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Palphabetical roster# PLAYER POS HT WT BIRTHDATE HOMETOWN COLLEGE STATUS3 Chris Albright DEF 6-1 180 01/14/1979 Philadelphia, Pa. Virginia
30 Kevin Alston DEF 5-8 160 05/05/1988 Silver Spring, Md. Indiana GA/DEV4 Gabriel Badilla DEF 5-11 165 06/30/1984 San Jose, Costa Rica INTL
16 Mauricio Castro MID 5-10 165 08/11/1981 Tegucigalpa, Honduras INTL11 Kheli Dube FWD 6-1 155 06/18/1983 Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Coastal Carolina INTL23 Argenis Fernandez FWD 5-6 125 04/03/1987 Guapilas, Costa Rica INTL6 Jay Heaps DEF 5-9 155 08/02/1976 Longmeadow, Mass. Duke2 Amaechi Igwe DEF 6-0 170 05/20/1988 Belmont, Calif. Santa Clara GA/DEV
21 Shalrie Joseph MID 6-3 180 05/24/1978 Brooklyn, N.Y. St. John's (NY)24 Brad Knighton GK 6-2 195 02/06/1985 Richmond, Va. UNC-Wilmington13 Jeff Larentowicz M/D 6-1 175 08/05/1983 West Chester, Pa. Brown29 Kenny Mansally FWD 5-10 160 01/27/1989 Banjul, Gambia INTL31 Sainey Nyassi MID 5-8 135 01/31/1989 Bwiam, Gambia INTL28 Pat Phelan MID 6-0 175 01/16/1985 Enfield, Conn. Wake Forest14 Steve Ralston MID 5-9 160 06/14/1974 St. Louis, Mo. Florida International1 Matt Reis GK 6-1 196 03/28/1975 Mission Viejo, Calif. UCLA
34 Zack Simmons GK 6-3 200 10/12/1985 Durham, N.H. Massachusetts DEV7 Wells Thompson MID 5-10 160 11/25/1983 Winston-Salem, N.C. Wake Forest8 Chris Tierney D/M 6-0 180 01/09/1986 Wellesley, Mass. Virginia
20 Taylor Twellman FWD 5-11 170 02/29/1980 St. Louis, Mo. Maryland22 Rob Valentino DEF 6-3 190 01/25/1985 Cave Creek, Ariz. San Francisco GA/DEV19 Mike Videira MID 5-10 170 01/06/1986 Milford, Mass. Duke
numerical roster# PLAYER POS PRONUNCIATION PLACE OF BIRTH LAST TEAM1 Matt Reis GK REESE Atlanta, Ga. Los Angeles (MLS)2 Amaechi Igwe DEF ah-MEHCH-ee IG-way San Francisco, Calif. Santa Clara3 Chris Albright DEF ALL-bright Philadelphia, Pa. Los Angeles (MLS)4 Gabriel Badilla DEF bah-DEE-ah San Jose, Costa Rica Saprissa (CRC)6 Jay Heaps DEF Nashua, N.H. Miami (MLS)7 Wells Thompson MID Winston-Salem, N.C. Wake Forest8 Chris Tierney D/M TEAR-nee Wellesley, Mass. Virginia
11 Kheli Dube FWD Kelly do-BAY Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Coastal Carolina13 Jeff Larentowicz M/D la-REN-toe-witz Pasadena, Calif. Brown14 Steve Ralston MID RAWL-stun St. Louis, Mo. Tampa Bay (MLS)16 Mauricio Castro MID moor-EE-cee-oh Tegucigalpa, Honduras Olimipia (HON)19 Mike Videira MID vid-EAR-rah Milford, Mass. Hamilton Academical (SCO)20 Taylor Twellman FWD Minneapolis, Minn. 1860 Munich (GER)21 Shalrie Joseph MID shall-REE Saint George, Grenada N.Y. Freedoms (USL)22 Rob Valentino DEF val-ehn-TEE-no Hoffman Estates, Ill. San Francisco23 Argenis Fernandez FWD are-HEY-nas Ciudad Neily, Costa Rica LD Alajuelense (CRC)24 Brad Knighton GK NIGHT-en Hickory, N.C. UNC-Wilmington28 Pat Phelan MID FAY-lin Houston, Texas Toronto (MLS)29 Kenny Mansally FWD man-SAL-lee Banjul, Gambia Real de Banjul (GAM)30 Kevin Alston DEF ALL-stun Washington, D.C. Indiana31 Sainey Nyassi MID SAHN-nee ny-AH-see Bwiam, Gambia Ports Authority FC (GAM)34 Zack Simmons GK Portsmouth, N.H. Massachusetts
(Rosters include all players signed to play for the club as of Feb. 13, 2009)
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#3 #30 #4 #16 #11CHRIS KEVIN GABRIEL MAURICIO KHELI
ALBRIGHT ALSTON BADILLA CASTRO DUBE
#23 #6 #2 #21 #24ARGENIS JAY AMAECHI SHALRIE BRAD
FERNANDEZ HEAPS IGWE JOSEPH KNIGHTON
#13 #29 #31 #28 #14JEFF KENNY SAINEY PAT STEVE
LARENTOWICZ MANSALLY NYASSI PHELAN RALSTON
#1 #34 #7 #8 #20MATT ZACK WELLS CHRIS TAYLORREIS SIMMONS THOMPSON TIERNEY TWELLMAN
#22 #19 Head Coach Assistant Coach Goalkeepers CoachROB VALENTINO MICHAEL VIDEIRA STEVE NICOL PAUL MARINER GWYNNE WILLIAMS
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LNow in his eighth season at the helm of theRevolution, Steve Nicol is the longest-tenured coachin Major League Soccer and is regarded as one of
the top tacticians and talent evaluators of soccer talent inthis country. His 87 career victories entering the 2009 sea-son have eclipsed the combined win total (73) of the pre-vious four head coaches in Revolution club history.
Nicol was named head coach of the team onNovember 6, 2002, after serving as the interim head coachfor the final 21 games of the 2002 regular season and thepostseason.
In each of his seven seasons with the Revolution,Nicol has guided the club to the MLS Cup Playoffs, includ-ing six consecutive Eastern Conference Championshipgames - an MLS record - between 2002 and 2007, and hasfour times led the team to MLS Cup (2002, 2005, 2006 &2007). The Revs are one of just three MLS clubs to returnto MLS Cup in back-to-back seasons.
Nicol's hiring marked yet another impressive accom-plishment in the Scotland native's distinguished career.During his playing days, Nicol, 46, gained worldwide famewhile playing for Liverpool FC in England's top divisionbefore moving on to play for Notts County, West BromwichAlbion, Sheffield Wednesday and Doncaster Rovers.
Nicol, who was born in Troon, Scotland, began hispro career at the age of 18 with Ayr United before beingsigned by Liverpool in 1981. The £300,000 transfer feeremains the Ayr United club record.
While with Liverpool, Nicol made 467 appearancesas a defender and midfielder and scored 46 goals. He wasat the heart of a Liverpool side that won four EnglishLeague Titles, three F.A. Cup titles and the 1984 EuropeanCup. In 1989, his importance to the team was honoredwhen Britain's soccer writers named him Footballer of theYear. Between 1984 and 1992 Nicol appeared 27 times forthe Scottish National Team, and started for his country atthe 1986 World Cup in Mexico.
Nicol's coaching career began in 1995 when he wasnamed player/manager at Notts County. Four years later,he arrived in New England as a player/assistant coachwith the Boston Bulldogs. In September 1999, he joinedthe Revs as interim coach for the final two games of theseason, both Revolution victories. He returned to theBulldogs as a player/coach for the 2000 and 2001 seasonsbefore re-joining the Revs as an assistant coach prior tothe 2002 campaign.
Nicol was named the 2002 MLS Coach of the Yearafter leading the Revolution to within a goal of the MLSCup, played before a record crowd at the new GilletteStadium. In 2003 and 2004, he led the Revs to return tripsto the conference final, falling in overtime and penaltykicks, respectively. He coached the Revs to his second MLS
Cup final in 2005, after winning the Eastern ConferenceChampionship with New England for a second time. Since2005, Nicol has guided the Revs back to MLS Cup with twomore Eastern Conference Championship titles and helpedthe team set the MLS record for consecutive appearancesin the conference championship with six (2002-07).
Nicol was also honored for his coaching excellencein August 2005, when he was chosen to lead the MLSSelect XI against Real Madrid at the Santiago BernabeauStadium. In 2007, Nicol added to his coaching honors whenhe led the 2007 MLS All-Stars to a victory over Scottishgiant Celtic FC in the 2007 Sierra Mist All-Star Game. In2008, Nicol extended MLS' winning streak against foreigncompetition in the All-Star Game, when his all-star squadtopped West Ham United, 3-2.
Nicol holds a USSF "A" coaching license. In additionto his coaching duties, Nicol is also a guest analyst forESPN International and ESPN's weekly "Press Pass" show.
Nicol resides in the western suburbs of Boston withhis wife, Eleanor. The couple has two adult children,Michael and Katy, and one grandson, Patrick.
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nicol year-by-yearmls coaching career
REGULAR SEASONYear Team W L T Pct. 1999 Revolution 2 0 0 1.0002002 Revolution 10 10 1 .5002003 Revolution 12 9 9 .5502004 Revolution 8 13 9 .417 2005 Revolution 17 7 8 .7082006 Revolution 12 8 12 .5632007 Revolution 14 8 8 .6002008 Revolution 12 11 7 .517
Regular-Season Totals 87 66 54 .551
POSTSEASON RECORDYear Finish W L T Pct.2002 MLS Cup Final 3 2 2 .5712003 Eastern Conference Final 1 1 1 .5002004 Eastern Conference Final 1 0 2 .5002005 MLS Cup Final 2 2 0 .5002006 MLS Cup Final 2 1 1 .6252007 MLS Cup Final 2 1 1 .6252008 Eastern Conference Semifinals 0 1 1 .250
Playoff Totals 11 8 8 .536
ACCOMPLISHMENTS & HONORS: 2002 MLS Coach of the Year, 2005MLS Select Team Head Coach against Real Madrid, 2007 MLS All-Star Team Coach; 2008 MLS All-Star Team Coach
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Gwynne Williams is in his third season as the goal-keepers coach for the New England Revolution. Hejoined the Revolution coaching staff in February
2007 after 12 seasons on the staff of NCAA Division II soc-cer powerhouse Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. Sincejoining the Revs, Williams has helped establish NewEngland's goalkeeping corps as one of the best - and deep-est - in the league.
Last season, all three of the Revs' keepers saw first-team action in professional soccer, with Matt Reis andDoug Warren seeing MLS action and Brad Knighton seeingextensive starting time with the USL-1 Portland Timberswhile on mid-season loan.
In 2007, Reis, an MLS All-Star "First XI" selectionand All-Star Game starter, posted 10 shutouts for the thirdstraight season, in addition to posting three consecutiveshutouts in the Revs' first three postseason matches.Williams has also worked extensively with the Revs' back-up keepers, helping them backstop the team to a second-place finish in the 2007 Reserve Division.
paul mariner
gwynne williamsGOALKEEPERS COACH
In 2009, Paul Mariner enters his sixth season as SteveNicol's top assistant coach. He has helped lead theRevolution to four MLS Eastern Conference
Championship games, as well as three MLS Cup champi-onship game appearances since joining the Revs' staff inthe spring of 2004.
Born in Bolton, Lancashire, England, Mariner isremembered by world soccer fans as one of the top centerforwards in English football in the late 1970s and early1980s. He earned 35 international caps playing for hiscountry, and led the England attack in the 1982 FIFA WorldCup. He is the co-holder for the England National Teamrecord for goal scoring in consecutive games (6).
After starting his professional club career withPlymouth Argyle, Mariner scored 97 goals in eight seasonsfor Ipswich Town from 1976-84, before playing three sea-sons with Arsenal FC in London and finishing his EnglishLeagues career with Portsmouth.
Mariner's many honors as a player include winningthe 1978 FA Cup Final with Ipswich Town - a game in whichhe was named Man of the Match despite not being the
goal scorer - in the classic 1-0 victory over Arsenal. Hewas also a key member of the 1981 UEFA Cup-winningIpswich Town team. He scored for England against Francein the 1982 World Cup, and also scored in a qualifyingmatch against Hungary on Nov. 18, 1981, a 1-0 victory atWembley Stadium that put England through to the 1982World Cup.
Mariner came to the United States in 1988 to coachthe Albany Capitals of the APSL, followed by a stint withthe league's San Francisco Bay Blackhawks. Before joiningthe Revolution, Mariner was an assistant to former Revsforward and current Duke University head men's soccercoach John Kerr, Jr. at Harvard University. Mariner has alsoserved as Technical Director for the FC Greater BostonBolts, one of the top youth soccer clubs in the U.S.
Mariner has worked as a color commentator on BBCNorth West broadcasts of the English Premier League andas a World Cup analyst on New Zealand television andESPN International.
Mariner lives outside of Boston, and has three sons.
Williams was a member of Steve Nicol's coachingstaffs at the last two MLS All-Star Games, helping theleague post victories over Scottish Premier League giantCeltic FC in 2007 and English Premier League side WestHam United in 2008.
A native of St. Helens, England, Williams has beenon the coaching advisory councils of the Canadian SoccerAssociation and Bermuda Football Association. An NSCAANational Goalkeeping Instructor, Williams is a member ofthe USSF National Coaching Staff and holds a USSF "A"coaching license.
Williams earned his certificate of education fromNonington College of Physical Education in 1975, and com-pleted his bachelor of education degree at LondonUniversity in 1976.
Williams lives south of Boston with his partner,Paula. He has two grown children, Michelle and Oliver, andone newborn, Toby (1).
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Brian Banfill is in his fourth season as the equipmentmanager of the New England Revolution. Banfill'sresponsibilities include ordering and maintaining the
team's uniforms, practice gear and equipment, and over-seeing the game day equipment staff that assists in boththe Revs' and visitors' locker rooms and on the field. Healso works closely with the technical staff on setting upand equipping training sessions both at home and on theroad.
Banfill was honored for his exemplary work when hewas selected as the equipment manager for both the 2007MLS All-Star Team that defeated Scottish giant Celtic FC,and the 2008 All-Star Team that topped West Ham United.
Banfill joined the organization as the Revs' equip-
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ment manager in November 2005, after three seasonsworking with the team's volunteer game day staff, theRevs Brigade. He contributed in many areas during thistime, also working in the popular Soccer Celebrationpregame interactive entertainment area before joiningthe gam day staff where he worked both the home andvisitors' locker rooms.
Prior to joining the Revolution, Banfill worked foreight years in the sporting goods retail industry. He is anavid ice hockey fan and participates in adult pick-upgames in his spare time.
Banfill lives in central Massachusetts with his wife,Melissa, and their son, Kyle.
Sean Kupiec, A.T.C., P.E.S., is in his second season withthe Revolution as the team's head athletic trainer. Inaddition to being a certified athletic trainer, Kupiec is
also recognized as a performance enhancement specialistby the National Academy of Sports Medicine.
Kupiec's responsibilities with the Revs include over-seeing and directing all aspects of the team's medicalcare, players' rehabilitation and sports performance, bothin-season and during the offseason. For his efforts with theRevs in his first season, Kupiec was selected as the headathletic trainer for the 2008 MLS All-Star Team that defeat-ed the English Premier League's West Ham United.
Prior to joining the Revs, Kupiec spent the 2006 and2007 National Football League (NFL) seasons with the NewEngland Patriots as the team's athletic training intern,where he worked closely with the Pats' athletic trainingand strength and conditioning staffs to maintain the healthand fitness of the record-setting 2007 AFC Champions.
sean kupiecHEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER
With the Pats, he also coordinated the daily responsibili-ties for the season and training camp interns, compiledthe team's daily injury and NFL reports, and administeredthe team's IMPACT testing, in addition to overseeing sever-al game day procedures with opposing teams.
Before joining The Kraft Sports Group, Kupiec spenttwo years as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at theUniversity of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, where he workedwith the school's wrestling and men's and women's trackand field and cross country teams, and assisted with thefootball team's care. Kupiec also earned his master's inexercise and sports science in 2006 while at UNC.
A native of Utica, N.Y., Kupiec graduated fromSpringfield College in 2004 and currently lives south ofBoston. He was also a featured speaker at the 2008National Athletic Trainers Association annual meeting.
PHIL MADORE GLENN O’CONNOR DR. MICHAEL WEINMAN DR. BERTRAM ZARINSAsst. Athletic Trainer Massage Therapist Chiropractor Head Team Physician
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How Acquired: Traded to the Revolution from Los Angeles in exchange for allocationmoney on Jan. 18, 2008.
Position DefenderHeight: 6-1Weight 180 lbs.D.O.B. Jan. 14, 1979Hometown Philadelphia, Pa.
College VirginiaLast Team LA Galaxy (MLS)Youth Club Team Council Rock DynamoStatus Senior Roster
One of MLS' top right backs, Albright joined an alreadystrong Revolution defense in the 2008 offseason afterearning in-season and postseason laurels for his play outof the back in Los Angeles … a complete package withskill, speed and size in the back … returned from a sea-son-ending right hamstring tear early in the 2007 seasonto set new career highs in games started (26) and minutes(2,340) in 2008 … an experienced champion, he has wonMLS Cup championships with three teams (D.C. in 1999,LA in 2002 and 2005), one U.S. Open Cup Championship(LA in 2005) and one SuperLiga title (New England in2008).
2008: Made 26 regular-season appearances, all starts. Setnew career highs in starts (26) and minutes (2,340) andmade more appearances (26) than any season in his careerexcept 2003 (27). Overall, made 32 appearances includingregular season, SuperLiga and playoffs. Made hisRevolution debut in the season opener against Houston(March 29). Missed four matches with a bone bruise in hisleft foot that he suffered in the Chicago game (April 3),and returned to the lineup on May 3, against Chicago.Suffered a concussion and left hip flexor strain at Toronto(Aug. 23), forcing him to miss a CONCACAF ChampionsLeague game, but he did not miss an MLS match. Startedfour of the team's five matches in SuperLiga 2008, missingthe Pachuca match (July 16) with a left hip flexor strain.Scored the game-winning penalty kick in the eighth round
of the 6-5 shootout victory over Houston in the competi-tion's final (Aug. 5). Started both of the team's playoffmatches against Chicago, drawing two yellow cards andthe resulting red card in the second leg of their semifinalseries. He made his first appearance in the postseasonsince 2005 with Los Angeles.
2007: Started the first five games of the season beforesuffering a torn right hamstring in the 15th minute of theteam's fifth match - a 1-1 draw against Chivas USA on May20. Missed the remainder of the regular season afterundergoing reconstructive surgery in late May to repairthe injury. Rehabbed the rest of the regular season, butprogressed enough to play minutes in all five of theGalaxy's postseason friendlies.
