Ronan Wynne

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Photo by: Rachel O’Driscoll/Clarkson Creative Photography

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25 AUG 2022: The Denver Pioneers take on the Gonzaga Bulldogs at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium in Denver, CO. (Jamie Schwaberow/Clarkson Creative Photography)

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Position:
Defender
Height:
5-10
Weight:
165
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Auckland, New Zealand
High School:
Wellington College
Club:
Wellington Phoenix FC

Honors and Awards:
United Soccer Coaches All-West Region First Team (2022)… Summit League Defensive Player of the Year (2022, 2024)...Summit League First Team (2022, 2024)…Summit League Second Team (2021)...College Sport Communicators Academic All-America Third Team (2024)…College Soccer News National Team of the Week (9/5/22)…Summit League All-Academic Team (2022)…Summit League Defensive Player of the Week (10/28/24)…Summit League Players to Watch List (2022, 2024)…Summit League All-Newcomer Team (2020)...

Pro:
Drafted 53rd overall by Atlanta in the 2025 MLS Draft...Made his professional debut with Atlanta United II on March 7 vs. New York Red Bulls II.

Career:
Played in 70 career matches and made 69 starts for Jamie Franks side, seeing 6048 minutes of action…Produced 21 career points on four goals and 13 assists…Scored one career game-winning goal.

2024:
Played and started in all 23 matches for the Crimson and Gold, seeing 1978 minutes of action at outside back for the Pioneers…Scored Denver’s second in a 3-0 win over UMass in the NCAA Quarterfinal...Assisted on the game-winning goal in Denver’s NCAA Second Round win over Gardner-Webb...Assisted on both Oje Ofunrein goals in the Pioneers 2-1 win at Omaha on November 9...Scored the opening goal in Denver’s 3-2 win over Oral Roberts on Oct. 2…NCAA STATISTICAL RANKINGS: 79^th in the country and fifth in the Summit League in assists (6).

2023:
Injured in the spring and redshirted in the fall.

2022:
Played and started in all 22 matches for Denver…Recorded 4^th most minutes played for the Pioneers with 1787…Lead the team in assists (6), closing out the season with an assist in the Summit League Championship victory against Kansas City on November 12 and in the NCAA Tournament win against San Diego on November 17…Started in a Denver defense that finished third in the country in shutout percentage (0.591) and seventh in the country in goals against average (0.675).

2021:
Played in 17 matches, starting in 16 for the Crimson and Gold…Scored in Denver’s 2-1 win over Cal State Fullerton on September 12.

2020 (delayed to Spring, 2021 due to COVID):
Played and started all eight matches at centerback for the Pioneers, leading all Denver field players with 712 minutes played…Assisted on the Liam Johnson equalizer in the season finale on April 12 at Eastern Illinois, the first goal in Denver’s 2-1 comeback to clinch the Summit League regular season title.

Before Denver:
During his club career, he earned the most man of the match awards during the 2019 winter season and was the best young defender in the club and earned MVP of the U17 team in 2017-18…Also attended the New Zealand U-20 National Team camp at the age of 18…Played and started in all 16 national league games in 2019-20 for the Wellington Phoenix.

Personal:
Chose DU because it is the whole package with its outstanding academics, soccer program and staff that will help him grow as a player and as a person, while getting to live in an amazing city…Hopes to become a pro soccer player and to continue to be involved in the sport throughout his life…Also enjoys listening to music, DJing, traveling, live concerts and ping pong.