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{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Wes Knight
| image = WesKnightWhitecaps.JPG
| image_size = 200
| fullname = Wesley Knight
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|9|6}}
| birth_place = [[Easley, South Carolina]], United States
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]], [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2004–2008
| youthclubs1 = [[College of Charleston Cougars]]
| years1 = 2007
| clubs1 = [[Bradenton Academics]]
| caps1 = 9
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2009–2010
| clubs2 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|Vancouver Whitecaps]]
| caps2 = 58
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2011
| clubs3 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]
| caps3 = 12
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2011
| clubs4 = → [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23]] (loan)
| caps4 = 2
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2012
| clubs5 = [[San Antonio Scorpions]]
| caps5 = 27
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2013
| clubs6 = [[FC Edmonton]]
| caps6 = 3
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2015
| clubs7 = [[Carolina RailHawks]]
| caps7 = 16
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = October 15, 2015
| nationalteam-update =
}}
'''Wes Knight''' (born September 6, 1986) is a retired American [[association football|soccer]] player.

==Career==
===College and amateur===
Knight attended [[Wren High School (South Carolina)|Wren High School]] and played club soccer for the Greenville Futbol club, and played [[College soccer in the United States|college soccer]] at the [[College of Charleston]] from 2004 to 2008, where he was named to the second team All-Southern Conference and to the NSCAA All-South Region second team as a junior and first team All-Southern Conference and NSCAA All-South Region second team as a senior. Following his senior season. Knight was one of 64 distinguished collegiate players to be invited to the Major League Soccer Combine. He was just the second player from the College of Charleston to be invited since the MLS's existence, behind former standout defender Drew Cavanagh in 2005.

During his college years Knight also played for the [[Bradenton Academics]] in the [[USL Premier Development League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2007/roster/22301.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |publisher=Uslsoccer.com |accessdate=March 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003054147/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2007/roster/22301.html |archive-date=October 3, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

===Professional===
On February 11, 2009, the Whitecaps announced the signing of Knight for the 2009 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/transactions/306075.html |title=Whitecaps sign Haber, Knight |publisher=Usl1.uslsoccer.com |date=February 11, 2009 |accessdate=March 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215162200/http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/transactions/306075.html |archive-date=February 15, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Knight made his [[USL-1]] debut during the 2–1 away defeat to [[Puerto Rico Islanders]] on Apr. 18. The defender replaced [[Vicente Arze]] in the second half of the match in the Caribbean. Three days later, Knight made his first league start and earned his first [[USL-1]] point when he assisted on [[Marco Reda]]'s goal during Vancouver's 1–1 draw at [[Austin Aztex]]. On May 10, [[Knight]] earned a spot in the [[USL-1]] Team of the Week for Week Five after assisting on [[Charles Gbeke]]'s winning goal, as the Whitecaps claimed a 1–0 victory at home to [[Puerto Rico Islanders]]. He then made the [[USL-1]] Team of the Week for Week 10 after assisting on both of Gbeke's goals during a 3–2 home win over [[Miami FC Blues]] on June 12.<ref>[http://www.whitecapsfc.com/men/roster/USL1PlayerProfile.aspx?id=19277 ]{{dead link|date=March 2012}}</ref>

Knight remained with [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]] when the club joined [[Major League Soccer]] in 2011 but was released by the club on August 31, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2011/08/whitecaps-fc-waive-defender-wes-knight |title=Whitecaps FC waive defender Wes Knight | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |publisher=Whitecapsfc.com |date=August 31, 2011 |accessdate=March 20, 2012}}</ref> In the 2012 pre-season, Knight was on trial with [[Real Salt Lake]].

In 2012, Knight signed with NASL side [[San Antonio Scorpions FC|San Antonio Scorpions]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sanantonioscorpions.com/team-news/item/262-three-defenders-added-to-san-antonio-scorpions-fc-team-roster |title=Three Defenders Added to San Antonio Scorpions FC Team Roster |publisher=Sanantonioscorpions.com |date= |accessdate=March 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321183130/http://www.sanantonioscorpions.com/team-news/item/262-three-defenders-added-to-san-antonio-scorpions-fc-team-roster |archive-date=March 21, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On January 8, 2013, Knight signed with FC Edmonton of the NASL.<ref>{{cite web|last=McCarney |first=Dan |url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/sacultura/conexion/article/Campos-ditches-Scorpions-4217094.php |title=Campos ditches Scorpions - San Antonio Express-News |publisher=Mysanantonio.com |date=January 23, 2013 |accessdate=February 3, 2013}}</ref> Ahead of the 2015 season, Knight joined the [[Carolina RailHawks]] and started in their first game, a 3–1 win over [[Ottawa Fury FC|Ottawa]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.carolinarailhawks.com/match-center/884/car-vs-ott#tabs-3 |title=Match Center | Carolina RailHawks |access-date=April 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407013933/http://www.carolinarailhawks.com/match-center/884/car-vs-ott#tabs-3 |archive-date=April 7, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On July 30, 2015, Knight announced that he would be retiring form the game following [[Carolina RailHawks]] game against [[Tampa Bay Rowdies]] on August 1, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=RAILHAWKS DEFENDER WES KNIGHT TO RETIRE|url=http://www.carolinarailhawks.com/news/2015/07/30/railhawks-defender-wes-knight-to-retire|website=www.carolinarailhawks.com/|publisher=Carolina RailHawks|accessdate=October 15, 2015|date=July 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150901180115/http://www.carolinarailhawks.com/news/2015/07/30/railhawks-defender-wes-knight-to-retire|archive-date=September 1, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season
!colspan=3|[[USL-1]]
!colspan=3|Playoffs
!colspan=3|[[Nutrilite Canadian Championship|Cup]]
!colspan=3|[[CONCACAF Champions League]]
!colspan=3|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Assists!!Apps!!Goals!!Assists!!Apps!!Goals!!Assists!!Apps!!Goals!!Assists!!Apps!!Goals!!Assists
|-
| rowspan="2"|'''[[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]'''
|[[USL First Division|2009]]
|29||0||8||6||0||1||4||0||0||0||0||0||39||0||9
|-
|[[USL First Division|2010]]
|29||0||1||4||0||0||4||0||0||0||0||0||37||0||1
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Instagram | wesleytknight }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090929211333/http://www.whitecapsfc.com/men/roster/players/wes_knight.aspx Vancouver Whitecaps bio]
* [https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14800&ATCLID=780810 College of Charleston bio]

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[[Category:1986 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American men's soccer players]]
[[Category:American expatriate men's soccer players]]
[[Category:Charleston Cougars men's soccer players]]
[[Category:Soccer players from South Carolina]]
[[Category:IMG Academy Bradenton players]]
[[Category:Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players]]
[[Category:Vancouver Whitecaps FC players]]
[[Category:Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 players]]
[[Category:San Antonio Scorpions players]]
[[Category:FC Edmonton players]]
[[Category:USL League Two players]]
[[Category:USL First Division players]]
[[Category:USSF Division 2 Professional League players]]
[[Category:Major League Soccer players]]
[[Category:North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]

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