Ned Grabavoy

Ned Grabavoy

Personal information
Full name	Ned Grabavoy
Date of birth	(1983-07-01) 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	105	(5)
National team‡
2003	United States U-20	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 20, 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 14, 2010

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.

Career

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 for the Indiana University Hoosiers. 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 third year.

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. 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. The following month the contract was extended an additional year through 2014.

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.

Honors

Los Angeles Galaxy

• Major League Soccer MLS Cup (1): 2005

Real Salt Lake

• Major League Soccer MLS Cup (1): 2009
• Major League Soccer Eastern Conference Championship (1): 2009

See also

• List of current MLS players

External links

• MLS player profile