2006: His second season as the Galaxy's right back sawhim named the club's Defender of the Year and earn a spotin Bruce Arena's U.S. team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup inGermany. Scored two goals and added five assists - hissecond-high season total - while starting all 23 games heplayed. Was unavailable from May 10 through June 17 as aresult of being in Germany for the World Cup, missingeight games before returning to the lineup on June 24against Houston. Started all but one game for LA afterreturning from the World Cup and was named to his thirdconsecutive MLS All-Star Game as the MLS All-Stars defeat-ed EPL juggernaut Chelsea FC, 1-0, in Bridgeview, Ill.
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TOTALS 198 170 14996 11 20 248 108 290 250 39 4 38 1
POSTSEASONYear Team GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2002 Los Angeles 5 2 241 1 1 5 4 7 1 1 0 0 02003 Los Angeles 2 0 32 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 02004 Los Angeles 3 3 270 0 1 3 1 2 7 0 0 0 02005 Los Angeles 4 4 390 0 1 3 0 9 1 0 0 2 02008 New England 2 2 173 0 0 1 0 5 3 0 0 2 1
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Scored his first goal of the season in a 1-1 draw againstChicago on April 8, and netted his second - the go-aheadgoal - in a 5-2 victory at D.C. on Aug. 26.
2005: Capped the season by earning MLS Best XI honorsafter garnering MLS All-Star recognition midseason. In hissecond season as a true right fullback, recorded one goaland added two assists, helping lead the Galaxy to thedomestic double of the MLS Cup championship and theLamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Missed nine games in the mid-dle of the season (May 25-July 9) with a severely sprainedright knee. Surpassed the 10,000 career minutes playedmark on Sept. 25 in a 2-1 victory over Kansas City. Startedall four of the Galaxy's postseason matches, playing all390 minutes as the Galaxy won MLS Cup 2005 in overtimeagainst the Revolution in Frisco, Texas.
2004: Moved to right back prior to the season after mak-ing the transition on the National Team under head coachBruce Arena, and enjoyed his finest season as a profes-sional to date. Posted a career-high six assists as headjusted to his new position along the right touchline.Earned his first MLS All-Star appearance, starting for theWest All-Stars at RFK Stadium. Recorded his first careermultiple-assist game on May 8 when he collected twoassists in a 3-1 road victory at Dallas. Registered assists inback-to-back games on May 19 and May 22 at D.C. and SanJose, respectively. For the second time in his career,recorded one goal and one assist in a game, helping LApost a 3-2 victory over Chicago at home on June 12.
2003: In his last year as a forward, he played in a career-best 27 games, earning the starting nod in 23 of them. Hescored three goals, tying a career-high and added fourassists - his best year as a professional to date. Recordedhis first-career two-goal game on June 25 at Colorado,notching both of LA's goals in the 2-2 draw. Followed thatperformance with his first-career multiple point perform-ance in the team's following game, registering one goaland one assist in the team's 3-0 victory against Dallas onJune 28. Earned MLS Player of the Week honors for Week13 for his performances against the Rapids and Burn.Posted single assists at the MetroStars (April 19), at KansasCity (May 24) and against New England (July 4). Appearedin both of the Galaxy's playoff games, coming on as a sec-ond-half substitute in both contests.
2002: Traded to the Galaxy with a second-round selection(24th overall) from D.C. in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft onJan. 11 in exchange for LA's first- and second-round selec-tions in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft and a conditional pick inthe 2003 MLS SuperDraft. Appeared in 14 games and madeeight starts at forward. Recorded one assist on the season,coming on July 4 in a 2-1 victory against San Jose. Missed12 games (most of April and May, and the beginning ofAugust) because of injuries. Appeared in five of LosAngeles' six postseason games, starting two, while scoringone goal and adding one assist as the Galaxy won MLS Cup2002 in Foxborough at Gillette Stadium.
2001: Made 23 appearances on the year, including 14starts for United. Scored one goal - D.C.'s lone goal in a 2-1 loss at Miami on May 30. His lone assist of the seasoncame on June 16 in a substitute appearance in a 3-0 victo-ry at Kansas City.
2000: Played in 25 games, making 21 starts for United.Scored three goals, including his first career MLS strike onMay 27 in a 3-2 victory over Dallas. Also notched goals inback-to-back games on June 21 (MetroStars) and June 24(Dallas).
1999: Allocated to the Miami Fusion as a Nike Project-40player, but was traded to D.C. United with John Maessnerfor Brian Kamler and future considerations on July 17before making an appearance. Made his MLS debut eightdays later on July 25 at New England and went on toappear in eight games with United. Began his MLS careeras a forward. Tallied his first career assist on a Clint Peaygoal against the Galaxy on Sept. 25. Was a member ofD.C.'s MLS Cup winning squad but missed the playoffs aftersuffering a torn left MCL in training before United's post-season opener.
COLLEGE: Attended college powerhouse Virginia for twoseasons (1997-98), earning NSCAA first-team All-Americahonors as a sophomore in 1998 when he scored 20 goals in23 games … helped lead Virginia to the 1997 ACCTournament championship, earning a spot on the all-tour-nament team … later that season, led the Cavaliers to thechampionship game of the 1997 NCAA College Cup, wherethe team fell to UCLA … as a forward at Virginia, scored31 goals and added 20 assists in 49 games before leavingafter his sophomore year to pursue a professional career.
U.S. NATIONAL TEAM: Has earned 22 career caps with theNational Team as of Jan. 1, 2009 … was a member of theU.S.' 23-man squad at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but didnot see any game action … originally named an alternateto the squad, was added after Frankie Hejduk suffered atorn anterior cruciate ligament in the lead-up to theWorld Cup trip … in 2005, appeared in a career-high sevengames for the U.S., making six starts with one assist …returned to the National Team pool for the first time since2001 - almost three years - when he played 78 minutes ina friendly against Denmark on Jan. 19, 2004 … was amember of the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team in Sydney … start-ed all six of the U.S.' matches at the Olympics, scoringtwo goals as the team finished fourth and reached themedal round for the first time ever … made his debut withthe senior national team on Sept. 8, 1999, scoring a goalin the 2-2 draw with Jamaica … became the 38th player inU.S. history to score a goal in his international debut - andjust the fourth since 1992.
PERSONAL: Married to Leah … the couple has two chil-dren, Ava (3) and Wyatt (newborn) … likes to play golf inhis spare time … while he was in LA, was active in charitysoccer games … an East Coast native, grew up inPhiladelphia and played his prep soccer at the WilliamPenn Charter School … did not play soccer his senior year,but was a kicker and wide receiver for William Penn'sfootball team … his younger sister Jennifer played tennisat Loyola (Md.), and his younger brother Sean captainedAmerican University's soccer team.
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How Acquired: Drafted by the Revolution in the first round (10th overall) in the 2009 MLSSuperDraft.
Position DefenderHeight: 5-8Weight 160 lbs.D.O.B. May 5, 1988
Hometown Silver Spring, Md.College IndianaYouth Club Team Potomac CougarsStatus Generation adidas (DEV)
An outside back who is solid in defense, but also likes toget forward down the flank … uses his tremendous paceto great effect, both defensively and offensively … natu-rally right-footed, but plays primarily on the left side inthe back … a tenacious ball-winner, Alston excels in one-on-one defensive situations … left Indiana following hisjunior season to sign a Generation adidas contract withMajor League Soccer.
COLLEGE: A two-time All-Big Ten selection (2007, 2008)and a 2008 NSCAA All-Great Lakes region selection … leftcollegiate power Indiana after his junior season to sign aGeneration adidas contract with MLS … appeared in 64career games with the Hoosiers, starting 61 … notchedfive goals and two assists while playing primarily as a leftback … spearheaded Indiana's backline that recorded 10shutouts in 2008, including eight against top-25 teams …helped lead the Hoosiers to three consecutive appear-ances in the Big Ten title game, including a conferencechampionship in his freshman season … helped guideIndiana to NCAA Tournament berths in each of his threeyears at the school, including a quarterfinal appearance in2008 … earned Defensive MVP honors at the adidas/IUCredit Union Classic in both his sophomore and junior sea-sons.
U.S. NATIONAL TEAM: Was a member of U.S. Soccer'sResidency Program and the Under-17 National Team fromSeptember 2003 through his enrollment at Indiana inJanuary 2006 … appeared in 76 matches while at theResidency Program in Bradenton, Fla., starting 51 andrecording one goal and three assists … earned 17 caps as amember of the U-17 National Team, including three startsat the 2005 FIFA Under-17 World Youth Championship inPeru … represented the U.S. at the Pan Am Games inBrazil in the summer of 2007.
PERSONAL: Is the son of Larry Alston and Jeanne Fox-Alston … has one older brother, Kenneth (25) … majored inmanagement at Indiana … enjoys hip hop and R&B andcounts Lil Wayne among his favorite musical artists …favorite movies include Gladiator and Man on Fire … uncleMitchell Johnson played in the NFL for the Rams, Cowboysand Redskins in the 1960s and early 70s.
kevinalston
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How Acquired: Signed by the Revolution as an international player on Aug. 18, 2008.
Position DefenderHeight 5-11Weight 165 lbs.D.O.B. June 30, 1984
Hometown San Jose, Costa RicaLast Club Saprissa (CRC)Nationality Costa RicaStatus International (Senior Roster)
gabrielbadilla
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One of the top young defenders in the CONCACAF region,Badilla signed with the Revs as an international player onAug. 18, 2008 after a seven-season career with CostaRican power Saprissa ... a versatile defender who canplay anywhere in the back and in most formations, Badillabrings grit and tremendous international experience tothe Revs.
2008: Made six regular-season appearances, including fivestarts as a central defender, pairing with MichaelParkhurst in the middle of a four-man backline in eachstart. Overall, made eight appearances, including the reg-ular season, playoffs and CONCACAF Champions League.Made his MLS and Revolution debut against LA (Aug. 30),just two days after arriving in the United States. Missedthe Revs' matches at Columbus (Sept. 6) and againstChivas USA (Sept. 11) while with Costa Rica for its 2010World Cup Qualifiers against Suriname and Haiti. Wasshown a straight red card in the 26th minute againstKansas City (Oct. 25) for "denying a goal/scoring opportu-nity" on Claudio Lopez, that also resulted in a penaltykick. Served his one-game suspension in Game One of theteam's Eastern Conference Semifinal Series againstChicago, then entered Game Two as a substitute. Playedboth central defense and defensive midfield in the Revs'second-leg match against Joe Public FC (Sept. 2) in the
CONCACAF Champions League.
BEFORE MLS: Made his debut with Saprissa in November2001 and appeared in more than 130 matches for the"Monstruo Morado" ... helped Saprissa earn five nationalchampionships, including each of the last four while hewas with the team ... was also a member of the Saprissateam that earned a third-place finish at the 2005 FIFAClub World Cup in Japan following its 2005 CONCACAFChampions Cup title.
COSTA RICA NATIONAL TEAM: Has earned 12 caps withthe Costa Rica National Team ... was a member of CostaRica's squad at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany ...captained Costa Rica's entry at the FIFA Under-17 WorldChampionship in 2001 ... most recently joined Costa Ricafor a pair of 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers againstSuriname (W, 7-0; Sept. 6) and Haiti (W, 3-1; Sept. 10); hedressed but did not play in either match.
PERSONAL: Married to wife, Fabiola … the couple has onedaughter, Lucia (2) … son of Melvin and Elizabeth Badilla …in his spare time away from soccer, he enjoys watchingmovies and playing tennis … his favorite team is FCBarcelona and his favorite player is Maldini.
badilla: mls career statisticsYear Team GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2008 New England 6 5 423 0 0 2 1 7 6 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 6 5 423 0 0 2 1 7 6 0 0 1 1
POSTSEASONYear Team GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2008 New England 1 0 17 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 1 0 17 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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STRO
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How Acquired: Signed by the Revolution as an international player on Feb. 18, 2008.
Position MidfielderHeight 5-10Weight 165 lbs.D.O.B. Aug. 11, 1981
Hometown Tegucigalpa, HondurasLast Club Olimpia (HON)Nationality HondurasStatus International (Senior Roster)
mauriciocastro
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A very skilled, technical player, Castro joined MajorLeague Soccer after a six-year career in Honduras' LigaNacional ... is equally adept with both feet and playscomfortably on either side of the midfield or in the cen-ter ... has good speed and a keen eye for the finishingpass ... is tremendous on set pieces and is able to servethe ball all over the area from many locations or on cor-ner kicks.
2008: Made 24 appearances, including 22 starts, in regu-lar-season action. Recorded three assists in regular-seasongames. Played primarily as a left-sided midfielder butfilled in as an attacking midfielder and right-sided mid-fielder. Overall, made 31 appearances, including regularseason, U.S. Open Cup, SuperLiga, CONCACAF ChampionsLeague and MLS Cup Playoff matches. Made his MLS andRevolution debut with a start in the season opener againstHouston (March 29). Was shown a straight red card in the46th minute of the match at New York (April 19) andmissed New England's trip to Dallas (April 24) while servinga mandatory one-game suspension. Recorded his firstcareer assist on Kheli Dube's goal in the 2-0 win atHouston (June 12). Strained his right oblique in the 1-1draw with New York (June 18) and missed the match atReal Salt Lake (June 21). Made one substitute appearancein the U.S. Open Cup, scoring the decisive penalty kick inthe shootout of the quarterfinal win over Crystal PalaceBaltimore (July 8). Made two starts in SuperLiga, playing
against Atlante (July 30) in the semifinal and againstHouston (Aug. 5) in the championship. Missed all threegroup phase matches with a groin injury. Assisted on SteveRalston's goal in the final. Started both matches againstJoe Public FC (Aug. 26, Sept. 2) in the CONCACAFChampions League, scoring the Revs' only goal in theseries on a penalty kick in the team's 2-1 road loss inTrinidad.
BEFORE MLS: Played for six seasons in Honduras' top divi-sion, Liga Nacional ... began his career with CD Montaguain 2002, playing two full seasons with Los Mimados ... in2004, moved to Universidad before a two-year stint withHispano (2005-07) ... signed with Olimpia prior to the2007 season before signing with the Revs.
HONDURAS NATIONAL TEAM: Has earned four caps for theHonduras National Team as of Jan. 1, 2009 ... representedHonduras during the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup, the biennialregional championship of the seven Central American CON-CACAF countries ... called into camp ahead of the 2009UNCAF Nations Cup.
PERSONAL: Nicknamed "Pipo" … Castro and his wifeGlenda have two children, Alessandro Mauricio (3) andKaterine Yanel (2).
castro: mls career statisticsYear Team GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2008 New England 24 22 1584 0 3 29 20 16 30 5 44 1 1
TOTALS 24 22 1584 0 3 29 20 16 30 5 44 1 1
POSTSEASONYear Team GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2008 New England 2 2 176 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 9 1 0
TOTALS 2 2 176 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 9 1 0
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How Acquired: Selected by the Revolution in the first round (eighth overall) in the 2008MLS Supplemental Draft.
Position ForwardHeight 6-1Weight 155 lbs.D.O.B. June 18, 1983
Hometown Bulawayo, ZimbabweCollege Coastal CarolinaNationality ZimbabweStatus International (Senior Roster)
khelidube
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Very quick and skillful on the ball ... a prolific goal scorerat the collegiate level, he transitioned well to the profes-sional game and led all 2008 MLS rookies in goals andassists ... likes to run at defenders, but is just as adeptwith his back to goal ... after all five of his goals in 2008,Dube had an unusual goal celebration, conducting a tradi-tional Zulu dance toward the closest corner flag ... afterperforming the dance for the first time, he noted that itwas an homage to his mother's South African roots, theZulu tribe's homeland ... was one of three finalists for2008 MLS Gatorade Rookie of the Year.
2008: Made 21 regular-season appearances, including 13starts. Scored four goals and added four assists in the reg-ular season to lead all MLS rookies in both categories. Twoof his goals were game-winners, while another was agame-tying goal. Overall, made 29 appearances, includingregular season, U.S. Open Cup and SuperLiga. Made hisMLS and Revolution debut in the season opener againstHouston (March 29). Made his first career start on May 17against San Jose, and six minutes into the game, scoredhis first career goal. Including the San Jose game, scoredin three straight games: at Columbus (May 24) and againstD.C. (May 29). Assisted on Steve Ralston's game-winninggoal in the eighth minute before scoring a goal in the 35thminute of the 2-0 win at Houston (June 12). Missed eightmatches (Aug. 9-Sept. 20) with a right adductor (groin)strain. Started all five SuperLiga matches, scoring onegoal - against Santos Laguna (July 13). Made one appear-ance in the U.S. Open Cup, scoring in penalty kicks againstCrystal Palace Baltimore (July 8). Started both playoffmatches against Chicago in the Eastern ConferenceSemifinal Series. Also made four appearances - all starts -in the Reserve Division, recording two assists. Started the
season on the developmental roster, but was promoted tothe 18-man senior roster on July 14. Was one of threefinalists for MLS Gatorade Rookie of the Year.
COLLEGE: Was the 2007 Big South Conference Player ofthe Year and a NSCAA All-South Atlantic performer … atwo-time All-Big South performer and was a member ofthe 2006 Big South All-Tournament Team … played twoseasons at Coastal Carolina after transferring from NAIApowerhouse Lindsey Wilson … in his four-year collegiatecareer, appeared in 76 games, scoring 52 goals and 25assists, which included 16 goals and 12 assists in 26 gamesat Coastal Carolina … missed the first five weeks of hissenior season at Coastal Carolina with an injury, but stillscored 11 goals.
ZIMBABWE NATIONAL TEAM: Is a former member ofZimbabwe's Under-17, Under-20 and Under-23 teams …played in Olympic Qualifiers for Zimbabwe ahead of the2004 Olympics.
PERSONAL: Full name is Mkhokheli Dube, but goes byKheli … son of Pauline Dube and is the third of her six chil-dren, who all still live in Zimbabwe … majored in commu-nications at Coastal Carolina … also played tennis as achild.
dube: career statisticsYear Team GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2008 New England 21 13 1252 4 4 29 13 33 30 8 1 1 0
TOTALS 21 13 1252 4 4 29 13 33 30 8 1 1 0
POSTSEASONYear Team GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2008 New England 2 2 171 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 2 2 171 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0
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DEZ
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How Acquired: Signed by the Revolution as an international player on March 11, 2008.
