Ned Grabavoy
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ned Grabavoy | ||
| Date of birth | July 1, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Joliet, Illinois, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Real Salt Lake | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Indiana Hoosiers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003 | Chicago Fire Premier | 15 | (8) |
| 2004–2006 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 34 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Columbus Crew | 27 | (4) |
| 2008 | San Jose Earthquakes | 24 | (0) |
| 2009– | Real Salt Lake | 68 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | United States U-20 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 7, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ned Grabavoy (born July 1, 1983 in Joliet, Illinois) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Youth and College
Grabavoy played his youth soccer with the Chicago Magic Soccer Club under coach Mike Matkovich. Grabavoy attended Lincoln-Way Central High School, a large suburban Chicago school, where he played under coach Brian Papa. He led the Knights to two straight Illinois State Class AA Championship games, and as a senior, was named the 2000-01 Gatorade National High School Player of the Year. Grabavoy played three years of college soccer at Indiana University. Grabavoy was a unanimous All Big-10 selection as a sophomore, and was voted an NCAA First Team All-American as a junior. Grabavoy led Indiana University to an NCAA Championship his 3 year.
[edit] Professional
Following his junior season, Grabavoy played for coach Mike Matkovich with the Chicago Fire Reserves in the Premier Development League, and signed a Project-40 contract with MLS, and was subsequently selected 14th overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by the Los Angeles Galaxy. In his first year with the Galaxy, Grabavoy played 928 minutes, registering a goal and three assists. He added three assists in his second season, while fighting for playing time as LA won the MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup double. In May 2006, Grabavoy was traded to the Crew in a four-player deal.
Grabavoy was selected by the San Jose Earthquakes in the 2007 MLS Expansion Draft. He was waived by the club on March 3, 2009, but was picked up by Real Salt Lake in the Waiver Draft later that same day. Grabavoy scored the winning penalty kick on November 14, 2009 at Chicago Fire to give Real Salt Lake their first conference championship and first trip to the MLS Cup final.[1] Real Salt Lake beat Los Angeles Galaxy in the final for it first championship. He scored his first Real Salt Lake goal on May 29, 2010 against the Kansas City Wizards at Rio Tinto Stadium, the fourth goal in a 4-1 RSL victory.
In January 2012, RSL signed Grabavoy to a contract extension through the 2013 season.[2]
[edit] International
Grabavoy has also had a significant role with United States national youth teams, including the U-20 team, which he played for in the FIFA World Youth Championship, and recently the U-23 team.
[edit] Honors
[edit] Los Angeles Galaxy
- Major League Soccer MLS Cup (1): 2005
[edit] Real Salt Lake
- Major League Soccer MLS Cup (1): 2009
- Major League Soccer Eastern Conference Championship (1): 2009
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