College and amateur Wheeler attended
Patapsco High School in
Dundalk, Maryland, who he led to the 2005 Baltimore County championship title, and played three years of
college soccer at
Lenoir-Rhyne University before transferring to
Towson University prior to his senior year. At Lenoir-Rhyne he was a two-time NSCAA All-South Atlantic Region First Team selection and a three-time All-South Atlantic Conference First Team member. During his college years Wheeler also played for the
Hampton Roads Piranhas and
Reading Rage in the
USL Premier Development League. He was the 2009 PDL Most Valuable Player, and led the league in scoring, recorded a goal or an assist in 13 of 17 regular season and playoffs matches, and finished the 2009 campaign with 17 regular season goals.
Professional Following the conclusion of the 2009 PDL season, Wheeler signed with the
Vancouver Whitecaps He trained with the first team, and played exhibition games with the
Vancouver Whitecaps Residency PDL team, but was never called up to the senior
USL First Division squad, and released when his contract expired in October 2009. Wheeler signed for the
FC Tampa Bay in the
USSF Division 2 Professional League in early 2010, and made his professional debut on April 16, 2010, in Tampa's first-ever game, a 1–0 victory over
Crystal Palace Baltimore. He scored his first professional goal on May 19, 2010, in a 3–3 tie with the
Austin Aztex. He also was one of the trialists for the
Philadelphia Union in the 2011
Major League Soccer preseason. He was not offered a contract by the Union, and instead signed with the
Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the
North American Soccer League, on November 30, 2010. He played just six games with the Strikers before suffering a season-ending injury. Wheeler was released at the end of the 2011 season. He signed with
FC KooTeePee of the Finnish
Ykkönen in March 2012. In January 2013, Wheeler signed with
Philadelphia Union in
Major League Soccer. On June 8, 2022, after nearly five years after playing his last professional game, Wheeler signed with
USL Championship side
Colorado Springs Switchbacks. In addition to playing professionally, in his spare time, Wheeler coaches soccer to aspiring players in Maryland. ==Career statistics==