Position: Defender
Hometown: Plano, Texas
College: Indiana University
Club: Kansas City Wizards (MLS)

First Appearance: January 18, 2003 vs. Canada
First Goal: None

U.S. National Team: A steady central defender with a good left foot, he is a close marker who is skilled at keeping forwards from turning to goal … 2003: Seeing action in the first four matches of the year, he entered his first international match as a substitute in the 77th minute of the 4-0 win against Canada on Jan. 18 … Would get his first nod as a starter two matches later in Jamaica … Ended the year with five total appearances …

Under 20’s: Has 20 career caps for the U.S. U-20 National Team…Scored one goal and had one assist in 1999...Has made 46 career appearances with the U-20s...Scored six goals in 11 international appearances in 1998, including 4 during the CONCACAF U-20 qualifying tournament in Trinidad…Scored a pair of goals against Canada and another two against Trinidad & Tobago...Made his U-20 debut on May 17, 1998 against Mexico ... Under 18’s: Appeared in two international matches with the U-18 team in 1997 …

Professional: Drafted second in the 2000 MLS Super Draft, he set the MLS record for minutes played by a rookie by playing in every minute of every game in his debut season, earning a nomination for rookie of the year … Collected an MLS Cup trophy that same year, helping the Wizards to their first-ever championship title … Has been a consistent starter in the Wizards defense for the last four season … 2003: Started 29 of 32 games for the Wizards, tied for second most on the squad … 2002: Registered his first career MLS point by assisting Chris Klein in a 1-1 draw against the MetroStars on May 25 … Started and played 27 in 28 regular season games … 2001: Played every minute of the 24 games in which he appeared … The remaining three matches missed were due to suspensions … 2000: Played 2,916 minutes, the most ever for a rookie … Was a key part of a defensive unit that had an MLS record 681-minute scoreless streak … Started all five matches in the 2000 MLS playoffs, including the Cup final.

College: A defensive stalwart for Indiana as a junior, he made a spectacular goal-mouth save in the closing minutes of the Hoosiers 1-0 1999 NCAA Division I Championship victory against Santa Clara ... Earned honors as Most Outstanding Defender of the 1999 NCAA Tournament … Finished 1999 as Soccer America’s Men's Collegiate MVP and a First Team NSCAA All-American selection … For the second straight year he was chosen as a Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Player of the Year finalist and Hermann Trophy finalist (1998-1999) … As a sophomore, helped Indiana capture the first of two consecutive NCAA Division I championship ... Chosen as a Second Team NCAA All-America and First Team All-Big Ten selection … Named Defensive MVP of the Final Four in 1999 ... Member of the Soccer America MVP Team ... As a freshman, named National Freshman of the Year and Big Ten Freshman of the Year ... Garnered First Team All-Big Ten selection...

Personal: Single … Favorite player is Dutchman Clarence Seedorf ... Enjoys fishing, reading books and going on vacation … Majored in legal studies at Indiana.