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Position : Forward |
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5'9"
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Weight : 165 |
| Team : U.S. Men, U.S. U-23 Men |
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Position: Forward
Height: 5-9
Weight: 165
Born: Aug. 4, 1985
Hometown: Phoenix, Ariz.
Club: Real Salt Lake (MLS)
As MLS defenses found out in 2007, lightning pace and an eye for goal make Robbie Findley a threat in any opposing team’s half. The Arizona native turned heads after being traded to Real Salt Lake from the Los Angeles Galaxy, and followed up the move with an excellent season where he scored eight goals and was runner up in Rookie of the Year voting.
• Made his full international debut when he came on as a sub in the 1-0 victory over Switzerland on October 17, 2007
• Scored two goals for the Los Angeles Galaxy before a trade landed him at Real Salt Lake. He went on to score six more goals for RSL to take his season tally to eight total.
• He was the first player in Oregon State University history to be named First Team All-Pac-10 three times
U.S. National Team – 2007: Made his full international debut when he came on as a sub in the 1-0 victory over Switzerland on October 17, 2007 … In addition to himself, Maurice Edu and Danny Szetela also made their National Team debuts against Switzerland … Prior to his debut with the National Team, he had made no appearances for any U.S. YNT … Under-23s: Was a member of both Peter Nowak’s 2007 training camps prior to his selection for the 2008 Olympic Qualifying squad … Made two appearances for the U-23s during a December 2007 trip to China … Assisted on Charlie Davies goal in a 3-3 tie on December 16, 2007 … First Appearance: October 17, 2007, vs. Switzerland … First Goal: None.
Professional - 2007: Was chosen 16th overall in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by the LA Galaxy and made his MLS debut for LA on April 8, 2007…. Scored first MLS goal in his second game on April 12, 2007 … After making 6 appearances and scoring two goals for the Galaxy, he wastraded to Real Salt Lake in June of 2007… … Scored two goals in his debut with Real Salt Lake on June 23, 2007, becoming only the 11th player in MLS History to achieve this feat …
College: Finished his four-year collegiate career with Oregon State as the school's third all-time leading scorer with 28 goals … Was first player in OSU history to be named First Team All-Pac-10 three times … Was named to the NSCAA All-Far West team three times … 2006: Named to the All-Pac-10 First Team for the third straight year and the NSCAA All-Far West Region Second Team … Finished the season as the Beavers' leader in goals (six), assists (five), points (17), shots (71) and game-winning goals (two) … 2005: Named to NSCAA All-Far West Region First Team and All-Pac-10 First Team following junior season … Played in 14 games, including 10 starts … Finished season with four goals and four assists … 2004: Finished with a team-high eight goals and 20 points … Made the All-Pac-10 First Team and NSCAA All-Far West Region Third Team … Named Pac-10 Player of the Week on Nov. 16 following a hat trick in the season finale against Washington … 2003: Named Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and All-Pac-10 Second Team member … Finished the season with 10 goals and two assists for a total of 22 points … Scored game-winning goals in three consecutive games: California (10/31), Stanford (11/2) and Fresno State (11/7).
Personal: Son of Vanessa and Rawle Findley … Family includes sister Natasha and brother Alex … Cousin, Mike Bibby, plays for the NBA's Atlanta Hawks; another cousin, Shaun McDonald, plays wide receiver for the NFL's Detroit Lions. |
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