FC After a short trial with Seattle Sounders FC, Noonan signed with the club on March 30, 2010. He remained with Seattle through the 2011 season. At season's end, the club declined his 2012 contract option and he entered the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft. LA Galaxy Noonan was selected by Los Angeles Galaxy in stage two of the draft on December 12, 2011. Eleven days later he signed with Los Angeles. Noonan remained with Los Angeles through the 2012 season. After the conclusion of the 2012 season, LA declined the 2013 option on Noonan's contract and he entered the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Noonan became a free agent after he went undrafted in both rounds of the draft. On January 11, 2013, LA announced that Noonan had retired as a player and had joined the club as an assistant coach. International Noonan earned his first cap for the United States national team on March 13, 2004, against Haiti. While he has accumulated 15 caps, injuries and inconsistency prevented him from claiming a major role with the national team. However, in early 2008 he started with the U.S. National Team against Sweden and registered an assist in a 2–0 victory. He did not play for the national team after 2008. International goals Coaching career United States National Team After Noonan's retirement as a player, he joined the Galaxy's technical staff as an assistant coach to Bruce Arena. When Arena was announced as returning to be the head coach of the United States national team, he brought his supporting staff from the Galaxy, including Noonan, to work as assistants. Philadelphia Union In January 2018, Noonan was hired as an assistant coach alongside Jim Curtin at the Philadelphia Union. FC Cincinnati Noonan was named head coach of FC Cincinnati on December 14, 2021. He led Cincinnati to fifth place in the Eastern Conference as they clinched their first-ever MLS Cup Playoff berth, Noonan's Orange and Blue beat New York Red Bulls on the road 2–1 before falling to the Philadelphia Union, 1–0, in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Honors United States CONCACAF Gold Cup Champions (1): 2005 Columbus Crew Major League Soccer Eastern Conference Championship (1): 2008 Major League Soccer MLS Cup (1): 2008 Major League Soccer Supporter's Shield (1): 2008 New England Revolution Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (1): 2007 Major League Soccer Eastern Conference Championship (3): 2005, 2006, 2007 Seattle Sounders FC