Position ForwardHeight 5-6Weight 125 lbs.D.O.B. April 3, 1987
Hometown Guapilas, Costa RicaLast Club Alajuelense (CRC)Nationality Costa RicaStatus International (SR)
argenisfernandez
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A dynamic young forward with exceptional speed,Fernandez signed with the Revolution early in 2008 fromSantos de Guápiles of Costa Rica's Primera División beforebeing loaned out to Costa Rican power LD Alajuelensemidseason ... enjoys running at defenders and possessesgood skills on the ball.
2008: Signed by the Revolution in mid-March and finallyjoined the Revs on April 9 in Kansas City following anextended U.S. Visa approval process. Twenty minutes afterarriving at the team hotel, was on the bus to the KansasCity game and was listed on the squad's 18-man gamedayroster. Made two substitute appearances - both as anattacking midfielder - before July 2, when he was loanedto LD Alajuelense of Costa Rica's Primera División for theremainder of the 2008 season. Participated in three differ-ent competitions during his time with Alajuelense, making12 total appearances (five starts) in the Torneo deInvierno 2008, Copa Centroamericana and the CONCACAFChampions League. Scored two goals, both of which wererecorded in back-to-back games: against Ramonense inleague play on Aug. 24 and against the Puerto RicoIslanders (USL-1) in the Champions League on Aug. 27.Started five matches for the Revolution reserves prior to
the loan, recording both goals in a 2-2 draw with theKansas City Wizards reserves less than 24 hours after hejoined the team for the first time.
BEFORE MLS: Played his entire professional career withSantos de Guápiles of Costa Rica's Primera División prior tosigning with the Revs ... came up through Santos' youthsystem ... with his signing with MLS, became the firstplayer to transfer internationally from Santos.
COSTA RICA NATIONAL TEAM: Was a member of CostaRica's entry at the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup inCanada, where he made two appearances for the Ticos.
PERSONAL: Is the son of Geovanany Fernandez Carvajaland Lucy Zapata Pizarro … has two brothers - Jean Carlosand Josua.
fernandez: mls career statisticsYear Team GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2008 New England 2 0 61 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0
TOTALS 2 0 61 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0
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heaps: career statisticsYear Team GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E1999 Miami 29 28 2511 3 1 34 18 54 34 2 1 7 12000 Miami 29 29 2627 5 6 36 15 58 46 10 1 6 22001 Miami 13 4 606 0 1 13 4 12 7 7 0 0 0
New England 15 13 1311 0 3 18 5 34 31 2 0 5 02002 New England 27 26 2389 2 6 23 13 46 34 1 0 7 02003 New England 28 28 2579 3 1 25 9 50 28 1 4 5 12004 New England 28 26 2415 1 2 11 6 23 30 2 0 4 02005 New England 31 31 2790 1 5 17 10 37 36 2 0 7 02006 New England 31 31 2790 0 4 11 2 33 34 1 0 7 02007 New England 28 28 2475 1 0 16 8 31 37 1 0 5 02008 New England 30 30 2700 0 1 15 4 23 27 0 0 5 0
TOTALS 289 274 25193 16 30 219 94 401 344 29 6 58 4
POSTSEASONYear Team GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E1999 Miami 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 9 7 1 0 0 02002 New England 6 6 522 1 0 6 3 11 8 0 0 2 12003 New England 3 3 281 0 1 1 0 10 5 0 0 2 02004 New England 3 3 300 0 0 0 0 11 5 0 0 1 02005 New England 4 4 390 0 0 2 1 6 11 1 0 1 02006 New England 4 4 420 0 1 4 1 5 9 0 0 1 02007 New England 4 4 360 0 0 1 1 4 5 0 0 0 02008 New England 2 2 180 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 28 28 2633 1 2 16 7 59 52 2 0 7 1
How Acquired: Traded to the Revolution with a 2003 second-round draft choice from the MiamiFusion, in exchange for Brian Dunseth and a 2003 first-round draft choice on June 20, 2001.
Position DefenderHeight 5-9Weight 155 lbs.D.O.B. Aug. 2, 1976Hometown Longmeadow, Mass.
College DukeLast Club Miami (MLS)Youth Club Boston EaglesStatus Senior Roster
jayheaps
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In his career, Heaps has established himself as one of theleague's most reliable outside backs and has been a keyanchor of the Revs' defense the last few years … in 2008,played quite possibly his best season to date as a defend-er … possesses the speed and aggressiveness to get for-ward down the flank and join the attack … an effectiveand determined tackler and is exceptionally strong in theair ... has developed versatility as a defender, and canplay as a left or right back in a three-man defense or any-where across the back in a four-man back line … is athreat on the end of set pieces because of his tremendousleaping abilities … began his pro career as a midfielder ...an all-out player, Heaps wears his heart on his sleeve … anative son of New England who remains a fan favorite inFoxborough … tremendously active in the community andlends his name and efforts on behalf of multiple charita-ble causes … is the active leader in all three Revolutionlongevity career categories entering 2009: appearances ,starts and minutes … enters 2009 ranked fifth in MLScareer minutes played (25,193), eighth in career gamesstarted (274) and tied for ninth in career appearances(289) … became the first player in Revolution history tomake 200 appearances (June 6 against FC Dallas) and 200starts (July 4 at Los Angeles) for the club in 2008 … hasmore postseason appearances (26) than any other
Revolution player … one of three Revs players who havestarted each of New England's four MLS Cup appearances(2002, 2005, 2006 & 2007)
2008: Started all 30 regular-season matches, and overall,made 38 appearances in all competitions (regular season,SuperLiga, CONCACAF Champions League and playoffs).Was the only Revolution player - and one of only two fieldplayers in MLS - to start and play 90 minutes in all 30matches, marking the first time in his career he playedevery minute of every match in a season. Recorded oneassist, on Steve Ralston's game-tying goal in the 1-1 drawwith New York (June 18). The assist was his first since Oct.7, 2006. Throughout the entire season, played left (15gms.) and right (3 gms.) back in a three-man backline,and left (5 gms.), center (13 gms.) and right (2 gms.) in afour-man backline. Started four of the team's five matchesin SuperLiga 2008. Was red-carded following the finalwhistle of the semifinal against Atlante (July 30), andmissed the final against Houston (Aug. 5). Started bothmatches against Joe Public FC in the CONCACAFChampions League. Started both matches of the team'sEastern Conference Semifinal Series against Chicago in theplayoffs. Moved into fifth place in MLS in minutes playedon Oct. 25 against Kansas City.
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2007: Started at right back in all 28 games in which heplayed. Left the game at Kansas City on Aug. 19 in the45th minute with a calf injury, his first time missedbecause of injury in his Revolution career. He later missedgames against the Red Bulls on Aug. 25 and Dallas on Sept.15 with the same injury. Scored his first goal since June25, 2005, when he netted the go-ahead goal at D.C. onSept. 9 early in the second half. Started and played all 90minutes in each of the Revs' four postseason games,including his fourth MLS Cup appearance on Nov. 18against Houston. At the end of the season, moved intoMLS' top 10 for career minutes played (22,493).
2006: A standout member of the Revs' record-settingdefense that allowed just 35 goals and had a 1.09 goalsagainst average. For the second season, played everyminute of all 31 games in which he played, matchingcareer highs in both appearances and minutes. Recordedfour assists on the season, including three game-winninghelpers, to rank first among Revs defenders. Assisted onTaylor Twellman's game-winning goal - and record-setting75th career goal - at D.C. on Oct. 7. Started all four ofthe Revs' MLS Cup Playoff matches, playing all 420 minutesof the 2006 postseason. Established new Revs club recordsfor appearances (160) and minutes played (14,274) duringthe 2006 season, and shared the New England team recordfor career starts (155) with Joe Franchino.
2005: Had arguably his best season as a pro. With theRevs' switch from a 4-4-2 to a 3-5-2 system, slotted in tothe right back role, effectively limiting the league's bestattackers week-in and week-out. Established career highsfor regular-season games played and games started (31)and minutes played (2,790). Scored one goal - a game-tying tally against the MetroStars on June 25 in the 72ndminute - and added five assists.
2004: Heaps continued to hold down his place as thestarting right back in Steve Nicol's team for most of the2004 campaign and through the playoffs. Logged 2,415regular-season minutes in 28 appearances. Scored theRevs' first goal of the season at The Home Depot Center inthe 2004 opener against the LA Galaxy.
2003: Totaled a team-best 2,579 minutes while appearingin 28 of the Revs' 30 games. The team's top scoringdefender, netting three goals and adding one assist. Wasshown the first regular-season red card of his Revolutioncareer. Tied a team-high by tallying two blocks.
2002: In his first full season with the club, finished thirdon the team in scoring with 10 points while playing in 27of the Revs' 28 games, primarily at right back. Scored twogoals and added six assists. An integral part of a defensethat posted two clean sheets in the 2002 MLS Cup Playoffsquarterfinal series against Chicago, allowing only one goalin the run of play in the entire postseason. In the EasternConference Final series, scored the only goal of the gamein the Revs' 1-0 Game Two victory against Columbus.
2001: Returned to Massachusetts, where he grew up, in atrade from Miami on June 20 for defender Brian Dunseth.Played a total of 28 games in the season, 13 with Miamibefore seeing time in 15 with New England after thetrade. Had four assists on the season, including three forthe Revs. Made his Revolution debut on June 20 against
Colorado, playing the second half as a substitute. Made hisfirst New England start - as a defender - on July 4 atDallas.
2000: Played 29 games, scoring a career-best five goalsand recording six assists and tied for fourth on the Fusionwith 16 points. Named an MLS East All-Star, playing thefinal 45 minutes and scoring one goal and adding oneassist in the East's 9-4, come-from-behind victory. Playedevery minute of the Fusion's action in the Lamar Hunt U.S.Open Cup. Set the then Miami record for blocked shots ina season with five.
1999: Drafted with the second overall pick in the 1999MLS College Draft by the Miami Fusion. Voted MLS Rookieof the Year, leading all rookies in minutes played (2,511)and ranking second in goals (3), points (7) and gamesplayed (29). Netted three goals and recorded one assist.Scored a goal in his MLS debut against the MetroStars onMarch 20. Played all 180 minutes for Miami in the EasternConference Semifinals against D.C.
COLLEGE: As a senior at Duke, won the 1998 MissouriAthletic Club Award as the top collegiate player, and wasthe NSCAA Scholar-Athlete of the year that same season.Was a three-time Hermann Trophy (national player of theyear) finalist, and was a four-time first-team All-ACC pick,four-time ACC All-Tournament performer and a four-timeNSCAA All-South Region selection. Left the Duke programranked third in career goals (45), fourth in career assists(37) and tied for second in career points (127). Was theSoccer America National Freshman of the Year and ACCFreshman of the Year in 1995. Earned a basketball scholar-ship at Duke University as a walk-on point guard, andplayed three-and-a-half seasons with the Blue Devils bas-ketball team before leaving midway through his seniorseason to pursue his soccer career. Named one of Duke's"Top 10 Devils of the Decade" by the Duke Chronicle.
U.S. NATIONAL TEAM: Has been called into U.S. NationalTeam camp several times, but has yet to earn a cap ...most recently called into U.S. National Team squad for theWorld Cup qualifier against Panama on Oct. 12, 2005 ...selected to the gameday roster for the USMNT matchagainst Jamaica on Sept. 9, 1999 ... a former member ofthe Under-17 and Under-20 National Teams.
PERSONAL: Heaps and his wife, Danielle, have two chil-dren: John F. "Jack" Heaps IV (4), and Olivia (2) ... hobbiesinclude golf, travel and movies ... his favorite non-soccersports team is the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball teamand his favorite athlete is Grant Hill … his favorite vaca-tion spots include Turks & Caicos ... favorite musical groupis The Killers and his favorite TV shows are Survivor andThe Amazing Race.
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WEA player who has excelled at the youth international level
and was a member of the 2007 U.S. FIFA Under-20 WorldCup squad … Igwe brings the ability to play anywhere onthe left side of the field or anywhere across the back …very fast ... a solid defender who can also get forward,Igwe comes from a family with a strong soccer back-ground … his father, Tony, had a successful career as aNigeria international and both of his siblings played soc-cer at Santa Clara … Igwe is a member of the 2007Generation adidas class having signed a contract with MLSafter his freshman season at Santa Clara … traveled toSpain with a select Generation adidas team after the2007 season and to England following the 2008 season.
2008: Made 11 regular-season appearances, including sixstarts. Overall, made 22 appearances - and 16 starts - inall competitions, including regular season, playoffs,SuperLiga, U.S. Open Cup and CONCACAF ChampionsLeague. Played all over the backline, including left, cen-ter and right in a four-man backline, and left back in athree-man backline. Started all five matches in SuperLiga2008, helping the team to the championship. Started allthree of the team's matches in the U.S. Open Cup.Appeared in both matches against Joe Public FC in theCONCACAF Champions League. Also made eight appear-ances in the Reserve Division, scoring one goal - the game-winning goal against New York (June 18). Selected to playwith MLS' Generation adidas team in its postseason tour ofEngland.
2007: Did not make a first-team appearance, but made 11appearances - all starts - for the Revs' reserves. Scoredone reserve-team goal, the eventual game-winner againstthe Columbus reserves on June 17. Spent large parts ofthe season playing with the U.S. Under-20 Team in prepa-rations leading up to the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cupand then in Canada at the tournament where he madetwo appearances. Selected to play with MLS' Generationadidas team in its postseason tour of Spain.
COLLEGE: Played one season at Santa Clara, garnering All-West Coast Conference honorable mention and All-Freshman Team honors, helping the Broncos advance tothe NCAA Tournament quarterfinals. Scored five goals andadded three assists playing as a forward.
U.S. NATIONAL TEAM: A member of the U.S. Under-20team that advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2007Under-20 World Cup in Canada ... has 20 caps and hasscored one goal with the U20s … made two substituteappearances at the U20 World Cup … had five appearancesfor the U20s in 2006, scoring one goal ... joined U.S.Soccer's Residency Program at the IMG Soccer Academy(Bradenton, Fla.) in Sept. 2004 ... made 15 appearances -11 starts - at left back for the U17s in 2005, scoring fivegoals and adding two assists ... scored his first interna-tional goal against Canada on April 24, 2005.
PERSONAL: Son of Tony and Lisa Igwe ... his brother,Kelechi, also played soccer at Santa Clara, while his sister,Chioma, transferred to Santa Clara from Cal in 2006 toplay soccer … is the second member of his family to playfor U.S. Soccer as Chioma also has U.S. U19 National Teamexperience ... Chioma was drafted by the Chicago RedStars in the fourth round (28th overall) of the 2009Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) College Draft … hisfather Tony was born in Jos Plateau, Nigeria, and repre-sented his country in the Olympic Games in Mexico City in1968, captaining the Nigeria National Team during WorldCup qualifying tournaments in 1969 and 1973 ... Tony alsoplayed collegiate soccer at the University of SanFrancisco, where he was a member of three nationalchampionship teams.
How Acquired: Drafted by the Revolution in the first round (12th overall) of the 2007 MLSSuperDraft.
Position DefenderHeight 6-0Weight 170 lbs.D.O.B. May 20, 1988
Hometown Belmont, Calif.College Santa ClaraYouth Club noneStatus Generation adidas (DEV)
amaechiigwe
2
igwe: career statisticsYear Team GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2007 New England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02008 New England 11 6 568 0 0 2 0 14 9 0 0 5 0
TOTALS 11 6 568 0 0 2 0 14 9 0 0 5 0
POSTSEASONYear Team GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2007 New England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02008 New England 1 1 73 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 1 1 73 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
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Joseph is the whole package as a player and is a perennialMLS Most Valuable Player candidate … as tenacious a ball-winner and tackler as there is in MLS who is a two-time"Best XI" performer ... controls the game both ways fromhis defensive midfield position and is the fulcrum of theRevolution system … Joseph's superior passing touch andgood decision making means that he is the trigger-pointfor the Revs' build-up play ... rarely loses an aerial duel... a talismanic presence, vocal leader and respectedcommunicator on the field and in the locker room … oneof the team's first-choice penalty-kick takers … is 6-for-8from the spot in penalty-kick attempts in his MLS careerand now holds a share of the New England club careerrecord in PKs made … has started in the midfield in eachof the Revs' last three appearances in MLS Cup (2005,2006 & 2007) … voted to the MLS All-Star Game as a FirstXI (top vote-getter) selection each of the past three sea-sons, and is a five-time selection to the All-Star team …has earned back-to-back MLS Best XI honors, and is athree-time Best XI performer in his career (2005, 2007,2008) … signed a long-term contract extension at the endof the 2007 regular season after drawing interest fromoverseas.
2008: Started 27 regular-season matches, playing primari-ly as a defensive midfielder but also seeing limited actionas a withdrawn forward and attacking midfielder.Recorded one goal and one assist. Collected his first assistof the 2008 season on Kheli Dube's game-winning goal inthe sixth minute against San Jose (May 17). Had his penal-ty kick attempt at Columbus (May 24) saved by William
Hesmer, but Dube scored on the rebound. Missed his firstmatch of the season on June 12 at Houston while with theGrenada National Team. Returned unexpectedly frominternational duty to start in the Revolution's 1-1 drawwith New York (June 18) before departing for Costa Ricato meet up with Grenada for the second leg of its WorldCup Qualifying series. Also missed the match at Real SaltLake (June 21) while representing Grenada. Was red-card-ed in the 74th minute of the Aug. 9 match against Chicagoand served a mandatory one-game suspension at San Jose(Aug. 16). Served as the team's captain in Steve Ralston'sabsence on Aug. 30 against LA and scored his first goal ofthe season, tying the game in the 71st minute as theteams drew, 2-2. Started in the defensive midfield atKansas City (Oct. 11), but was pushed into a more attack-ing role after Ralston left the game with an injury in the17th minute. Started all five SuperLiga matches, scoringthree goals to tie for first in the competition. All three ofhis goals were headers off set pieces served by SteveRalston. Recorded the game-tying strike at Chivas USA(July 20), and scored the only goal in the semifinal winover Atlante (July 30). In the final against Houston (Aug.5), scored the game-tying goal in the 102nd minute andnotched the team's second PK in penalty kicks of the 6-5shootout victory. Started and captained the team in theU.S. Open Cup semifinals at D.C. United (Aug. 12). Startedboth matches in the CONCACAF Champions League qualify-ing round against Joe Public FC, and in the away leg inTrinidad, drew a penalty kick which Mauricio Castro con-verted for the Revs' lone goal in the series. Started bothmatches against Chicago in the Eastern Conference
joseph: career statisticsYear Team GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2003 New England 28 27 2466 2 2 46 17 62 54 1 0 5 02004 New England 23 23 2032 0 3 17 4 43 27 0 1 4 12005 New England 31 31 2788 6 5 32 18 65 51 0 0 8 02006 New England 26 26 2331 3 1 27 7 43 54 1 0 6 02007 New England 27 27 2366 4 5 42 14 55 52 5 1 4 12008 New England 27 27 2384 1 1 27 12 47 32 4 1 5 1
TOTALS 162 161 14367 16 17 191 72 315 270 11 3 32 3
POSTSEASONYear Team GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2003 New England 3 3 281 0 0 4 2 10 10 0 0 1 02004 New England 3 3 300 0 0 1 1 7 7 0 0 2 02005 New England 4 4 390 0 1 5 2 12 6 1 0 2 02006 New England 3 3 300 0 0 0 0 7 5 0 0 1 02007 New England 4 4 360 0 2 2 0 9 8 0 0 1 02008 New England 2 2 180 0 0 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 19 19 1811 0 3 13 6 49 41 2 0 8 0
How Acquired: Drafted by the Revolution in the second round (14th overall) of the 2002MLS SuperDraft; Signed on Dec. 3, 2002.
