Collen Warner

When midfielder Collen Warner was announced as part of a 2010 SuperDraft day deal between Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles, his wasn’t the name everyone was talking about – that honor belonged to Clint Mathis. But Warner certainly changed the focus during his rookie campaign, which was dotted with performances that sparked comparisons to another RSL midfielder with a similar uncanny knack for keeping possession and willingness to make the difficult pass, veteran Andy Williams. Warner’s string-pulling performance in RSL’s 3-1 Group A-clinching win over Cruz Azul last October was the embodiment of what the Utah side’s Technical Staff saw when it traded up for the University of Portland, and the Claret-and-Cobalt faithful should expect even more of those efforts during a crowded 2011 calendar as he looks to climb up the depth chart in the League’s deepest and most talented corps of midfielders.

MLS Career

2010: Started in half of his 18 first-team appearances in League and Cup competition, adding a goal and assist during his 792 combined minutes … The goal and helper came during CONCACAF Champions League play, during which he played in three contests (two starts) … Made his RSL debut in Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualifying action on 4/14 @ SJ, starting in the #10 role and playing the first 69 minutes of a wild 3-3 draw that the Utahans eventually emerged from 5-3 in PKs … Made his MLS debut off the bench for RSL three days later on 4/17 @ LA in the first of two heated MLS Cup ’09 rematches, playing the final 26 minutes in the 1-2 loss … Continued his streak of firsts on 4/24 @ CLB, earning his first League starting nod and playing an active 62 minutes in a 0-1 defeat … Started second straight match on 5/01 v. TOR, playing 86 minutes in the 2-1 win in Sandy … Started and played full 90 minutes in RSL’s 1-1 home draw vs. Mexican U-21 Nat’l Team on 5/15 … Went the full 120 minutes on 6/02 @ DC in a 1-2 OT defeat in a U.S. Open Cup qualifier … Pressed into service just three days later on 6/05 @ DC in their League rematch, playing 61 minutes in helping RSL hold down the fort in a scoreless draw at RFK Stadium … Played first half on 6/19 v. Puntarenas FC (CRC) in a 2-0 international friendly/CCL tune-up win in Sandy … Played one contest on loan with D-2 Pro League club AC St. Louis, going the full 90 minutes on 8/01 v. NSC Minnesota Starts in a 2-2 draw before being quickly recalled to the Wasatch Front … Would feature in each of RSL’s last three CCL Group A contests, beginning with a 9-minute appearance on 9/22 @ Árabe Unido that helped close out a crucial 3-2 away victory … First-ever 90-minute performance in League play came on 9/25 v. COL in RSL’s dramatic 1-1 draw to kick off the 2010 Rocky Mountain Cup series … Earned first CCL start on 9/28 @ TOR, playing the opening stanza before giving way to Javier Morales at halftime of the advancement-clinching 1-1 draw at BMO Field … Was a difference maker on 10/19 v. Cruz Azul in the CCL Group Stage finale, assisting on Paulo Jr.’s 43rd minute tally that opened the scoring before pushing the advantage to 3-0 in the 69th minute with his first goal of the season in the eventual 3-1 triumph, a result which allowed RSL to become the first MLS team to top a group in nine tries … Made his MLS Cup Playoff debut on 11/06 v. DAL in Leg Two of the Western Conference Semifinal Series, being inserted for the last 34 minutes in the hopes of providing an attacking spark in the eventual 1-1 draw (2-3 aggregate defeat). 

College

Concluded his University of Portland career with 20 goals, 20 assists, 60 points and six game-winners in 79 games as a combination midfielder/forward … 2009: Completed his UP career by helping guide the Pilots to the Third Round of the NCAA postseason and being named to his third consecutive All-WCC First-Team … During Portland’s run through the 2009 playoffs, scored both goals during a 2-1 OT win @ New Mexico and assisted on the game-winner in a 2-1 win @ North Carolina State … Led Portland with nine goals (three game-winners), seven assists, 60 shots and 25 shots on goal … Led West Coast Conference in points (25), T-1st in game-winners, T-2nd in goals and placed 3rd in assists … 2008: Named to the All-WCC First-Team for the second consecutive year … Led the Pilots and the WCC with eight assists … Finished second on Pilots with five goals, 18 points and 43 shots … Ranked 4th in the WCC in points and was 6th in goals … 2007: Named to the All-WCC First-Team and to Top Drawer Soccer’s All-Season Third-Team … Finished 2nd on UP with four assists and T-3rd with 10 points … Added three goals, including a game-winner … Started all 20 games he appeared in … 2006: Named to the All-West Coast Conference Freshman Team and named All-WCC Honorable Mention … Named to the Top Drawer Soccer All-Rookie Second Team … Finished 3rd on Portland with three goals while adding an assist, 19 shots and eight shots on goal. 

Club / High School

Member of the Colorado ODP state team from 2001-04 … Part of the Region IV team pool from 2002-04 and a region team member in 2004 … Scored two goals with the Region IV team at the 2004 Disney Showcase … Played for the Colorado Rush club team for five years … Trained with English Premier League players and coaches at the Liverpool Youth Academy in 2002 … Trained with Italy’s prestigious Serie "A" Club Youth Academy Atalanta in 2005 … Four-year letterwinner for coach Beth Hinz at Denver East H.S. … Team MVP and an All-Conference selection in 2005 … Team won the Denver Prep League in 2002 and 2004 and reached the Colorado State semifinals during freshman season. 

Personal

Born on June 24, 1988 in Denver, Colo. … Parents are Marcia Scott-Warner and Darrick Warner … Majored in environmental science at University of Portland.