. ▁ ▁Wilson ▁attended ▁Dra ke ▁University , ▁playing ▁on ▁the ▁men ’ s ▁s occer ▁team ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁Professional ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Wilson ▁left ▁Dra ke ▁soon ▁after ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Germany ▁where ▁he ▁spent ▁time ▁training ▁with ▁various ▁teams . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁El ▁Pas o ▁Patri ots ▁of ▁the ▁US IS L ▁A - Le ague ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁A - Le ague ▁season . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁league ’ s ▁points ▁chart , ▁finished ▁runner - up ▁in ▁the ▁Ro ok ie ▁of ▁the ▁Year , ▁and ▁was ▁Second ▁Team ▁All ▁League . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Burn ▁selected ▁Wilson ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁( se vent h ▁overall ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁M LS ▁Supp lement al ▁D raft . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁five ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁Burn ▁that ▁season , ▁going ▁on ▁loan ▁to ▁the ▁Patri ots ▁in ▁June ▁and ▁the ▁M LS ▁Project ▁ 4 0 ▁team , ▁which ▁also ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁US IS L ▁A - Le ague , ▁from ▁June ▁through ▁the ▁play offs . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Wilson ▁began ▁the ▁M LS ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Burn , ▁playing ▁one ▁game . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 2