Position MidfielderHeight 6-3Weight 180 lbs.D.O.B. May 24, 1978Hometown Brooklyn, N.Y.
College St. John’s (NY)Last Club New York Freedoms (PDL)Youth Club noneNationality Grenada (U.S. Green Card)Status Senior Roster
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Semifinal Series of the MLS Cup Playoffs. Captained theteam for the final four games of the year after SteveRalston suffered a broken leg at Kansas City (Oct. 11).
2007: An MLS Best XI selection at season's end. Was anMLS All-Star "First XI" honoree and started against CelticFC at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in July. Started all 27games in which he played during the regular season, miss-ing two games with injuries and one with a red-card sus-pension. Scored four goals on the season: three penaltykicks (April 14 vs. TFC, May 26 vs. KC and July 22 vs. HOU)and the game-winner at Houston on May 19. Also addedfive assists to match his single-season high, four of themgame-winning assists. Recorded his first assist in morethan a year on May 12 at Los Angeles - on TaylorTwellman's game-winning goal in the 85th minute. Wasshown a red card at D.C. on May 3 and sat out the gameagainst Chicago on May 6. Sent Khano Smith in down theleft for the game-winning goal in the 1-0 victory againstColorado on Sept. 29. Played a one-two with Steve Ralstonagainst Columbus (Oct. 13), setting up Ralston's thengame-tying goal in the 83rd minute. Started and played all90 minutes in all four of the Revs' postseason games.Recorded two assists in postseason action, setting up theplay that led to Taylor Twellman's game- and series-win-ning goal in Game Two of the Eastern ConferenceSemifinal Series against New York, and then setting upTwellman's go-ahead goal in the first half of MLS Cup 2007.
2006: An MLS All-Star "First XI" selection, but was unableto play in the league's all-star match against EPL championChelsea FC because of the Revs' rescheduled game atChivas USA. Voted Revolution Best Defender by the NewEngland soccer media. Scored three goals and added oneassist while controlling the Revs' midfield. Notched twogoals on May 6 in the Revs' 4-0 victory over Los Angeles atGillette Stadium. Missed the final five games of the regu-lar season after undergoing surgery to repair torn liga-ments and nerves in his right hand, but returned to startthe three postseason games for which he was available.Played all 120 minutes of MLS Cup 2006, converting hisshot in the game-deciding penalty kicks.
2005: Elected to the league Best XI and All-Star teamsand voted Revolution team Most Valuable Player by theNew England soccer media. Considered by most observersto have been the MLS Select team's best player in theTrofeo Santiago Bernabeau match at Real Madrid on August23. Added six goals to his usual tough-tackling, accurate-passing brand of play. Recorded his first-career two-goalgame against the MetroStars at Giants Stadium on Sept.17, also adding an assist in that game.
2004: In his sophomore season in MLS, Joseph staked aclaim to being the premier contention midfielder in theleague. Started and played in 23 regular season matchesand all three Revs playoffs games, registering three regu-lar-season assists. Missed two games in June to play inWorld Cup qualifying with Grenada. Also missed actionbecause of a broken nose (two games) and a hipflexor/quadriceps injury (three games). Accumulated justfour regular season yellow cards despite playing an aggres-sive style, a testament to his good timing and tacklingtechnique. Was a 2004 Sierra Mist MLS All-Star.
2003: Joseph became a force in central midfield duringhis rookie year with the Revolution, appearing in 28 games
and finishing second on the club in minutes played with2,466. Made his MLS debut on April 19 against Columbus atGillette Stadium when he came on for Daniel Hernandezat halftime. One week later he made his first start inDallas and was a fixture in Steve Nicol's starting lineupfrom that point on, missing just one game. Finished theseason with two goals and two assists for six points and hisstrong partnership with José Cancela in central midfieldhelped spur the Revs to a 6-0-1 record over the final twomonths of the regular season. Played briefly in goalagainst Chicago on July 19. Recorded his first-career MLSpoint (an assist) on May 17 in a 3-0 victory over Chicago athome, then scored his first career MLS goal on Sept. 28against Columbus in a 3-2, overtime victory at home.
BEFORE MLS: Joseph was originally drafted by theRevolution in the second round (14th overall) in the 2002MLS SuperDraft. Pursued playing opportunities with teamsin Italy and Germany before returning to the UnitedStates, where he played for the New York Freedoms of theD3 Pro-League during the 2002 season. Scored seven goalsand added one assist with the Freedoms.
COLLEGE: Began college career at Bryant & StrattonCollege in Syracuse, N.Y., for two years before transfer-ring to St. John's University in 2000 ... earned NSCAA All-America honors at St. John's as a senior in 2001 … led theRed Storm to the NCAA College Cup semifinals in 2001where they lost to former Revs teammate Pat Noonan'sIndiana squad … a two-time NSCAA all-region and two-timeAll-BIG EAST selection … played defense, midfield and for-ward during his time at St. John's … his two-year goaltotal of 21 goals ranked 10th all-time at St. John's …scored 14 goals and added two assists as a junior playingforward, but retreated to defense as a senior, still manag-ing to post seven goals and four assists in his final season.
GRENADA NATIONAL TEAM: Has appeared more than 20times for the Grenada National Team ... has scored onegoal ... was the 2007 Caribbean Player of the Year … mostrecently appeared for Grenada in a pair of World CupQualifiers against Costa Rica on June 14 and June 21,playing the full 90 minutes in both matches ... Grenadadrew in the first leg, 2-2, but dropped the second leg, 3-0, and was eliminated from World Cup Qualifying as aresult ... scored his first career international goal inGrenada's 2-1 friendly win over Jamaica on June 10, 2008… played in the Copa Caribe, the pre-qualifying tourna-ment for the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup, as well as WorldCup Qualifiers ... played in CONCACAF region FIFA WorldCup qualifying matches for Grenada in 2004 … namedGrenada's Footballer of the Year in 2003.
PERSONAL: Is the technical director, coach and owner ofValeo FC, a Boston/Worcester-area youth club that hasboys and girls youth teams in the Under-11 to Under-18age groups, as well as futsal teams ... trained in Italy andGermany during the 2002 season … graduated from St.John's (NY) with a degree in sports management ... nick-named "Charlie" and "Chaz"... a citizen of Grenada, but hisfamily moved to Crown Heights, Brooklyn when he was ateenager and Joseph considers himself a New Yorker, aswell as a Grenadian ... favorite soccer team other thanthe Revs is Arsenal ... favorite soccer memory is going tothe NCAA Final Four with St. John's ... listens to rap andreggae music ... favorite film is Scarface and favorite TVshow is The Wire.
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An athletic goalkeeper who caught the eyes of theRevolution coaching staff at the team's annual tryout inearly February 2007 … after two years as the third-stringgoalkeeper, now inherits the back-up duties to Matt Reis ... went undrafted at the MLS SuperDraft and MLS
Supplemental Drafts … after impressing on the team'spreseason trip to Bermuda, was offered a developmentalcontract … was coached by former Revs goalkeeper AidanHeaney (1996-97) at UNC-Wilmington.
2008: Did not make an appearance with the first teamduring the regular season. Made four Reserve Divisionstarts, earning one shutout and maintaining a 1.14 goalsagainst average. Was loaned to the Portland Timbers ofthe United Soccer Leagues' First Division on July 2. Wasrecalled in mid-August when Matt Reis suffered a rightadductor strain, and finished the season full-time with theRevs. Appeared in eight USL-1 games with Portland, play-ing 720 minutes. Had a 1.25 goals against average to gowith his 1-3-4 record as the Timbers scored just fiveleague goals in his tenure.
2007: Did not make a first-team appearance, but madesix appearances for the reserves squad, including fourstarts. Posted a 1.40 goals against average in 450 minutes
of action with the reserves. Was 2-3-0 on the season withone shutout: on July 22 vs. Houston reserves. Made sixsaves against the Houston reserves and seven saves againstthe Real Salt Lake reserves (July 29). Combined with DougWarren for the shutout against the New York Red Bullsreserves on Sept. 22. In preseason action, earned the winin the 3-1 victory over CD Olimpia, playing 90 minutes.
COLLEGE: A two-time NSCAA All-Southeast Region and All-Colonial Athletic Association selection … set the schoolrecord for single-season goals against average (0.83) in hisfinal season while posting six shutouts … finished his colle-giate career ranked first in UNC-Wilmington history inshutouts (24) and GAA (1.07), and fourth in career saves(295) … started all but four of UNCW's games in his career.
PERSONAL: Married his wife, Britney, on Sept. 13, 2008 …son of Wayne and Bonnie Knighton ... has one brother …majored in exercise science at UNC-Wilmington … his col-legiate head coach, Aidan Heaney, was an original memberof the Revolution (1996-97) … attended the same highschool - Mills Godwin - as former Revs teammate AdamCristman … his favorite movies are Days of Thunder andRemember the Titans … his favorite goalkeeper is OliverKahn … trained with Middlesboro (EPL) during college.
How Acquired: Signed by the Revolution as an undrafted free agent on March 7, 2007.
Position GoalkeeperHeight 6-2Weight 195 lbs.D.O.B. Feb. 6, 1985
Hometown Richmond, Va.College UNC-WilmingtonYouth Club Richmond StrikersStatus Senior Roster
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knighton:” cafreer statisticsYear Team GP GS MIN SOG SV GA GAA SHO PK PKA W L T2007 New England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 02008 New England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Larentowicz has established himself as one of the league'spremier up-and-coming talents in the midfield … earnedthe starting role midway through the 2006 season and,together with Shalrie Joseph, forms the league's top cen-tral midfield, playfully nicknamed, "Red and Dread" ...has developed his game every season since entering theleague, becoming more well-rounded and joining into theattack more … has established new single-season bests forgoals in each of the last two years … does not shy awayfrom physical play … a good communicator, a tough tack-ler and a strong presence in the aerial game .... enjoysjoining into the attack, an area which he has worked todevelop in the last year.
2008: Started 28 regular-season games, playing both as adefensive midfielder and a central defender. Scored fourgoals - marking a new single-season high - and added twoassists. All four of his goals were from outside the 18-yardbox. Overall, made 36 appearances - all starts - includingregular season, SuperLiga, Champions League and playoffgames. Served a one-game suspension against Kansas City(April 9) after being shown a straight red card in the sev-enth minute against Chicago (April 3). Scored the Revs'lone goal in the 1-1 draw at New York (April 19), a 20-yardfree kick around an eight-man wall as the Revs playedwith 10 men. Missed the Dallas game (April 24) with asprained right ankle. Registered his first assist since July29, 2007, in the 2-1 win at Chivas USA (May 11). Playedtwo regular-season games as a central defender (vs.Chicago on Aug. 9 and at San Jose on Aug. 16). Returnedto the defensive midfield against D.C. (Aug. 20), andscored a 25-yard, game-winning goal. Scored a 22-yardgoal against Chivas USA (Sept. 11) and snapped KansasCity's shutout effort on Oct. 25 with a 30-yard goal in the90th minute with the Revs playing with nine men. Madefour starts in SuperLiga. Played defensive midfield againstSantos (July 13) and Chivas USA (July 20), and in the cen-ter of a four-man backline in the semifinal against Atlante
(July 30) and the final against Houston (Aug. 5). Missedthe Pachuca match (July 16) with a left quad contusion.The match against Atlante marked his first start as adefender for the Revs' first team. Scored the Revs' fourthpenalty kick in the 6-5 shootout victory in the final.Started both matches against Joe Public FC in the CONCA-CAF Champions League (Aug. 26, Sept. 2). Also made oneappearance with the reserves - at Chicago (April 4) -before suffering a right ankle injury. Started both of theRevs' playoff matches against Chicago.
2007: Started 28 games in the defensive midfield, missingtwo with a right eye injury. Scored three goals and addedfour assists. Had a career day against Chicago on May 6,scoring a goal off a corner and later assisting on SteveRalston's game-winning goal in the second half for hisfirst-career multiple point game. After recording an assiston Pat Noonan's goal, left at halftime of the Revs' gameagainst Toronto on June 23 after suffering a right eyeinjury - marking the first minutes he wasn't on the field inthe season. Missed both Chivas USA games on June 30(away) and July 7 (home) with the eye injury, butreturned to play 90 minutes at New York on July 14.Garnered international media attention, especially inGreat Britain, for the protective eyewear he used whilehis eye continued to recover. Scored the game-winninggoal at RSL on July 29 on a powerful free kick from 24yards, after assisting on Pat Noonan's goal to open thescoring. Netted the game-tying goal - a low diving header- in first-half stoppage time against the CarolinaRailHawks in the U.S. Open Cup semifinal on Sept. 4.Scored New England's only goal at Chicago on Oct. 6.Started all four of the Revs' postseason games.
2006: Established himself as a presence in the midfieldafter earning a spot in the lineup because of injuries andinternational call-ups. Made his first appearance of 2006on May 6 against Los Angeles and appeared in each of the
larentowicz: career statisticsYear Team GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2005 New England 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02006 New England 26 19 1974 1 1 20 5 47 29 1 0 4 02007 New England 28 28 2455 3 4 28 9 61 30 0 0 5 02008 New England 28 28 2437 4 2 24 12 42 39 0 0 5 1
TOTALS 83 75 6867 8 7 72 26 150 98 1 0 14 1
POSTSEASONYear Team GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2006 New England 4 2 177 0 0 1 1 4 5 0 0 1 02007 New England 4 4 360 0 0 4 2 10 4 0 0 1 02008 New England 2 2 129 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 10 8 666 0 0 8 3 16 11 0 0 2 0
How Acquired: Drafted by the Revolution in the fourth round (45th overall) of the 2005MLS Supplemental Draft.
Position MidfielderHeight 6-1Weight 175 lbs.D.O.B. Aug. 5, 1983
Hometown West Chester, Pa.College BrownYouth Club FC DelcoStatus Senior Roster
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next 15 games and 26 of the next 28 games, starting 19total matches. Also appeared in all four postseason games,starting two in the midfield. Recorded his first-career MLSgoal on Aug. 27, netting the game-winning goal againstColumbus at Gillette Stadium. Assisted on Andy Dorman'sgame-tying goal in the Revs' improbable 3-3 draw atChicago on June 11, helping to cap the Revs' two-goalcomeback during stoppage time. Against USL-1 sideRochester Raging Rhinos in the fourth round of the U.S.Open Cup, scored the game-winning penalty kick after a0-0 game through two extra-time sessions, sending theRevs through to the quarterfinals against the Chicago Fire.
2005: Made his MLS debut on May 14 at D.C., entering thematch in the 89th minute. Played in and started 11Reserve Division matches for the Revs while captaining thesquad; his 890 minutes were second on the Revs' reservesquad.
COLLEGE: In 66 collegiate appearances, the centraldefender scored seven goals and six assists … helpedBrown capture two Ivy League Championships … a two-
time second-team NSCAA All-America selection and a four-time All-Ivy performer at Brown.
PERSONAL: Son of Ron and Margie Larentowicz ... has oneolder sister, Laura ... trained with Malmo FF ofAllsvenskan, the premier league in Sweden, during thesummer between his junior and senior years at Brown, andwith Ipswich Town of England's second division in the off-season after the 2005 MLS season … also a fan of indoorsoccer, follows his hometown Philadelphia Kixx … majoredin Public Policy and American Institutions at Brown ... agraduate of Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia, wherehe lettered in soccer, basketball, and golf ... won back-to-back national championships with FC Delco Arsenal in 2002and 2003 and returns to the club to help coach during theRevs' off-season … his favorite place to travel to is Sweden... is an avid golfer.
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mansally: career statisticsYear Team GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2007 New England 1 0 14 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 02008 New England 17 11 979 3 1 14 8 22 26 9 0 1 0
TOTALS 18 11 993 3 1 14 8 23 27 9 0 2 0
POSTSEASONYEAR TEAM GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2007 New England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02008 New England 2 2 180 0 0 3 2 4 3 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 2 2 180 0 0 3 2 4 3 0 0 1 0
A prospect who has performed well at the youth interna-tional level, Mansally was a late-season signing in 2007 ...a natural forward, but can also use his pace to play in anattacking or wide role in the midfield ... along withteammate Sainey Nyassi, helped lead Gambia's Under-20Team to the knockout rounds of the 2007 FIFA Under-20World Cup and recently made his debut for the country'sfull senior national team.
2008: Made 17 appearances at forward during the regularseason, including 11 starts. Overall, appeared in 26games, including MLS regular season, playoffs, SuperLigaand U.S. Open Cup. Scored three goals and added oneassist in MLS action. Missed a total of six games while oninternational duty with the Gambia National Team andGambia Under-20 National Team, and an additional sixmatches (Aug. 9-Sept. 6) with a right ankle sprain. Madehis first MLS start in the season opener against Houston(March 29). Recorded his first career goal and first careerassist in the Revs' 3-1 victory at Kansas City (April 9).Scored the game-tying goal at Colorado (Sept. 20) in the1-1 draw, helping the Revs earn their first points inColorado since 2004. Started both of the Revs' postseasonmatches against Chicago, as well as all five of the team'sSuperLiga matches. Appeared in two U.S. Open Cupgames, scoring the team's only goal in regulation againstCrystal Palace Baltimore (July 8). Also made one appear-ance with the Revs' reserves, earning an assist againstToronto (June 29).
2007: The late-season signee made his MLS debut on Oct.6 at Chicago, entering in the 76th minute and playing uptop in place of Pat Noonan. Made only one appearancewith the first team, but had four appearances with the
reserve squad - all starts. Scored two goals for thereserves, including one at New York on Sept. 22. Scoredthe game-tying goal on a free kick in the 86th minuteagainst the Columbus reserves on Oct. 14.
