Sporting Kansas City Release
 
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Former West Texas A&M All-American and Major League Soccer (MLS) All-Star Davy Arnaud has been selected to the Sporting Kansas City's Sporting Legends Hall of Honor, following the team's announcement on Tuesday. 
 
Arnaud, who now serves as the assistant coach at Austin FC, will be officially inducted in a pre-match ceremony before Sporting Kansas City faces the New England Revolution in Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, on June 12. 
 
"Sporting KC and the city of Kansas City mean so much to me," Arnaud said. "I had wonderful experiences during my time with the club and grew close to so many amazing people on and off the field. I would like to thank the Hunt Family, the Sporting Club ownership group, my teammates and coaches as well as the Cauldron and Sporting's phenomenal fans who made my journey here so special. To join the company of other Sporting Legends is a great honor and something I will cherish forever. Kansas City will always be in my heart."

The Nederland, Texas native starred at WT from 1999-2001 where he led the Buffs to back-to-back Elite Eight appearances in 2000 and 2001.  He became the first player to earn All-American honors in program history in 2001 when he was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), now United Soccer Coaches, First Team.  He native ranks sixth in school history in both career goals and career points and was inductee to the West Texas A&M Hall of Champions in 2008.

After his career with the Buffs, he went on to play 14-years in the MLS playing his first 10 years with the Kansas City Wizards/Sporting Kansas City where he won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and MLS Cup Final in 2004. He joined the Montreal Impact in 2012 before finishing his career with the D.C. United. 

He appeared in 351 career regular-season games registering 50 games and 46 assists in 351 regular season appearances as the league's all-time leader in fouls suffered (746). He also made seven appearances for the U.S. Men's National Team scoring his lone international goal in a 2-2 draw with Haiti on July 11, 2009 in the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

In July of 2020, Arnaud was appointed as an assistant coach by the MLS Austin FC joining former Sporting KC teammate Josh Wolff's coaching staff.  Austin FC is the first major league team in Austin after joining the MLS in January 2019 as the 27^th club.