Floyd Franks
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Floyd Franks | ||
| Date of birth | April 5, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Vestavia Hills, Alabama, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Carolina RailHawks | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Charlotte 49ers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005 | Carolina Dynamo | 10 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Chicago Fire | 16 | (1) |
| 2008 | Cleveland City Stars | 17 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Blokhus | 33 | (4) |
| 2010– | Carolina RailHawks | 38 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 10, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Floyd Franks (born April 5, 1984 in Vestavia Hills, Alabama) is an American soccer player currently playing for Carolina RailHawks in the North American Soccer League.
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[edit] Career
[edit] College and Amateur
Franks attended Vestavia Hills High School and played four years of college soccer at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, finishing his career with 18 goals and 15 assists in 71 matches. He two-time all-Conference USA selection after his sophomore and junior seasons and an all-Atlantic 10 Conference selection after his senior season.
During his college years Franks also played with Carolina Dynamo in the USL Premier Development League.[1]
[edit] Professional
Franks was selected in the first round (10th overall) of the 2006 MLS Supplemental Draft by Chicago Fire; he scored his first career professional goal on July 29, 2007, against Toronto FC.
After being released by Chicago at the end of the 2007 season, Franks signed with Cleveland City Stars in April 2008,[2] and spent a year playing in the USL Second Division before moving to Denmark to play with Blokhus in the Danish 2nd Division West. He played 33 games and scored 4 goals for the Danes before leaving in a blaze of glory at the end of the 2008/09 season. Floyd currently is up for election into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Additionally, he was voted a rising star in "Dunavant Soccer" magazine.
On February 15, 2010, the Carolina RailHawks announced that they had signed him for the 2010 season.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Carolina Dynamo All-Time Player Stats 1993–2006". Carolina Dynamo. http://www.carolinadynamo.com/06_Alltime_player_stats.doc. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- ^ MLS Veteran Floyd Franks to Join Stars Roster
- ^ "RailHawks bolster midfield with addition of Floyd Franks". NASL.com. http://www.nasl.com/news.php?id=60. Retrieved 2010-02-24.[dead link]
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- Blokhus FC players
- Carolina Dynamo players
- Carolina RailHawks players
- Chicago Fire Soccer Club players
- Cleveland City Stars players
- People from Birmingham, Alabama
- Soccer players from Alabama
- USL Premier Development League players
- USL Second Division players
- USSF Division 2 Pro League players
- North American Soccer League players