GAMBIA NATIONAL TEAM: Has three caps with Gambia'sNational Team as of Jan. 1, 2009 … was called up toGambia's full national team for the first time for its June2008 World Cup Qualifiers (Liberia on June 1, Senegal onJune 8, Algeria on June 14 and Algeria on June 20) …made his full international debut against Algeria on June14, entering the match in the 73rd minute and helpingGambia hold on to a 1-0 lead ... most recently appearedas a second-half substitute in Gambia's 1-1 draw withSenegal (Oct. 11, 2008) in a World Cup Qualifier, assistingon the game-tying goal in the 87th minute … appeared inall four of Gambia's games at the 2007 FIFA Under-20World Cup in Canada, starting three in the midfield …scored the game-winning goal against Portugal that sentGambia through to the knockout rounds … also played akey role in Gambia's advancement to the semifinals of theAfrican Youth Championships in 2007.
PERSONAL: Although his first name is Abdoulie, he prefersto be called Kenny … is one of Ousman Mansally and KaddySaijo's seven children … has three brothers (Omar,Babucarr and Saikou) and three sisters (Yama, Nyanya andMai) … also plays basketball in his spare time … hisfavorite soccer moment is when he scored against Portugalat the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Canada.
How Acquired: Signed by the Revolution as a youth international on Sept. 6, 2007.
Position ForwardHeight 5-10Weight 160 lbs.D.O.B. Jan. 27, 1989
Hometown Banjul, GambiaLast Club Real de Banjul (GAM)Nationality GambiaStatus International (Senior Roster)
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nyassi: career statisticsYear Team GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2007 New England 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02008 New England 25 18 1661 2 1 28 13 31 39 3 13 7 0
TOTALS 26 18 1669 2 1 28 13 31 39 3 13 7 0
POSTSEASONYEAR TEAM GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2007 New England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02008 New England 2 2 180 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 0
TOTALS 2 2 180 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 0
Made his mark at the youth international level, helpinglead Gambia's Under-20 Team to the knockout rounds ofthe 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup along with teammateKenny Mansally ... exceptionally quick, Nyassi can play oneither side of the midfield or at forward if needed ... alate-season signee in 2007 ... is good technically and isgood at taking on defenders in the attacking third of thefield … became the youngest player in Revolution historyto start a season opener (19 years, one month, 28 days)when he started at right midfield against Houston in the2008 season opener (March 29).
2008: Appeared in 25 regular-season games, making 19starts on the right wing. Scored two goals and added oneassist in MLS action. Overall, made 33 appearances with27 starts. Earned his first career start in the season open-er against Houston (March 29), and scored his first MLSgoal in stoppage time on a spectacular individual run frommidfield, earning him Sierra Mist Goal of the Week honorsfor Week 1. Notched the game-winning goal at Kansas City(April 9). Missed the match at FC Dallas (April 24) with aright adductor strain, then suffered a left quad strainwhile training and missed two more games: againstChicago (May 3) and at Chivas USA (May 11). Finallyreturned to the field as a second-half substitute againstSan Jose (May 17). Started as a withdrawn forward againstD.C. (May 29) while countryman Kenny Mansally was withGambia's national team, but later returned to his normalright wing position. Picked up an assist on Adam Cristman'sgoal against Dallas (June 6). Missed the game at Toronto(Aug. 23) while serving his yellow-card accumulation sus-pension and the match at Kansas City (Oct. 11) while rep-resenting Gambia. Started all five SuperLiga matches, andhelped create Kheli Dube's game-winning goal againstSantos Laguna (July 13), but was not credited with anassist. Started the away leg of the CONCACAF ChampionsLeague series against Joe Public FC in Trinidad (Aug. 26).
2007: The late-season signee made his MLS debut at D.C.on Sept. 9, playing the final eight minutes on the rightwing. Made just the one MLS appearance with the firstteam, but made four appearances with the reserve sideafter his signing. Scored two goals, including his first goal- against the New York reserves - on Sept. 22. Scoredagain in his next reserve game, this time at Chicago onOct. 7. Made his first-ever Revs appearance as a substitutewinger in the Revs' victory over the Carolina RailHawks inthe U.S. Open Cup semifinals on Sept. 4 when he helpedcreate Pat Noonan's game-winning goal in extra time thatsent the Revs on to the finals.
GAMBIA NATIONAL TEAM: In 2008, earned his first call-upto Gambia's senior national team for the nation's WorldCup Qualifier against Senegal (Oct. 11), but did not play... has earned 16 caps for Gambia's Under-20 NationalTeam, scoring one goal ... his most recent U20 actioncame on Oct. 12 against Ghana in an African YouthChampionships qualifier … started all four of Gambia'sgames at the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Canada …also played a key role in Gambia's advancement to thesemifinals of the African Youth Championships that year …is a former member of Gambia's Under-17 National Team.
PERSONAL: Is the son of Abubacarr Nyassi and AnnaSanneh … has a twin brother, Sanna, who was signed bySeattle Sounders FC in the summer of 2008 … also has ayounger sister, Nyima (17), and younger brother, Aziz (15)… his favorite soccer team is Arsenal, and his favoriteplayer is Thierry Henry … likes to listen to R&B and hisfavorite movie is Rush Hour … his favorite soccer memorywas playing against Brazil with Gambia's Under-17 NationalTeam.
How Acquired: Signed by the Revolution as a youth international on Aug. 31, 2007.
Position MidfielderHeight 5-8Weight 135 lbs.D.O.B. Jan. 31, 1989
Hometown Bwiam, GambiaLast Club Ports Authority (GAM)Nationality GambiaStatus International (Senior Roster)
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phelan: career statisticsYear Team GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2008 New England 11 5 467 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 11 5 467 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
POSTSEASONYEAR TEAM GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2008 NEW ENGLAND 1 0 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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A physical converted central defender who also displayseffective ball distribution in the defensive midfield ...adds size and strength to the lineup ... has a great soccermind ... combines excellent ball skills with great tenacityin defending … a former teammate of Wells Thompson atWake Forest ... acquired by the Revolution on June 4,2008, from Toronto FC in exchange for the rights to oneof New England's eight international roster spots through2010.
2008: Originally drafted by Toronto in the first round(10th overall) of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft, was traded tothe Revs on June 4. Made 11 regular-season appearances,including five starts in the defensive midfield. Overall,made 19 appearances, including 10 starts in the regularseason, U.S. Open Cup, SuperLiga, CONCACAF ChampionsLeague and MLS Cup Playoffs. Made his MLS and Revolutiondebut on June 12 at Houston, starting in the center ofmidfield and playing 80 minutes alongside JeffLarentowicz. Played every minute of all three U.S. OpenCup matches (July 1 vs. Richmond, July 8 vs. CrystalPalace, Aug. 12 at D.C.) in the central midfield. Made twoappearances in SuperLiga, including a start againstPachuca (July 16). Suffered a concussion after a collisionwith Sainey Nyassi late in the game, and missed theChivas USA (July 20) and Atlante semifinal (July 30)matches. Was available and dressed for the final againstHouston (Aug. 5), but did not play. Made two appearancesin the CONCACAF Champions League against Joe Public,starting in the away leg in Trinidad (Aug. 26). Also madefour starts in the Reserve Division. Before joining the Revsthrough a trade with Toronto FC on June 4, made fourappearances with TFC's reserves, but did not make a first-team appearance.
COLLEGE: Appeared in 82 games with Wake Forest, start-ing 78 in his four-year career … mainly a defender, Phelansaw time as a defensive midfielder during his senior year… scored two goals and added seven career assists … a2007 first-team NSCAA All-American and All-ACC first-teamselection … a two-time NSCAA All-South performer …helped the Demon Deacons win the 2007 NCAA CollegeCup.
U.S. NATIONAL TEAM: A former member of the U.S.Under-18 and Under-20 National Teams … helped the U20ssolidify a spot in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championshipin Holland … invited to the January 2008 Under-23 trainingcamp.
PERSONAL: Married his wife, Maggie, on Jan. 10, 2009 …is the son of Thomas and Phyllis Phelan … was a doublemajor in political science and Spanish at Wake Forest …was the 2003 Gatorade National High School Player of theYear, as well as the 2003 Massachusetts Gatorade Player ofthe Year while attending Wilbraham & Monson Academy inWilbraham, Mass. ... cousin of Gerard Phelan, whofamously caught Doug Flutie's "Hail Mary" pass to helpBoston College defeat the University of Miami, 47-45, inthe 1984 Orange Bowl.
How Acquired: Traded to the Revolution from Toronto FC on June 4, 2008 in exchange forthe rights to one of New England's international roster spots through 2010.
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Arguably the best right-sided midfielder in MLS history,Ralston possesses great technique, tactical knowledge anddetermination ... debuted in the central attacking mid-field role late in the 2007 season and to great effect … hehas also filled in capably as a left-sided midfielder andright fullback during his seven seasons with theRevolution … the MLS "Iron Man," Ralston holds all threeof the league's longevity records - minutes played(31,600), career starts (355) and career appearances (358)entering the 2009 season … also enters 2009 ranked firstin MLS career assists (128) and game-winning assists (38)… set the U.S. record for professional appearances withhis start at MLS Cup 2007, collecting his record 371st pro-fessional appearance and now stands at 397 entering the2009 season … is one of three Revs who have started andplayed in each of the Revs' four MLS Cup appearances(2002, 2005, 2006 & 2007) … a seven-time MLS All-Starand three-time Best XI selection … named the 2008Revolution Team MVP, marking his second MVP selection,and earned the 2008 Revolution Budweiser Golden Bootwith a career-high eight goals.
2008: Made 21 MLS appearances, including 20 starts,before suffering a broken fibula in his right leg at KansasCity (Oct. 11) that ended his regular season and forcedhim to miss the playoffs. Scored a career-high eight goalsto share the team lead, and added seven assists to leadthe team outright. Four of his goals were game-winnersand five of his assists were of the game-winning variety,tying him for first in the league in both categories. Scoredthe game-winning goal in the 15th minute of the seasonopener against Houston (March 29), but was forced to exitthe game in the 63rd minute after dislocating his leftshoulder, which caused him to miss five matches fromApril 3 to April 24 while recovering from the injury.Became the first player in MLS history to reach the30,000-minutes-played mark in the 16th minute of the 2-1win at Chivas USA (May 11). Scored both goals in the 2-1victory over Toronto (June 28), marking the fifth multi-goal game of his career and his third with the Revolution,while also earning him Player of the Week honors for Week14. Started his MLS-record 350th career game on Aug. 23at Toronto. Missed the team's matches against LA (Aug. 30)
ralston: career statisticsYear Team GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E1996 Tampa Bay 31 31 2762 7 2 24 12 25 33 4 4 1 01997 Tampa Bay 29 29 2493 5 11 42 19 21 40 6 3 0 01998 Tampa Bay 30 29 2521 5 8 44 24 22 42 4 4 1 01999 Tampa Bay 32 32 2872 5 18 41 17 20 40 3 121 0 02000 Tampa Bay 30 30 2631 5 17 38 18 31 55 5 57 2 02001 Tampa Bay 25 25 2221 7 6 18 11 25 43 4 58 1 12002 New England 27 27 2460 5 19 27 13 15 42 3 69 6 02003 New England 26 25 2348 4 7 29 15 18 24 2 40 1 02004 New England 30 30 2700 7 8 25 11 27 31 2 32 3 02005 New England 21 21 1857 1 6 29 14 14 17 3 37 1 02006 New England 30 30 2683 6 5 23 14 22 28 6 38 0 02007 New England 26 26 2337 4 14 33 18 16 29 3 130 1 02008 New England 21 20 1715 8 7 21 13 13 16 2 75 2 0
TOTALS 358 355 31600 69 128 394 199 269 440 47 668 19 1
POSTSEASONYear Team GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E1996 Tampa Bay 5 5 449 1 3 3 2 5 3 1 0 0 01997 Tampa Bay 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01999 Tampa Bay 2 2 180 0 0 3 0 4 5 0 7 0 02000 Tampa Bay 2 2 180 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 12 0 02002 New England 7 7 673 1 0 3 1 5 6 1 8 0 02003 New England 3 3 281 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 1 02004 New England 3 3 300 1 2 2 2 5 4 0 4 0 02005 New England 4 4 368 0 0 6 3 3 6 1 15 0 02006 New England 3 3 295 0 0 3 3 4 2 2 13 0 02007 New England 4 4 348 0 2 3 0 3 2 0 16 0 0
TOTALS 34 34 3164 3 7 24 11 33 34 6 75 1 0
How Acquired: Selected by the Revolution in the first round (sixth overall) of the 2002Allocation Draft from Tampa Bay.
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and at Columbus (Sept. 6) with back spasms, but returnedto the starting lineup against Chivas USA (Sept. 11) andearned MLS Player of the Week honors (Week 25), notch-ing one goal and two assists in the 4-0 win. Set a newcareer-high with his eighth goal of the season against RealSalt Lake (Oct. 4), as the Revs battled back from twogoals down to earn a 2-2 draw. Saw his regular seasoncome to an end when he suffered a broken fibula in hisright leg in the 12th minute at Kansas City (Oct. 11). Madefour starts in SuperLiga, playing left midfield, central mid-field and forward during the team's championship run.Recorded one goal and a tournament-best four assists tohelp the team to its second tournament title. Missed thePachuca match (July 16) with a left quadriceps strain.Recorded the game-tying assist on Shalrie Joseph's 78th-minute goal against Chivas USA (July 20). Assisted onJoseph's game-winning goal in the semifinal againstAtlante (July 30). Scored the Revs' first goal in the 41stminute and assisted on Joseph's game-tying goal in the102nd minute of the final against Houston (Aug. 5).Converted New England's first penalty kick in the 6-5shootout victory in the final. Earned MLS All-Star honorsand was the 2008 Revolution Most Valuable Player. Wonthe 2008 Revolution Budweiser Golden Boot, besting TaylorTwellman - who was tied with Ralston for the team lead ingoals with eight - on assists.
2007: Led MLS in assists (14) and scored four goals.Started all 26 games in which he appeared and played allbut three minutes in which he was available. Missed twogames while away on U.S. National Team duty for theCONCACAF Gold Cup and two later in August with an ill-ness. Claimed the MLS career assist record as his own withan assist on Andy Dorman's game-winning goal at New Yorkon July 14. Had three multiple-assist games (April 14 vs.Toronto, May 6 vs. Chicago and Sept. 15 vs. Dallas) afternot recording a multiple-assist game since Sept. 10, 2005against Columbus. Scored two goals and added an assist -on Taylor Twellman's game-winning goal in the 90th minute- in the Revs' 4-2 victory over Rochester in the third roundof the U.S. Open Cup on July 10. Ralston's goals came on abending free kick and a stoppage-time penalty kick.Scored the game-winning goal and added two assistsagainst Dallas on Sept. 15. Started at attacking midfield atChicago on Oct. 6, where he stayed for the rest of theseason through the conclusion of the MLS Cup Playoffs.Scored one goal and assisted on the Revs' other goalagainst Columbus on Oct. 13. Started all four of the Revs'postseason games, recording two assists. Set upTwellman's game-winning goal against New York on Nov. 8in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Semifinal Series,and Twellman's go-ahead goal in the first half of MLS Cup2007. Set the U.S. record for professional appearances atMLS Cup 2007, his 371st professional appearance in his 12-year career.
2006: Netted six goals and added five assists on the sea-son, marking his ninth professional season with five ormore goals. Ralston collected all five of his assists in thefinal 12 games of the regular season, in which the Revswent 6-2-4. Tied for the MLS lead in game-winning assists(4). Scored the game-tying goal in the final minute ofstoppage time in the Revs' 1-1 draw at Kansas City on July29. His go-ahead, turn-around goal at Chicago on July 8was an at-large nomination for MLS Sierra Mist Goal of theYear. Set up Pat Noonan for the game-winning goal againstthe Red Bulls on Sept. 9 at Gillette Stadium. Assisted on
Khano Smith's 88th-minute game-winning goal againstColumbus on Oct. 14 to help the Revs clinch second placein the Eastern Conference. Spent much time during pre-season training and early season matches shuttlingbetween the Revolution and U.S. Men's National Teamcamps and friendlies.
2005: With his start at Columbus on Sept. 21, Ralstonmade his 100th appearance in a Revolution uniform, hisfirst having come on March 23, 2002 against theMetroStars. He finished the season with 103 starts, enoughfor fourth all-time in that category for the Revs. His assiston Taylor Twellman's sixth-minute goal at the MetroStarson May 21 gave him the Revolution record 36th careerassist to surpass Joe-Max Moore (35) as he finished theseason with 40 career assists for the Revolution. With hisassist on Twellman's 39th-minute game-winner against theCrew on Sept. 10, Ralston claimed the Revolution recordfor game-winning assists with eight, passing Mike Burns(seven GWA in 108 games) and José Cancela (seven GWA in61 games).
2004: Ralston's versatility proved to be a huge asset toNew England as he filled-in at right fullback, left midfieldand central midfield because of the Revs' injury problems.The Revolution's team MVP, tied for third on the team ingoals (7) and tied for second on the team in assists (8).Only member of the team to play every minute of all 30games in 2004. Was an MLS All-Star selection, his fourthsuch honor. Started all three of the Revs' playoff contests,scoring one goal and adding two assists. Assisted on AveryJohn's game-winning goal against Columbus in Game Oneof the Eastern Conference Semifinals, then converted apenalty kick and assisted on Pat Noonan's 85th-minute,game-tying goal against D.C. in the Eastern ConferenceFinal.
2003: Though away on U.S. National Team duty for themiddle portion of the MLS season, still put up strong num-bers for the Revolution. Started 25 of the 26 games inwhich he played. Did not start the Revs' July 27 contestagainst D.C. after returning from national team duty.Converted the game-winning penalty kick vs. D.C. Unitedon October 11 that clinched a playoff spot for NewEngland. Started all three of the Revs' playoff contests.
2002: Taken sixth overall by the Revs in the MLSAllocation Draft on Jan.11, after a six-year stay with theTampa Bay Mutiny. Ended the season having earned histhird MLS Best XI distinction. Led the league with 19assists. Accounted for assists on slightly less than half (11)of Taylor Twellman's goals on the season (23). Was astarter on the MLS All-Star team, scoring the game winnerin the 81st minute. In the decisive Game Three of theEastern Conference Final against the Crew, Ralston talliedhis first points of the 2002 postseason, scoring in the 17thminute.
2001: Tampa Bay's team MVP, netted seven goals andrecorded six assists. His seven goals matched his previouscareer high, which he set as a rookie in 1996. Recorded20-plus points for the fourth time in his career. Started all25 games in which he played. Scored goals in three suc-cessive games (April 7 at Dallas, April 14 vs. Columbus andApril 21 at the MetroStars). Received his first-ever redcard for a hand-ball foul on May 19 at Miami, and missedthe following game serving the suspension.
