Noah Merl (born June 4, 1983 in Walnut Creek, California) is an American soccer player currently playing for Seattle Wolves in the USL Premier Development League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Noah Merl | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-06-04) June 4, 1983 (age 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Walnut Creek, California, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder/Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Seattle Wolves | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2004 | California Golden Bears | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Orange County Blue Star | ||
| 2005 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Seattle Sounders | 65 | (0) |
| 2007– | Seattle Wolves (indoor) | ||
| 2009– | Seattle Wolves | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2009 | |||
Merl attended the University of California, Berkeley where he played college soccer from 2001 to 2004 and was captain his last 2 years.[1] During the 2004 collegiate off season, he spent the summer with Orange County Blue Star of the USL Premier Development League.
Merl was drafted in the third round (29th overall) of the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft by the San Jose Earthquakes, but never played a first team game with the team, playing three games with their reserves[2] before being released at the end of the season.
On April 10, 2006, he signed with Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division, and spent the next three seasons with the team, playing 21 games in his first season, and finishing his career there with 65 appearances. In November 2007, he began playing with the Seattle Wolves in the Premier Arena Soccer League.
Following the demise of the USL1-1 Sounders at the end of 2008, Merl retired from professional soccer and signed with Seattle Wolves' outdoor expansion franchise in the USL Premier Development League for the 2009 season.