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| DOB : 01/14/1980 |
Position : Defender |
| Height :
6'1''
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Weight : 178 |
| Team : U.S. Men |
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MNT Career Stats
GP: 18 – Goals: 0
World Cup Stats
GP: 0 – Goals: 0
World Cup Qualifying Stats
GP: 6 – Goals: 0
U.S. National Team: A smooth and elegant runner with tenacious man-marking ability … Strong in the air, he has been deployed as either a center back or a left-sided defender in Bruce Arena’s defensive scheme …Played in one third of the USA’s 2006 World Cup qualifiers … Hamburg was his home for three years during his professional stint with St. Pauli … 2005: Diagnosed with a meniscus tear after the 2-1 loss to England, he was unable to return to the field for the remainder of the year … Had played in two matches prior to the injury, both World Cup qualifiers … Started in the 2-1 win against T&T on Feb. 9 in Trinidad, and again in the USA’s first home match of the final round, a 2-0 shutout against Guatemala in Birmingham … 2004: Doubled his career cap total, equaling the amount of matches he played in his inaugural year with the MNT in 2003 ... Man-marked Ruud Van Nistelrooy with great success in a 1-0 loss to Holland on Feb. 18 …Made his debut World Cup qualifying start in the 3-2 win in Grenada on June 20 … Became the only U.S. player to miss a match due to suspension in the first two rounds of qualifying, picking up cautions against Grenada and El Salvador…, 2003: Entered his first international match as a substitute in the Confederations Cup tune-up against New Zealand on June 8 … Quickly thrown into the fire, selected in the first XI for both of the USA’s match-ups against Brazil in the summer of 2003 … Saw action in seven matches in his inaugural campaign, including three starts in the Gold Cup and two in France … 2002: Invited to MNT camp prior to match against Germany in Rostock on March 27, 2002, but a hamstring injury prevented his participation … Under-20s: Made his U-20 debut in a 6-0 victory over Bolivia on June 27, 1998 ... His first international goal was a significant one, giving the USA a 1-0 lead over Costa Rica in CONCACAF qualifying, a match that would eventually end in a 1-1 draw ... First Appearance: June 8, 2003, vs. New Zealand … First Goal: None.
Professional: After recovering from knee surgery, loaned to ADO Den Haag from Feyenoord for the second half of the 2005-06 season … His professional career criss-crossed the Atlantic as he left FC St. Pauli for a season with the Dallas Burn (now FC Dallas) of MLS before receiving a surprise transfer to Feyenoord in January of 2005 … 2005-06: Sidelined the entire first half of the 2005-06 campaign, he did not appear in any games for Feyenoord … 2004-05: An unexpected trial with Feyenoord during their winter break earned him a move to one of the top clubs in Holland at the start of ’05, where he played in all 15 matches for which he was available … Scored his debut goal in the 7-0 route of Willem II on Feb. 13 … Got 90 minutes in both legs of Feyenoord’s UEFA Cup Round of 16 series against Sporting Lisbon … 2004: After St. Pauli were unable to gain promotion to the Second Bundesliga, he came stateside as an allocation to the Dallas Burn … Bringing composure and toughness to the Dallas backline, he played in 21 games … 2003-04: Was a regular member of the defensive core at St. Pauli, where he played for two-and-a-half seasons … The side was twice relegated in his two seasons there, dropping into the regional leagues … Appeared as a starter in 14 of the 19 games he played for FC St. Pauli heading into the winter break, scoring the game-winning goal Sept. 23 against SC Paderborn 07 … 2002-03: After sitting out the first eight matches of the 2002-03 season with a muscle tear, he solidified a starting spot in the squad, finishing with 21 matches played … 2001-02: Became the second youngest American to score a goal in the Bundesliga, striking against F.C. Cologne on Nov. 24, 2001, at the age of 21 (behind Jovan Kirovski) … Also the youngest American to play a full 90 minutes in Germany … Played 25 games in the 2001-02 season, seeing his side relegated to the second division.
College: Led Brown to the Ivy Men's Soccer title and then to the Elite Eight of the NCAA College Cup in 2000 … Recognized as the Ivy League’s Player of the Year and a First-Team All-American.
Personal: Named to Who's Who among American High School Students ... Favorite player is Brazil's Roberto Carlos ... Enjoys playing basketball and spending time with friends and family … Born to Jamaican parents who emigrated to the U.S., he spent much of his youth growing up near Kingston. |
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