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2000: Earned his second-ever MLS Best XI honors and hissecond MLS Fair Play Award. Started all 30 of the gameshe played for the Mutiny, scoring five goals and recording17 assists. Named to the East team in the MLS All-StarGame. Started both of Tampa Bay's MLS Cup Playoffgames.
1999: Earned MLS Best XI honors for the first time in hiscareer, and was also awarded the MLS Fair Play Award.Scored five goals and had an MLS-high 18 assists, whichadded up to a career-high 28 points. Was the Mutiny TeamMVP. Became the first player in MLS history to play 10,000career minutes in a 2-1 shootout victory at Columbus onAug. 22. Became Tampa Bay's all-time leading scorer atD.C. on Oct. 6 with an assist on Ritchie Kotchau's goal in a4-2 victory. Started both MLS Cup Playoff games againstColumbus.
1998: Tallied five goals and recorded eight assists withTampa Bay. Scored goals in three straight games for thefirst time in his career (July 29 at D.C., Aug. 6 vs. Miamiand Aug. 14 vs. New England). Tied a then team recordwith four shots on goal - on four shots - against NewYork/New Jersey on May 3.
1997: Started in all 29 games he played for the Mutiny tolead the team. Netted five goals and recorded 11 assiststo tie for second on the team in points. His assist totalwas second on the team only to Carlos Valderrama, wholed the league with a then-record-tying 19. Named to theEast team at the MLS All-Star Game. Played in one MLSCup Playoff game after missing Tampa Bay's first gamewith an ankle injury.
1996: Drafted by Tampa Bay in the second round (18thoverall) of the 1996 MLS College Draft. Voted the first-ever MLS Rookie of the Year. Tallied seven goals andrecorded two assists in his first professional campaign. Hisseven goals tied for second on the Mutiny. Five of his goalswere game-winners, which tied for third-best in MLS. Wasone of only two Tampa Bay players to start 31 games.Recorded three assists in the Mutiny's Eastern ConferenceSemifinal Series against Columbus. Notched Tampa Bay'sonly goal in its 2-1 loss to D.C. in the Eastern ConferenceChampionship.
COLLEGE: Starred for the Golden Panthers for three sea-sons (1993-95) after transferring from Forest Park
Community College in St. Louis after his freshman season… a two-time All-American at FIU … led the nation in scor-ing as a junior with 56 points (19 goals and 18 assists), thesecond-highest total in school history … set the FIU single-season assists record that season … ranks first at FIU incareer assists (33) and fourth in career scoring (113points: 40 goals, 33 assists) and consecutive games withan assist (six), and shares the record for hat tricks (3) … in1994, Ralston led the Golden Panthers to their second-ever NCAA appearance and final national rankings of No.14 in the coaches poll and No. 15 by Soccer America.
U.S. NATIONAL TEAM: Has earned 36 caps and scored fourgoals for the U.S. National Team as of January 1, 2009 …an alternate selection to the U.S.' 2006 FIFA World Cupsquad … scored the game-winning goal in the 2-0 victoryagainst Mexico on Sept. 3, 2005, as the U.S. claimed aberth to the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany … in the53rd minute, Eddie Lewis served a free kick to the backpost where Oguchi Onyewu rose over his defender andheaded the ball off the left post; the ball deflected acrossthe goalmouth to the right side and Ralston had an easyheader tap-in for the goal, his fourth with the MNT and hissecond during 2006 World Cup qualifying … after a three-year lay-off from the USMNT player pool, became active innational-team events in 2003 and was a force during the2006 World Cup qualifying cycle … was a member of the2005 and 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning U.S. squads …was recalled to the National Team in 2007 for the firsttime since the final games before the 2006 World Cupsquad was announced, making three appearances at theGold Cup … scored his first goal for the U.S. on Jan. 18,2003 against Canada in the 4-0 victory … earned his firstU.S. cap on Jan. 17, 1997, starting in the midfield againstPeru in San Diego.
PERSONAL: Married to Rachel and the couple has twodaughters, Anna (7) and Clara (1), and one son, Liam (3)... is an avid fisherman and hunter ... would like to coachsoccer after his playing career is finished ... majored ineducation at Florida International University ... hisfavorite sportsman is pro fisherman Kevin Van Dam ... aSt. Louis native, Ralston is a big St. Louis Cardinals fan ...also enjoys Mexican food and country and rock music ...his favorite soccer moment is his goal against Mexico onSept. 3, 2005, a game the U.S. won to clinch a berth inthe 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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ISreis: career statisticsYear Team GP GS MIN SOG SV GA GAA SHO PK PKA W L T1998 Los Angeles 5 4 336 24 18 5 1.34 0 0 0 2 1 01999 Los Angeles 1 0 10 1 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 02000 Los Angeles 6 6 559 31 21 10 1.61 1 1 2 2 3 12001 Los Angeles 16 15 1405 76 52 22 1.41 6 2 2 8 3 42002 Los Angeles 11 10 929 47 33 13 1.26 2 1 1 5 3 22003 New England 5 5 458 23 12 10 1.97 0 2 2 1 3 12004 New England 24 23 2115 134 97 32 1.36 3 4 4 7 10 72005 New England 31 31 2784 162 115 35 1.13 10 4 5 16 7 82006 New England 32 32 2880 182 141 35 1.09 10 1 3 12 8 122007 New England 30 30 2700 169 120 43 1.43 10 3 3 14 8 82008 New England 28 28 2485 150 107 38 1.38 6 3 4 11 11 6
TOTALS 189 184 16661 999 717 243 1.31 48 21 26 78 57 49
POSTSEASONYear Team GP GS MIN SOG SV GA GAA SHO PK PKA W L T2000 Los Angeles 1 0 51 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 02004 New England 3 3 300 17 12 4 1.20 1 0 2 1 1 12005 New England 4 4 390 27 22 3 0.69 1 0 0 2 2 02006 New England 4 4 420 20 17 3 0.64 1 0 0 2 1 12007 New England 4 4 369 27 24 2 0.50 3 0 0 2 1 12008 New England 2 2 180 13 8 3 1.50 1 0 0 0 1 1
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Considered by many to be the top goalkeeper in theleague, Reis brings an unmatched presence and intelli-gence to the position … positionally sound, brave in traf-fic and excellent with the ball at his feet, Reis is also astrong organizer and communicator … a fantastic shot-stopper on penalty kicks, and one of head coach SteveNicol's first selections to take penalty kicks … holds everyNew England career goalkeeping record, including gamesplayed in goal (150), games started in goal (149), minutesplayed in goal (13,422), goals against average (1.29), wins(61), saves (592), shutouts (39) and save percentage(.722) ... has 36 regular-season shutouts since the startof the 2005 season, more than any other MLS goalkeeper… holds the MLS record for consecutive minutes played(regular-season), 7,975, which he set from Sept. 3, 2005to Aug. 16, 2008 … has eight career postseason shutouts(seven with the Revs) to rank second all-time … nominat-ed for 2007 and 2008 ESPY Awards for Best MLS player …voted to the 2007 and 2008 MLS All-Star Games as a "FirstXI" (top vote-getter) selection … he is now a four-timeMLS All-Star.
2008: Started 28 regular-season games, missing two inAugust with a right adductor (groin) injury - his firstmissed starts since 2005. Overall, made 36 appearances,including regular season, playoffs, CONCACAF ChampionsLeague and SuperLiga. Recorded six shutouts and posted a
1.38 goals against average. Became MLS' all-time leader inconsecutive minutes played (regular-season games only)against Colorado (April 12), passing Houston's Pat Onstad(6,648 minutes). Posted a regular-season career-high 10saves in the 2-1 win against Dallas (June 6), includingeight - which would have tied his previous season-high - inthe second half. Earned a shutout in the 2-0 win atHouston (June 12), making five saves, including a stop onStuart Holden's 82nd-minute penalty kick. Suffered a rightadductor (groin) strain in the 4-0 loss at San Jose (Aug.16) and was removed in the 55th minute, ending his con-secutive minutes played streak at a record 7,975 minutes.Earned his 48th career shutout in the 4-0 win over ChivasUSA (Sept. 11), making three saves. Started both of theRevs' MLS Cup Playoff matches against Chicago, posting ashutout in Game One of the team's semifinal series.Started all five of the team's SuperLiga 2008 matches.Finished first in the competition in shutouts (3), goalsagainst average (0.56), save percentage (.848) and saves(28) en route to being named the State Farm PorteroSupremo (Supreme Goalkeeper). Stopped back-to-backpenalty kicks from Dwayne De Rosario and Brian Ching inthe shootout as the Revs defeated Houston in penalties, 6-5, to claim the SuperLiga title (Aug. 5).
2007: Started all 30 games and played 90 minutes inevery contest for 2,700 total minutes in the season - tied
How Acquired: Traded to the Revolution from LA in exchange for Alex Pineda Chacon anda 2004 conditional draft pick on Jan. 17, 2003.
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for the second-highest mark in MLS. His 14 wins were hissecond-highest career total and ranked him second in MLS,two shy of his career-best 16, which he registered in 2005with the Revs. Posted 10 shutouts in the regular season,his third straight year reaching the 10-shutout mark. Made120 saves, the second-highest season total in his career, torank second in MLS. Made five or more saves 11 times dur-ing the season. Matched his single-game career high (regu-lar-season) with nine saves at D.C. on May 3, including adiving save of the potential game-winning goal in the finalminute of stoppage time. Recorded three shutouts in thepostseason, blanking the Red Bulls in both games of theteams' Eastern Conference Semifinal Series (away on Oct.28 and home on Nov. 3) and then Chicago in the EasternConference Championship on Nov. 8. Posted an overallcareer-high of 10 saves in the Eastern ConferenceChampionship against the Fire. Had an 0.50 goals againstaverage with a league-high 24 saves in the postseason.Made his third consecutive start in the MLS Cup champi-onship match. Started the MLS All-Star Game againstCeltic FC, and played 45 minutes to back the squad to the2-0 victory over the Scottish giants.
2006: Established himself as arguably MLS' top goalkeeperas he was voted 2006 Revolution Honda MVP. Backed theleague's best defense, which allowed just 35 goals in 32games for a team-record 1.09 goals against average. LedMLS in shutouts (10) and his 141 saves outpaced the nextclosest goalkeeper by 33, matching and setting NewEngland records, respectively. One of two players in MLSto play every minute of every game, tying the MLS andRevolution records and setting new personal single-seasonmarks in both categories. His 1.09 GAA was the bestamong all full-time MLS goalkeepers and established a newRevolution single-season club record. Stopped two of thethree penalty-kick attempts against him during the seasonto further entrench his reputation as the league's best inPK situations. Made five or more saves 15 times during theseason, including two games with eight. Went 5-0-2 withan 0.57 GAA in the final seven games of the regular sea-son, leading the Revs annual charge into the postseason.Started all four postseason games, earning a 2-1-1 recordand 0.64 GAA as he led the Revs to MLS Cup 2006 for thesecond consecutive season. Was voted to Soccer America's2006 MLS Cup Playoffs Best XI and was the publication'stop goalkeeper in MLS for the 2006 season
2005: Reis' second season as the Revs number one goal-keeper was his best yet as a professional. Reis was namedto the league All-Star team for the first time in his careerand set all-time single-season club marks for wins, saves,shutouts, minutes played in goal and starts in goal. Hewas also the MLS Select Team's starting goalkeeper for theprestigious Trofeo Santiago Bernabeau match against RealMadrid on Aug. 23. Led MLS in saves with 115, and his 1.13GAA was tied for second-best in MLS. Ranked second inMLS in wins with 16. His 10 shutouts in 2005 placed himthird in MLS in that category. Posted a league-leading 384-minute shutout streak in six matches between April 23 andMay 21. On Sept. 10 against Columbus, Reis set a new Revsall-time career mark for wins by a goalkeeper with 22.Also, by playing the full 90 minutes in goal, he took overthe top spot for minutes played in goal with 4,817, andalso broke the Revs' all-time club mark for saves by tally-ing his 207th stop. With his start at Colorado on Aug. 20,
Reis recorded his 51st start, putting him tops for all-timeRevs starts in goal. Voted the 2005 U.S. Soccer RevolutionHumanitarian of the Year.
2004: Posted a 7-10-7 record with a 1.36 GAA and threeshutouts. His 24 appearances and 23 starts were bothcareer highs. Was a huge presence between the pipes inthe MLS Cup Playoffs, saving two penalty kicks in GameTwo of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at Columbus,before saving one attempt and scoring on one of his ownattempts in the penalty shootout at D.C. in the EasternConference Championship game. Voted the 2004Revolution Defensive Player of the Year.
2003: Was traded from Los Angeles to the Revolution onJan. 17, 2003 in exchange for Alex Pineda Chicon. Startedall five games in which he appeared in his first seasonwith the Revs, posting a 1.97 GAA.
2002: Played 11 games for the Galaxy, posting a 1.26GAA. Started nine of the team's first 10 games of the sea-son going 4-3-2 in that span. Posted two shutouts and hada 3-0-2 record in overtime games. Won an MLS Cup cham-pionship with the Galaxy with a 1-0, overtime victory overthe Revolution at Gillette Stadium.
2001: Posted an 8-3-4 record while making 16 appear-ances, including 15 starts. Started 15 of the team's first 20games. Recorded a 1.41 GAA and added six shutouts. Made52 saves. Again a member of an LA team that played inthe league's championship game, MLS Cup 2001.
2000: Played six games, posting a 1.61 GAA in LosAngeles. Had a 2-3-1 record in his starts. Earned his firstMLS overtime victory on Aug. 16 with a 1-0 victory againstColorado. The 1-0 victory against the Rapids was also hisfirst career shutout, during which he made four saves.Made one postseason appearance for the Galaxy, seeing 51minutes of action on Sept. 14, earning the win in LA's 1-0victory at Tampa Bay.
1999: Saw the least action of any backup goalkeeper inMLS as starter Kevin Hartman played in all 32 MLS games,coming out for only 10 minutes in one game. Reis was thestarting keeper in every U.S. Open Cup game the teamplayed. A member of the Galaxy team that played in MLSCup 1999.
1998: Originally drafted by Los Angeles in the third round(26th overall) in the 1998 MLS College Draft. Recorded a1.34 GAA in the five games he played during his MLS rook-ie season with Los Angeles. Earned his first career victory- a 2-1 triumph - on April 18 at Kansas City.
COLLEGE: Finished his college career at UCLA with anNCAA Championship in 1997 … named 1997 NCAA CollegeCup Defensive MVP after recording 20 saves - including aschool-record 11 in the semifinals - and posting 221shutout minutes on the way to the title … named a 1997All-American by Soccer America and Soccer Times … post-ed an 0.64 GAA as a senior starter for the Bruins, his onlyseason as the No. 1 keeper … also added nine shutouts in19 appearances while posting a 17-2 overall record.
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PERSONAL: Reis and his wife Nicole (Odom) have one son,Jacob (2) … son of J.T. and Kathy Reis of Mission Viejo,Calif., and has one older brother, Mike ... started playing
soccer at the age of five with the Rowdies ... was a strikeruntil age fifteen ... enjoys playing sports, going to thebeach and spending time with friends and loved ones ...his favorite actor is Will Ferrell and his favorite actress isAshley Judd ... a fan of Clive Cussler's novels ... namedthe top practical joker in MLS by 90:00 Magazine … hiswife was an All-America softball shortstop at UCLA (1995-98) ... hold his USSF “B” coaching license after successful-ly completing the coarse offered by U.S. Soccer to currentand former players during the 2008 offseason in LosAngeles.
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A local player who trained with the Revs during the sum-mer in 2007 and 2008 … has great character and unlimitedpotential … a tremendous shot-stopper, he has the abilityto make highlight-reel saves to keep his team in closegames ... great agility for a goalkeeper his size … wassigned as a free agent on Jan. 30, 2009, after impressingthe Revolution coaching staff during his previous trainingstints with the club.
COLLEGE: Started all 84 games in which he played duringhis four-year career at the University of Massachusetts,compiling a 0.97 goals against average and 30 shutouts …the most decorated goalkeeper in UMass history, he leftthe program as the leader in almost every career and sin-gle-season goalkeeping category: career wins (42), careershutouts (30), career saves (386), single-season wins (17,junior season), single-season shutouts (10, sophomoreyear) and single-season goals against average (0.79, juniorseason) … widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepersin the country, he earned UMBRO National Player of theYear honors as a junior, leading the Minutemen to theirfirst Atlantic-10 title since 2001 and guiding the team allthe way to the NCAA College Cup … became UMass' first
All-American since 2002 when he was named to the thirdteam in 2007 … a two-time selection to the All-Mid-Atlantic region first team, he was the 2008 ESPN TheMagazine Academic All-America of the Year … made thespring squad as a walk-on in 2004 before red-shirting andplaying as a freshman in 2005.
PERSONAL: Son of Jay Simmons and Nancy Winterbottom… has one brother, Isaiah, and one sister, Martha …majored in both history and economics at UMass … grand-father was a tight end at the University of NewHampshire, while his father wrestled at Bowdoin College… enjoys reading, music, crossword puzzles and playingMarioKart on N64 … member of the Phi Beta Kappa honorfraternity.
How Acquired: Signed by the Revolution as an undrafted free agent on Jan. 30, 2009.
Position GoalkeeperHeight 6-3Weight 200 lbs.D.O.B. Oct. 12, 1985
Hometown Durham, N.H.College MassachusettsYouth Club Seacoast UnitedStatus Developmental Roster
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A two-footed, wide midfielder, Thompson excels whenrunning at defenders … plays without fear and has provento be a solid ball-winner ... uses his outstanding pace togood effect … his game-winning goal in the final of the2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup gave the Revs their firstcup championship in club history.
2008: Made 19 regular-season appearances, includingeight starts. Recorded one assist in regular-season action.Overall, made 26 appearances in all competitions, includ-ing regular season, U.S. Open Cup, SuperLiga, CONCACAFChampions League and MLS Cup Playoffs. Missed the firstfour games of the season with a left heel injury. Made hisfirst appearance at New York (April 19). Made his firststart since MLS Cup 2007 at FC Dallas (April 24), playingall 90 minutes at right midfield. Recorded his first-careerregular-season assist on Jeff Larentowicz's goal againstChivas USA (Sept. 11). Made three substitute appearancesin SuperLiga during the group phase. Started the U.S.Open Cup semifinal at D.C. United (Aug. 12) at right back,but was sent off following his second yellow card midwaythrough the second half. Appeared in both matchesagainst Joe Public FC in the CONCACAF Champions Leaguequalifying round. Entered as a sub in the away leg inTrinidad (Aug. 26) before starting the return leg inFoxborough (Sept. 2). Appeared as a substitute in both ofthe Revs' playoff games against Chicago.
