Evan Whitfield


Evan Dylan Whitfield is a retired American soccer player who spent seven seasons in Major League Soccer.

Player

Youth

Whitfield graduated from Brophy College Preparatory in Phoenix. He was the 1995 Arizona 5A Player of the Year as he took Brophy to the Arizona high school soccer championship. Whitfield was also a Parade Magazine All American. In 1997, Whitfield played for the Tucson Amigos in the USISL. He played college soccer at Duke University from 1995 to 1998. In seventy-five games, he scored one goal and added fifteen assists.

Professional

On February 6, 1999, the Chicago Fire selected Whitfield in the first round. In 2000 and 2003, the Fire to the US Open Cup in 2000 and 2003. In December 2004, the Fire traded Whitfield and Dipsy Selolwane to the expansion Real Salt Lake in exchange for Salt Lake's
2005 third round and 2006 second round draft picks. He played five games for Salt Lake before being released mid-season.

International

Whitfield played for the United States in the 2000 Summer Olympics,

Post playing career

In May 2006, Whitfield graduated from DePaul Law. He then worked as an associate at Schiller, DuCanto & Fleck LLP. In 2011, Whitfield became a commentator for Chicago Fire games.