Logan Pause

Logan Pause

Personal information
Full name	Logan Allen Pause
Date of birth	August 22, 1981
Place of birth	Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2000–2002	North Carolina Tar Heels
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2002	Raleigh CASL Elite
2003–2014	Chicago Fire	286	(4)
National team^‡
2004	United States U23	4	(0)
2009–2010	United States	6	(0)
Teams managed
2015–	Chicago Fire (interim assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 24, 2014. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 23, 2011

Logan Pause (born August 22, 1981) is an American former soccer player who spent his entire twelve-year professional career with the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer. As of December 1, 2014 Pause is the Vice President of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club.

Career

College and amateur

After attending Jordan High School in Durham, North Carolina, Pause played college soccer at the University of North Carolina from 2000 to 2002. After a 2002 season in which he co-captained the Tar Heels and played everywhere from central defense to attacking midfield due to injuries, Pause signed a Project-40 contract with MLS. During the 2002 collegiate off-season, Pause played for the Raleigh CASL Elite of the fourth division Premier Development League.^[1]

Professional

Pause was selected 24th overall in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft by the Fire. He surprised many by seeing immediate time with the team, finishing the season with 21 appearances and 15 starts for a Fire team that won the MLS Supporters' Shield and the U.S. Open Cup. Pause played the same role for the Fire in 2004, filling in for Jesse Marsch and Chris Armas, starting 19 games and adding two assists.

Pause served primarily as the club's defensive midfielder after Armas retired.^[2] He made his 200th league appearance for the Fire on March 26, 2011 in a 3-2 win over Sporting Kansas City.^[3]

With the additions of Arévalo Ríos and Jeff Larentowicz in the 2013 MLS season, Pause saw a reduction in playing time, appearing in only 15 matches and starting 11 of those. Following the season's conclusion Pause was made available in the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft but eventually agreed to new a contract ahead of the 2014 season.^[4][5]

Logan Pause has retired at the end of 2014 MLS season. He has spent his entire 12-year professional career playing for Chicago Fire.^[6][7][8]

On November 3, 2014 Pause was announced the Vice President of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club and will begin his new role as of December 1, 2014.^[9]

International

Pause played for a range of United States youth national teams, including the Under-23's during Olympic Qualifying.

Pause was called up for the United States National Team for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup held in the United States, his first call up to the United States full squad.^[10] On July 4, 2009 Pause received his first cap playing the entire 90 minutes against Grenada while also registering an assist on Robbie Rogers' goal.

Career statistics

Club	Season	MLS			MLS Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup		CONCACAF		SuperLiga		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chicago Fire	2003	Major League Soccer	23	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
	2004		21	0	0	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	29	0
	2005		27	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	33	0
	2006		25	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	29	0
	2007		23	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	1
	2008		27	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	32	0
	2009		26	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	33	0
	2010		26	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	1
	2011		29	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	34	0
	2012		32	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	1
	2013		15	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	17	1
	2014		12	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
Career total			286	4	14	0	29	0	4	0	4	0	337	4

Chicago Fire Player Registry^[11]

Honors

Chicago Fire

• Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (2):
  • Winner: 2003, 2006
• MLS Supporters' Shield (1):
  • Winner: 2003

Individual

• Chicago Fire Most Valuable Player (1):
  • Winner: 2010
• MLS Fair Play Award (1):
  • Winner: 2012

References

1. 2002 Open Cup
2. Logan Pause Profile
3. Fire outlast Kansas City after Bravo sees red
4. http://www.chicago-fire.com/players/logan-pause
5. http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2014/01/chicago-fires-logan-pause-blessed-return-men-red-12th-season
6. "As Logan Pause announces retirement, Chicago Fire lose another link to the past". mlssoccer.com. September 5, 2014.
7. "Logan Pause Retirement Press Conference". chicago-fire.com. September 5, 2014.
8. "Pause walks away from the field with a message to all Fire supporters". chicago-fire.com. October 25, 2014.
9. "The Legend Continues: Logan Pause named Vice President of Chicago Fire Soccer Club". chicago-fire.com. November 3, 2014.
10. Archived June 26, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
11. http://www.chicago-fire.com/playerregistry/logan-pause

External links

• MLS player profile
• Logan Pause at National-Football-Teams.com