2007: Made 27 appearances, including 11 starts, and thenstarted all four postseason games. Played 90 minutes insix of his regular-season starts. Made his MLS debut onopening day on April 7, starting on the left wing atChicago and playing 90 minutes. Scored his first profes-sional goal against Chicago on May 6 in the 3-1 victory.Started four straight games (June 16 against Columbusthrough July 7 against Chivas USA), playing on both theleft and right wings. Scored the game-winning goal in the64th minute in the final of the U.S. Open Cup againstDallas on Oct. 3. Started on the right wing in an alteredRevs lineup - with Steve Ralston as the attacking midfield-
er - in each of the last three MLS games of the regularseason and in each of the four playoff games. Was one ofthe Revs' top players in the 2007 postseason. Earned theassist on Taylor Twellman's spectacular bicycle-kick goalthat stood as the game-winner over Chicago in the EasternConference Championship on Nov. 8.
COLLEGE: Led Wake Forest in goals with seven - includingfive game-winning strikes - in 2006 … had 10 career assistsas he helped Wake Forest advance to the 2006 NCAACollege Cup for the first time in school history … earnedACC All-Tournament honors as a senior and was also anACC All-Freshman selection in 2003 … finished his four-year career with 16 goals, including 14 in his junior andsenior seasons combined … seven of his 16 career goalswere game-winning strikes, including five as a senior.
PERSONAL: Full name is Thomas Wells Thompson … is theson of Mark and Kathryn Thompson … has an older brother,John Mark, and a younger sister, Mary Kathryn ... was apolitical science major at Wake Forest ... was the high-est-drafted soccer player out of Wake Forest in programhistory, and the fourth-highest drafted student-athlete inDemon Deacon Athletics history behind basketball's TimDuncan (No. 1 in the 1997 NBA draft) and Chris Paul (No. 4in the 2005 NBA draft) and baseball's Kyle Sleeth (No. 3 inthe 2003 MLB draft) ... enjoys hunting and fishing in hisspare time ... listens to country music and his favoritemovie is Braveheart ... his favorite types of food areseafood and Southern cuisine ... his recovery from anearly-season heel injury in 2008 was aided by a friend inNorth Carolina who makes orthotics ... the friend per-formed minor "shoe surgery" to his boot to relieve pres-sure on Thompson's heel, cutting a round, quarter-sizedhole in the back of his boots, which he wore for the restof the season ... has traveled to Eastern Africa each of thepast three offseasons to participate in faith-based mis-sions in small villages.
thompson: career statisticsYear Team GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2007 New England 27 11 1217 1 0 16 7 26 36 2 0 6 02008 New England 19 8 786 0 1 9 1 17 20 1 5 3 0
TOTALS 46 19 2003 1 1 25 8 43 56 3 5 9 0
POSTSEASONYear Team GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2007 New England 4 4 345 0 1 2 1 5 8 0 0 1 02008 New England 2 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 6 4 358 0 1 2 1 5 8 0 0 1 0
How Acquired: Drafted by the Revolution in the first round (fifth overall) of the 2007 MLSSuperDraft.
Position MidfielderHeight 5-10Weight 155 lbs.D.O.B. Nov. 25, 1983
Hometown Winston-Salem, N.C.College Wake ForestYouth Club Winston-Salem TwinsStatus Senior Roster
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How Acquired: Drafted by the Revolution in the first round (13th overall) of the 2008 MLSSupplemental Draft.
Position Defender/MidfielderHeight 6-0Weight 180 lbs.D.O.B. Jan. 9, 1986
Hometown Wellesley, Mass.College VirginiaYouth Club Boston BoltsStatus Senior Roster
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tierney: career statisticsYear Team GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2008 New England 6 4 340 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 6 4 340 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
POSTSEASONYear Team GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2008 New England 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A versatile left-footed player, Tierney is a good crosser ofthe ball, especially from out wide on the flank ... hasmade the transition from midfielder to outside defender… steady on set pieces, especially free kicks and is anopportunistic goal scorer ... was signed to a developmen-tal contract on June 3, 2008, after finishing his degreerequirements and graduating from Virginia ... stood outto the Revs' technical staff at the team's annual invita-tion-only tryout in late January 2008, before being draft-ed in the Supplemental Draft the following day … alsoplayed under New England assistant coach Paul Mariner asa youth player in the Boston Bolts youth program ... pro-moted to the senior roster in the offseason.
2008: Made six regular-season appearances, including fourstarts at left back. Recorded one assist in MLS action.Overall, made 14 appearances, including regular season,U.S. Open Cup, SuperLiga, CONCACAF Champions Leagueand MLS Cup Playoffs. Made his MLS and Revolution debuton June 21 at Real Salt Lake, entering in the 77th minuteand slotting into a left midfield position. Earned his firstMLS start on Aug. 9 against Chicago, playing on the leftside of a four-man backline. Followed up with a start atToronto (Aug. 23) at left back as he recorded his first-career MLS assist on Taylor Twellman's 35th-minute goal.Made three appearances, including two starts, inSuperLiga. Started at left back against Pachuca (July 16),marking his first professional start at Gillette Stadium,and against Houston (Aug. 5) in the final. Scored the Revs'fifth penalty kick in the 6-5 shootout victory in the finalagainst the Dynamo. Was the only member of the Revs toplay all 180 minutes in the two-leg series against JoePublic in the CONCACAF Champions League. Also madetwo starts at left midfield in the U.S. Open Cup, recording
two assists - both against Richmond (July 1). Also scoredthe Revs' third penalty kick in the shootout victory overCrystal Palace Baltimore (July 8) in the quarterfinals. Inaddition to first-team action, made eight appearanceswith the Revs' reserve team, including seven starts. Scoredone goal while playing central midfield, attacking mid-field, left midfield and left back. Played in four reservematches before signing with the team. Started Game Oneof the Eastern Conference Semifinal Series againstChicago, before suffering a sprained knee in training thefollowing week and missing Game Two.
COLLEGE: Appeared in 79 games with the Cavaliers, start-ing 38, and scoring 11 goals and adding 16 assists in hisfour-year career … as a senior, scored a career-high sevengoals, and assisted on seven more … voted to the 2007ACC All-Tournament team… helped the Cavs advance tothe NCAA College Cup in 2006 for the first time since1997.
PERSONAL: Son of Cathy and Sandy Tierney … has a broth-er, Alexander, and a sister, Caitlin … enjoys skiing … a psy-chology major at Virginia … played his prep soccer withRevs teammate Mike Videira at Noble & Greenough inDedham, Mass. ... was one of three Revs to train with theBrazilian National Team on June 4, 2008, while the world'ssecond-ranked team was preparing for its June 6 matchagainst Venezuela at Gillette Stadium.
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One of MLS' most lethal scorers in league history,Twellman has scored 99 goals in his first seven MLS sea-sons … enters the 2009 season with the opportunity tobecome MLS' youngest-ever player to score 100 goals …Twellman remains the league's premier penalty-area pred-ator, combining a diverse arsenal of scoring abilities withfierce determination in front of the goal … has reachedthe 10-goal plateau in five of his seven professional sea-sons and the 15-goal mark four times … reached the 75-goal plateau faster than anyone in league history (26 yrs.,221 days) at the time - surpassing Jason Kreis (29 yrs.,168 days) - but that mark has since been surpassed byLandon Donovan (26 yrs., 110 days) … in the MLS careerrecords, enters 2009 ranked fifth in career goals (99),fourth in career game-winning goals (28) and sixth in mul-tiple-goal games (15) ... is tied for sixth on the MLScareer postseason scoring chart with 10 goals, six ofwhich have come in the last seven playoff games in whichhe's played dating back to 2006 … is a five-time MLS All-Star.
2008: Tied for the team lead in goal scoring (8) despiteposting career-lows in regular-season MLS appearances(16), starts (12), minutes (1,211) and goals because of avariety of injuries, which included a torn right medialmeniscus, right ankle sprain, hip flexor injury and concus-sion. Overall, made 20 appearances, including regular sea-son, SuperLiga, CONCACAF Champions League and U.S.Open Cup matches. In all competitions, he scored ninegoals. His eight MLS goals tied him for the team lead withSteve Ralston. Missed the season opener against Houston
(March 29) after experiencing discomfort in his right kneeduring warm-ups. The injury caused him to miss the Revs'first seven games after he underwent surgery to repair atear in his right medial meniscus on April 2. Made his 2008debut at Chivas USA (May 11), entering as a substitute tomark just his second substitute appearance since 2003 andhis first since July 7, 2007. Scored the game-winning goalin the 59th minute from Steve Ralston's assist but sus-tained a right ankle sprain after back-to-back challengesby Shavar Thomas in the 63rd minute, but remained in thegame. Missed the next seven matches (May 17 vs. San Josethrough June 21 at Real Salt Lake) while rehabbing hisankle injury. Returned to the field and made his 2008home debut against Toronto (June 28) as a substitute.Picked up a hip flexor injury in training in early July andmissed almost a month of action, returning in theSuperLiga final on Aug. 5. Was limited to substitute actionuntil Aug. 9 against Chicago, when he made his first startof the season and scored the Revs' only goal in the thirdminute. Had one goal and one assist against D.C. (Aug. 20)and struck in the 35th minute at Toronto (Aug. 23) as theRevs drew, 1-1. Against LA (Aug. 30), scored for the thirdstraight match, heading in Khano Smith's cross in the 22ndminute and taking a knock to the face from Galaxy goal-keeper Steve Cronin in the process. Finished playing thegame, but needed five stitches after the game to closethe wound. Also scored single goals against Chivas USA(Sept. 11) and Real Salt Lake (Oct. 4). Recorded his 99thcareer goal in the 2-1 loss at D.C. (Oct. 16). Made onesubstitute appearance in SuperLiga, entering the finalagainst Houston (Aug. 5) in the second half before con-
twellman: career statisticsYear Team GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2002 New England 28 26 2418 23 6 92 58 55 87 14 0 2 02003 New England 22 20 1893 15 4 90 47 34 57 23 1 2 02004 New England 23 23 2050 9 1 70 39 30 53 35 0 1 12005 New England 25 25 2226 17 7 82 51 32 32 33 0 1 02006 New England 32 32 2856 11 5 86 42 40 60 32 0 3 02007 New England 26 25 2283 16 3 90 55 13 41 21 0 2 02008 New England 16 12 1211 8 2 42 22 7 26 6 1 0 0
TOTALS 172 163 14937 99 28 552 314 211 356 164 2 11 1
POSTSEASONYear Team GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2002 New England 6 6 558 2 0 10 3 9 24 1 0 0 02004 New England 3 3 300 2 0 11 5 4 11 7 0 0 02005 New England 4 4 390 0 1 3 2 4 16 8 0 0 02006 New England 4 4 420 3 0 17 10 6 11 2 0 0 02007 New England 4 4 360 3 0 20 10 5 8 2 0 1 0
TOTALS 21 21 2028 19 1 61 30 28 70 20 0 1 0
How Acquired: Drafted by the Revolution in the first round (second overall) in the 2002MLS SuperDraft.
Position ForwardHeight 5-11Weight 170 lbs.D.O.B. Feb. 29, 1980Hometown St. Louis, Mo.
College MarylandLast Club 1860 Munich (GER)Youth Club Scott GallagherStatus Senior Roster
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verting the third penalty kick in the 6-5 shootout victory.Started the Revs' first match in the CONCACAF ChampionsLeague against Joe Public FC, but missed the second gameon Sept. 2 after his collision in the LA game (Aug. 30).Made two starts in the U.S. Open Cup, scoring one goalagainst Richmond (July 1). Missed both of the Revs' playoffmatches against Chicago with concussion-related symp-toms stemming from the LA game on Aug. 30 and severalsubsequent matches. It marked the second time in hiscareer he missed the playoffs because of injury (2003,broken foot).
2007: Appeared in 26 games with 25 starts, missing fourgames - three while on U.S. National Team duty at theCONCACAF Gold Cup and 2007 Copa America and one withan injury. Scored 16 goals in 2007, the third-highest totalin the league, and added three assists. Had three multi-ple-goal games: April 14 vs. Toronto, May 13 at LosAngeles and Sept. 22 at New York. Five of his 16 goalswere game-winners, tying him for second in the league inthat category. Before leaving for National Team duty inJune, played every minute of every game in which he wasavailable. Made his first substitute appearance since 2003when he entered the July 7 game against Chivas USA inthe 56th minute, having returned to the Revs late theprior evening from Copa America in Venezuela. Scored twogoals - including the game-winner in the 90th minute - ofthe Revs' 4-2 victory over Rochester in the third round ofthe U.S. Open Cup on July 10. All three of his assists camein three straight games - July 22 vs. Houston, July 28 atRSL and Aug. 2 vs. KC - and all on Pat Noonan goals.Scored his 12th career goal against D.C. on Sept. 9, win-ning MLS Sierra Mist Goal of the Week for his volley strike.Also won the goal-of-the-week contest in Week 4 with hisgame-winning goal at Dallas. Had a two-goal effort at NewYork on Sept. 22 before leaving the game with an injury instoppage time. Missed the Colorado game on Sept. 29while still recovering from the injury. Scored the go-aheadgoal in the championship game of the U.S. Open Cup at FCDallas on Oct. 3, his team-best fourth goal of the team'sfour-game championship run. Closed out the regular sea-son with a goal at Toronto on Oct. 20. Started and playedall 90 minutes in each of the Revs' four games in their runto the title game of MLS Cup 2007. Had three goals in thepostseason - the game-winning goals in Game Two of theEastern Conference Semifinal Series against New York onNov. 3 and against Chicago in the Eastern ConferenceChampionship on Nov. 8. His goal against the Fire scoredESPN's SportsCenter's "Play of the Day" with his overhead,bicycle kick that sent the Revs on to their third consecu-tive MLS Cup appearance. Also struck for the game's firstgoal at MLS Cup 2007, heading in a Steve Ralston crosspast Pat Onstad in the 20th minute at RFK Stadium.
2006: Led the Revs in goal scoring for the fourth time inhis five-year career, netting a team-best 11 goals. Scoredhis 75th career goal at D.C. on Oct. 7, a goal that was alsothe game-winning goal in the Revs' 2-1 victory at RFKStadium. Was one of six MLS players to start all 32 games,and ranked fourth in MLS in minutes played - 2,856 - set-ting a new personal single-season best. Was second in MLSin shots (86) and shots on goal (42), while ranking ninth infouls suffered (60). An MLS All-Star selection, although hewas unable to play in the game because of the Revs'rescheduled game at Chivas USA. Twice scored goals in
three straight games during the regular season (April 30vs. Chicago through May 13 vs. Chivas USA and again June28 vs. Dallas through July 4 at Colorado), and then againin the playoffs. Notched a goal against Chicago in GameTwo of the Eastern Conference Semifinal Series to pull theRevs within one goal on aggregate, and after Pat Noonanknotted the series on aggregate later to send the series toa decisive penalty-kick round, Twellman scored the series-clinching penalty kick in the fourth round. Scored a high-light-reel goal - also the game-winning goal - at D.C. inthe Eastern Conference Championship to send the Revs toMLS Cup 2006. Netted a goal in the 113th minute againstHouston in MLS Cup 2006 - the Revs' first-ever goal in theleague's championship game - and later scored in thepenalty-kick round. After scoring goals in the Revs' finalthree playoff games, Twellman was named to SoccerAmerica's 2006 MLS Cup Playoffs Best XI. Spent much ofpreseason training and the early season going back andforth between the Revolution and U.S. National Teamcamps and friendlies.
2005: Voted MLS Honda MVP and won MLS' BudweiserGolden Boot, while making his second appearance on theend-of-season MLS RadioShack Best XI. An MLS All-Star forthe third time in his career, and earned All-Star Game MVPhonors after scoring one goal against EPL side Fulham FC.Scored two hat tricks in 2005 - against Dallas on July 16and against Columbus on Sept. 10 - setting the club recordfor career three-goal games (3). On April 27 at SoldierField against the Chicago Fire, Twellman scored his 50thcareer regular-season goal in a Revolution uniform, makinghim the first Revs player to reach that milestone. Led MLSin shots on goal (51). Went eight consecutive games with agoal and/or an assist between Aug. 6 and Sept. 24, thelongest such streak in MLS in 2005. Earned MLS Player ofthe Month honors for September, scoring five goals andadding one assist in four games played. Was second in MLSin game-winning goals with six. Was voted the MidnightRiders' Man of the Year, becoming the first player to winthe award three times.
2004: Fought through injuries to appear in 23 games.Emerged from a scoring slump early in the season to finishsecond on the Revs in goals with nine. Added two vitalgoals for the Revs in the playoffs: one goal againstColumbus in Game Two of the Eastern ConferenceSemifinals and the first of the Revs' three game-tying goalsagainst D.C. in the Eastern Conference Final. Led MLS inshots on goal (39).
2003: Led MLS in points per game (1.55) and goals pergame (0.68) and tied Carlos Ruiz atop the goal-scoringchart with 15 goals. Tied for third in MLS in points (34).Voted Revolution Team MVP. Missed games because ofsinusitis, walking pneumonia and multiple broken bones inhis face. His season came to an end when he broke his leftfoot at Dallas on Oct. 4, a game in which he scored twogoals. Missed all of the 2003 MLS Cup Playoffs with thebroken foot. Was voted the Midnight Riders' Man of theYear, becoming the first player to win the award in back-to-back seasons.
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2002: Runner-up for league MVP and was a RadioShackBest XI selection. The first MLS scoring champion in Revshistory, tallying 52 points on 23 goals and six assists. Wasvoted the Revolution Most Valuable Player as he helpedlead the Revs to their first-ever MLS Cup appearance, a 1-0, overtime loss to Los Angeles at Gillette Stadium. Hadfive multiple-goal games, and netted five game-winninggoals. Was awarded the Nickelodeon GAS Play of the Yearfor his bicycle kick goal against the Kansas City Wizards onJune 22. Started all six of the Revs' MLS Cup Playoff gamesin which he appeared. Had two tallies in the playoffs, andwas second on the team in postseason points to BrianKamler (six). Both of his goals came against Chicago in theEastern Conference Semifinals (Game One and GameThree). Was voted the Midnight Riders' Man of the Year.
BEFORE MLS: Played two seasons with TSV 1860 Munich inGermany … in 2001, he declined a two-year option withthe club and entered the 2002 MLS SuperDraft ...appeared in more than 40 games for the club's reserveside, including qualifying games for the German Cup.
