S.C. in 2011.

Charleston Battery

  • USL Second Division
    USL Second Division
    The United Soccer Leagues Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, part of the United Soccer Leagues league pyramid...

    Champions (1): 2010
    2010 United Soccer Leagues
    The 2010 season is the 24th season played by the United Soccer Leagues. Season titles will be contested by 6 professional men's clubs in the USL Second Division, 29 professional and amateur women's clubs in the W-League, and 68 professional and amateur men's teams in the USL Premier Development...

  • USL Second Division
    USL Second Division
    The United Soccer Leagues Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, part of the United Soccer Leagues league pyramid...

    Regular Season Champions (1): 2010
    2010 United Soccer Leagues
    The 2010 season is the 24th season played by the United Soccer Leagues. Season titles will be contested by 6 professional men's clubs in the USL Second Division, 29 professional and amateur women's clubs in the W-League, and 68 professional and amateur men's teams in the USL Premier Development...


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