COLLEGE: Played two seasons at Maryland (1998-99)before signing a professional contract in Germany …scored 28 career goals and added 17 assists for 73 careerpoints in 43 games with the Terrapins … left the Marylandprogram ranked 10th in career goals, sixth in careerassists and seventh in career points after only two seasons… was Soccer America's National Freshman of the Year in1998 after earning a spot on the publication's All-FreshmanTeam … was an NSCAA All-American as a sophomore, andwas a two-time NSCAA All-South Atlantic and two-time All-ACC performer.
U.S. NATIONAL TEAM: Has earned 30 caps and scored sixgoals for the U.S. National Team as of January 1, 2009 …accumulated 10 caps with one goal in 2007, while playingin both the CONCACAF Gold Cup and Copa America in
Venezuela … made appearances in all six games at theGold Cup, scoring one goal and assisting on ClintDempsey's game-winner against Guatemala (June 7) … analternate selection to the U.S.' 2006 FIFA World Cup squad… tied with former Revs teammate Clint Dempsey as theUSMNT's leading goal scorer in 2006 … scored a hat trick inthe USMNT's 5-0 win over Norway on Jan. 29, 2006, at TheHome Depot Center in Carson, Calif., the ninth hat trickall-time for the U.S. … was named ESPN2's Man of theMatch after scoring the game-winning goal and providingtwo assists in a 3-2 U.S. National Team victory over Japanon Feb. 10, 2006, at SBC Park in San Francisco … scoredhis first international goal on Oct. 12, 2005, at GilletteStadium in the U.S.' 2-0 victory over Panama in its finalmatch of the qualifying cycle for the 2006 FIFA World Cup… is a former member of the Under-20 program, and wonthe Bronze Boot at the 1999 FIFA World YouthChampionship.
PERSONAL: Is the oldest of son of Tim and MoochieTwellman … his brother James was drafted by the San JoseEarthquakes in the fourth round (42nd overall) of the 2005MLS SuperDraft ... his sister Alex was a standout soccerplayer for St. Louis University ... his father, Tim, playedprofessionally for the Minnesota Kicks, Tulsa Roughnecksand the Chicago Sting (NASL) ... his uncle, SteveTwellman, also played in NASL, including the 1974 seasonwith the Boston Minutemen, while another uncle, Mike,played for the NASL Chicago Sting ... his grandfather JimDelsing played 10 seasons of Major League Baseball (and17 seasons of professional baseball overall), and his uncleJay Delsing is a member of the PGA Tour ... Twellman wasoffered a professional baseball contract by the Kansas CityRoyals but opted for a soccer career instead ... hisfavorite actor is Kiefer Sutherland ... his favorite soccermemory is playing high school soccer and baseball with hisbrother ... attended Maryland on a baseball scholarship.
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A tall, strong defender, Valentino can play anywhereacross the back but is most comfortable in the center ofthe defense … is very strong in the air and has a greataerial presence in the back … missed the entire 2007 col-legiate season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate lig-ament right before the start of the season after gainingthe attention of the U.S. Olympic Team coaching staff … amember of the Generation adidas Class of 2008 and trav-eled with a group of Generation adidas players to Englandin December 2008.
2008: Did not make a regular-season appearance, but didmake four appearances - including three starts - in allcompetitions (CONCACAF Champions League and U.S.Open Cup). Started all three of the Revs' games in theU.S. Open Cup. Played right back in a four-man backlinein the team's first two games (vs. Richmond on July 1 andvs. Crystal Palace Baltimore on July 8) before playing inthe center of the defense in a four-man line against D.C.United (Aug. 12). Made one substitute appearance againstJoe Public FC in the CONCACAF Champions League, play-ing the final 22 minutes of the second leg (Sept. 2).Started nine reserve games, playing both right back andcenter back. Served as reserve team captain for the finalthree games. The reserve season opener at Chicago (April4) marked his first competitive game action since tearinghis anterior cruciate ligament in August 2007 while in col-lege at San Francisco.
U.S. NATIONAL TEAM: A member of the player pool forthe U.S. Under-23 team and has earned three caps withthe U23s as of Jan. 1, 2009 … was a member of the U23team that toured Japan in February 2007 … most recently,was named to the 22-man roster to represent the U.S. U23Team at the Toulon International Tournament from May 15-30, 2008, and started in the back in the U.S.' 1-0 loss tothe Ivory Coast (May 23).
PERSONAL: Is the son of Barbara and Jim Valentino … isthe youngest of the couple's three children … has an olderbrother, Jimmy, and an older sister, Kristyn … his fatherplayed basketball at Idaho … won the Don McLaughlinService Award at San Francisco, which honors SanFrancisco's top student who gives back to the community… also played basketball and baseball growing up … hisfavorite movie is Remember the Titans, and he likes to lis-ten to R&B … became the second USF student-athlete tobe drafted in the first round of a professional draft duringthe 2007-08 season, joining Aaron Poreda, who was draft-ed by the Chicago White Sox in the 2007 Major LeagueBaseball Amateur Draft.
How Acquired: Drafted by the Revolution in the first round (13th overall) in the 2008 MLSSuperDraft.
Position DefenderHeight 6-3Weight 190 lbs.D.O.B. Jan. 25, 1985
Hometown Cave Creek, Ariz.College San FranciscoYouth Club Sereno Soccer ClubStatus Generation adidas (DEV)
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valentino: career statisticsYear Team GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2008 New England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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How Acquired: Drafted by the Revolution in the second round (18th overall) in the 2008MLS SuperDraft; signed by the Revs on Dec. 29, 2008.
Position MidfielderHeight 5-10Weight 170 lbs.D.O.B. Jan. 6, 1986Hometown Milford, Mass.
College DukeLast Club Hamilton Academical (SCO)Youth Club Boston BoltsStatus Senior Roster
A central midfielder with strong defensive skills, Videirapursued European playing opportunities after theRevolution drafted him in the 2008 SuperDraft … signed ashort-term contract with Hamilton Academical of theScottish Premier League in the summer, but signed withthe Revs in December 2008 … very technical on the ball …makes tremendous contributions away from the ball … aplayer with extensive experience with the U.S. youthnational teams, Videira is one of the top-rated prospectsto come out of Massachusetts in many years.
BEFORE MLS: Signed a six-month contract with HamiltonAcademical of the Scottish Premier League in August 2008,but did not make any first-team appearances because of astring of injuries … he was released from his contract inDecember 2008.
COLLEGE: A four-year starter, Videira played in 80 careergames, starting 78 while at Duke … scored 17 goals andadded 34 assists to finish his career tied for seventh incareer assists … a three-time semifinalist for the MissouriAthletic Club's Hermann Trophy (2005, 2006, 2007) and aNational Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)third-team All-American in both 2006 and 2007 … was afour-time All-ACC selection and four-time NSCAA All-Southhonoree … voted the ACC All-Tournament MVP as a junior… was Soccer America's national freshman of the year in2004 … missed time during his senior season with injuries,but still earned All-America honors.
U.S. NATIONAL TEAM: Is a former member of the Under-18 and Under-20 Teams ... also played with the U.S. U-14National Team in 1999 … made four appearances and two
starts at the Croix International Tournament in Spain withthe U-18 team in 2003, scoring the U.S.' lone goal in a 1-1draw with RE Mouscron of France … started all four gamesat the 2003 Northern Ireland Milk Cup with the Under-20s,playing against Poland, Paraguay, Scotland and Denmark …made 11 total appearances (10 starts) with the U-18s in2003 … also had two appearances in exhibitions with theUnder-20 squad in 2004, and started six games with the U-18 Team at the Dallas Cup that season … made threestarts at the 2005 Milk Cup with the Under-18s.
PERSONAL: Son of Amilcar and Connie Videira ... has anolder sister, Melissa … holds a Portuguese passport …played his high school soccer at Noble & Greenough Schoolwhere he was a Parade and McDonald's high school All-American and the Gatorade Massachusetts Player of theYear as a junior … was a member of the Greater BostonBolts club team where he played for Revs assistant coachPaul Mariner and with Revs teammate Chris Tierney … wasonly the third player in Duke soccer history to earn All-America and Academic All-America honors in the sameseason, joining former Blue Devils assistant coach MikeJeffries and current Revs defender Jay Heaps … graduatedfrom Duke in three-and-a-half years with a degree in soci-ology and a certificate in markets and management.
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darriusbarnes
Position DefenderHeight 6-1Weight 175 lbs.D.O.B. Dec. 24, 1986Hometown Raleigh, N.C.College DukeYouth Club Triangle Futbol ClubDrafted: Third round (40th overall) - 2009 SuperDraft
An athletic central defender who loves to attack the ball… has great speed and is very strong on the ball … solid inthe air and a tireless worker … a good distributor out ofthe back.
COLLEGE: Made 76 appearances during a four-year careerat national power Duke, primarily as a central defender …earned All-ACC honors during his senior year, recordingone goal in 18 games … helped lead the Blue Devils toNCAA Tournament appearances in each of his four seasons,while he was also a key contributor to the Duke teamsthat won ACC Championships in his freshman and sopho-more years … was named to the Duke/Nike Classic all-tournament team in 2008.
PERSONAL: Son of Bobby and Deborah Barnes … has onebrother, Brandon (26) … majored in sociology with a cer-tificate in markets and management while at Duke …played competitive basketball from age five all the waythrough high school, and still enjoys playing in his sparetime … lists Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, Lil Wayne and T.I.among his favorite musical artists … favorite moviesinclude NOTORIOUS, Remember the Titans, WeddingCrashers and Bad Boys II … favorite athletes includeMichael Jordan and Eddie Pope.
andreigotsmanov
Position MidfielderHeight 6-0Weight 175 lbs.D.O.B. May 6, 1986Hometown Eagan, Minn.College CreightonYouth Club St. Croix ClubDrafted: Second round (24th overall) - 2009 SuperDraft
A left-footed attacking midfielder who is most comfort-able playing centrally … enjoys spreading the ball aroundand has a keen eye for the finishing pass … a scoringthreat out of midfield, he is unafraid to shoot from dis-tance and is a threat on free kicks … an intelligent playerwho knows how to hold the ball … plans to join the teamin May after graduating from Creighton.
COLLEGE: Was the 2008 Missouri Valley Conference playerof the year and an NSCAA first-team All-American afterrecording 10 goals and four assists in 18 games atCreighton … helped lead the Bluejays to both the MVCregular-season and conference tournament championshipsin his senior season, as the team advanced to its 17thstraight NCAA Tournament, where it was defeated in thequarterfinals by eventual national champion Maryland …totaled 16 goals and nine assists in 38 career games atCreighton, where he spent the 2007 and 2008 seasonsafter beginning his collegiate career at St. John's in 2004… led the Red Storm with nine goals in 2004, earning firstteam Freshman All-America honors from College SoccerNews and Top Drawer Soccer.
PERSONAL: Son of Serguei and Olga Gotsmanov … has anolder brother, Sasha (26), who is a former member of theColorado Rapids and the Minnesota Thunder (USL-1) …majored in sociology at Creighton … father, Serguei, was amember of the Soviet Union National Team that was run-ner-up at the 1988 European Football Championship …mother, Olga, was the Belarusian national gymnasticscoach … was born in Minsk, Belarus, but his family movedto the U.S. when he was a teenager when his motherfound a gymnastics job in Minnesota … is a dual citizen ofthe U.S. and Belarus.
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dadohamzagic
Position MidfielderHeight 5-10Weight 165 lbs.D.O.B. April 28, 1986Hometown St. Louis, Mo.College St. LouisYouth Club Busch Soccer ClubDrafted: Second round (25th overall) - 2009 SuperDraft
tyrellacey
Position GoalkeeperHeight 6-4Weight 197 lbs.D.O.B. Feb. 8, 1986Hometown Jenks, Okla.College TulsaYouth Club Tulsa NationalsDrafted: Fourth round (55th overall) - 2009 SuperDraft
An attack-minded midfielder who is comfortable playingcentrally or on either flank … has a powerful shot and is ascoring threat inside the box or from distance … has goodvision and distributes effectively out of midfield.
COLLEGE: Started 60 of 65 games in which he appeared inhis four-year career at the University of St. Louis, regis-tering 15 goals and 18 assists … in his senior season,recorded three goals and five assists to help lead theBillikens to the second round of the NCAA Tournamentdespite missing the early part of the season with an injury… garnered first team All-Region honors and was a firstteam All-Atlantic-10 selection as a junior after scoring acareer-high five goals and adding four assists
PERSONAL: Full name is Denaldin Hamzagic, but goes bythe nickname "Dado" … son of Fikret and Ajka Hamzagic …has one older sister, Denita (24), and one younger brother,Veldin (17) … born in Bosnia, but his family left the coun-try when he was a child … lived in both Croatia andGermany before settling in St. Louis in his early teens …played on a local Bosnian team in St. Louis called NK BiHwith former Saint Louis All-American Vedad Ibisevic, whowas the leading scorer in the German Bundesliga at thetime of publication … enjoys playing tennis and spendingtime with his family in his spare time.
A tall, powerful goalkeeper with tremendous potential …has great size and an exceptional reach … solid in the air,Lacey has a good physical presence and commands his box… plans to join the team in May after graduating fromTulsa.
COLLEGE: Posted a 0.63 goals against average with eightsshutouts in his senior season at Tulsa while also serving asone of the team captains … led the Golden Hurricane to aschool-record win total in 2008, starting every game asthe team went 14-4-3 and reached the second round ofthe NCAA Tournament … earned All-Conference USA firstteam honors and was selected to the NSCAA All-Midwestregion second team … named to the Top Drawer SoccerTeam of the Season third team … career goals againstaverage was 0.99 in 41 appearances (39 starts) … red-shirted his first season in 2004 and played as a red-shirtfreshman in 2005.
PERSONAL: Son of Bob and Cheryl Lacey … has two sis-ters, Autum (25) and Caitlin (20) … majored in finance atTulsa … off the field, he is involved with The Fellowship ofChristian Athletes and enjoys impacting the community inwhich he lives … also enjoys cooking and spending timewith friends and family.
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ryanmaxwell
Position MidfielderHeight 5-9Weight 165 lbs.D.O.B. Sept. 1, 1983Hometown Clarendon, JamaicaCollege TampaYouth Club Portmore UnitedNationality JamaicaDrafted: First round (15th overall) - 2009 SuperDraft
chrissalvaggione
Position ForwardHeight 5-11Weight 170 lbs.D.O.B. April 7, 1987Hometown Monument, Colo.College UNC-CharlotteYouth Club Colorado RushDrafted: Third round (38th overall) - 2009 SuperDraft
A right-sided midfielder with tremendous speed … useshis quickness and agility to beat defenders one-on-onedown the flank … an effective crosser of the ball, he hasalso shown a knack for goal-scoring … originally not invit-ed to the 2009 MLS Combine, Maxwell impressed theRevolution coaching staff after player withdrawals andthe assistance of his college coach got him onto the com-bine list.
COLLEGE: Played three seasons at the University of Tampaafter transferring from San Jacinto College following hisfreshman year … was a two-time All-South regional selec-tion and two-time All-Sunshine State Conference selection… made 55 career appearances at Tampa, scoring 16 goals- including 10 as a senior - and adding 13 assists … helpedlead the Spartans to the Division II national semifinals in2008, earning NCAA All-Tournament team recognition inthe process … as a senior, was also an NSCAA Scholar All-American and a Daktronics All-American.
JAMAICA NATIONAL TEAM: Is a former member of theJamaica Under-20 National Team.
PERSONAL: Son of Doreen Elive … is the youngest of fivechildren … has two brothers - Noel and Leroy - and twosisters - Marlene and Claudia … became the first-everUniversity of Tampa player to be selected in the MLSSuperDraft … majored in accounting at Tampa.
A forward who holds the ball up well … a prolificgoalscorer at the collegiate level, he also has good visionand an eye for the decisive pass … has tremendous gritand has established a reputation as a tenacious, hard-working player.
COLLEGE: Spent his junior and senior seasons at UNC-Charlotte after transferring from Gardner-Webb followinghis sophomore year … totaled 23 goals and 17 assists in 39games at UNC-Charlotte after recording eight goals andtwo assists in two years at Gardner-Webb … was namedthe 2008 Atlantic-10 offensive player of the year followinga 15-goal, eight-assist senior season … led the Atlantic-10in goals (15) and points (38) in 2008 to help guide the49ers to their first national ranking since 1998 … as a sen-ior, earned second-team All-America honors and was asemifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy … was named tothe Atlantic-10 All-Conference first team in both his juniorand senior seasons … was a two-time NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic region selection.
PERSONAL: Son of Ron and Rebecca Salvaggione … has oneolder sister, Nicole (24), and one younger sister, Corrina(19) … off-the-field interests include family, friends, musicand movies.
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positionalanalysis*GOALKEEPERSMatt ReisBrad KnightonTyrel Lacey^Zack SimmonsBrian Visser*
DEFENDERSChris AlbrightKevin Alston^Gabriel BadillaDarrius Barnes^Jay HeapsAmaechi IgweChris TierneyRob Valentino
CENTRAL MIDFIELDERSAndrei Gotsmanov^Dado Hamzagic^Shalrie JosephJeff LarentowiczPat PhelanSteve RalstonMichael Videira
WIDE MIDFIELDERSMauricio CastroRyan Maxwell^Sainey NyassiWells Thompson
FORWARDSKheli DubeArgenis FernandezKenny MansallyChris Salvaggione^Taylor Twellman
KEY: italics - returning starters^ - 2009 SuperDraft selection* - Training camp invitee
brianvisser
Position GoalkeeperHeight 6-3Weight 190 lbs.D.O.B. June 2, 1987 Hometown Elmhurst, Ill.College DePaulYouth Club Ajax FC ChicagoDrafted: Training Camp Invitee
Has good size and great potential for growth as a player… joined the Revolution for preseason training as a non-rostered invitee after completing a four-year career atDePaul University … was recommended to the Revolutioncoaching staff by DePaul head coach Craig Blazer.
COLLEGE: Started 74 of 75 games in which he appearedwhile serving as DePaul's first-choice goalkeeper in each ofhis four seasons with the team … maintained a 1.07 goalsagainst average while compiling a record of 29-36-8 and28 shutouts … had a career year in 2008, maintaining a0.62 goals against average and earning a school-record 11shutouts as he led DePaul to the BIG EAST semifinals,where the school fell to eventual national semifinalist St.John's … a two-time All-BIG EAST selection, he was the2007 BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year … earned first teamNSCAA/adidas Scholar All-American recognition in 2007.
PERSONAL: Son of George and Gail Visser … has threebrothers, Chris (26), Kevin (23) and Luke (18) … majoredin finance at DePaul … is an avid musician, playing guitarand writing music in his free time, while he also enjoyslistening to all genres of music … also enjoys snowboard-ing and considers himself a FIFA 2009 addict.
