Sean Franklin
 Franklin (in blue) playing for LA Galaxy in 2008 |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sean Michael Franklin | ||
| Date of birth | March 21, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Panorama City, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Los Angeles Galaxy | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2007 | Northridge Matadors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2007 | San Fernando Valley Quakes | 23 | (4) |
| 2008– | Los Angeles Galaxy | 93 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | United States U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011– | United States | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 8, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Sean Michael Franklin (born March 21, 1985 in Panorama City, California) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a defender for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Youth and amateur
Franklin was a three-time letterwinner at Highland High School in Palmdale, California, where he was coached by Danny Young. He was named the Golden League’s Most Valuable Player as a senior, and also earned all-area first-team honors in 2003 after helping the Bulldogs to a Golden League crown in 2003.
At Cal State Northridge, he was an invaluable member of the Matadors’ defence, starting over 50 games since 2004, being named to the All-Big West Conference team in both 2005 and 2006. During his college years Franklin spent two years with the San Fernando Valley Quakes of the USL Premier Development League, helping them reach the playoffs for the first time in 2007, although his campaign was cut short when he broke his arm in the playoff semi-final against BYU Cougars.
[edit] Professional
Franklin was the 4th overall pick in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft, selected by the Los Angeles Galaxy, and made his MLS debut in Galaxy's home opener against San Jose Earthquakes on 3 April 2008.
In late April, Greg Daurio reported coach Gullit saying Franklin had been their best player, saying "I think again he played an excellent game. If you see how he goes into midfield, gives long balls to David (Beckham) all the time, I think he's made huge progress. That makes me happy."[1] On May 16th, Los Angeles Galaxy Media Relations' Mark Rogondino said he's growing into an MLS caliber defender, describing his play, "Franklin is adjusting to the combination of physical play and skill, but what I think is even more important is that he is starting to anticipate and read the game a bit more in the past weeks. Every so often, he will surprise you with a flashing run forward too."[2]
Franklin was awarded MLS Rookie of the Year for the 2008 season. He beat fellow finalists Geoff Cameron and Kheli Dube to the award.
Franklin missed the majority of the 2009 MLS season after undergoing surgery to repair a hamstring tear he suffered during a game against Columbus Crew on May 17, 2009.[3]
He signed a new contract with Los Angeles on December 23, 2011.[4]
[edit] International
Franklin was called up to the U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team during the spring of 2004, and played 90 minutes for the U-23 team in a 0–0 draw with Japan in Japan in 2007.
He was called up to the senior men's squad twice in 2008 and 2009. He was unused in the World Cup qualifier against Guatemala on November 18, 2008, and withdrew from the camp which faced Sweden on January 24, 2009 with a hernia injury.
He made his senior debut on January 22, 2011 in a friendly match against Chile.
[edit] Honors
[edit] Los Angeles Galaxy
- MLS Cup (1): 2011
- Major League Soccer Supporter's Shield (2): 2010 2011
- Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship (2): 2009 2011
[edit] Individual
- MLS Rookie of the Year: 2008
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Daurio, Greg (April 30, 2008). "Rookie impresses amid Galaxy stars". MLSnet. Archived from the original on 2008-05-01. http://web.archive.org/web/20080501234215/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080430&content_id=154113&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
- ^ Rogondino, Mark (May 16, 2008). "Rollin' with Rogo: Lone Star State challenge". Los Angeles Galaxy Media Relations. http://la.galaxy.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080516&content_id=158554&vkey=news_lag&fext=.jsp&team=t106. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
- ^ Galaxy's Franklin to miss 4-6 months
- ^ http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2011/12/la-galaxy-re-sign-three-players-ahead-2012-season
[edit] External links
- MLS player profile
- CSUN Bio
- Sean Franklin at National-Football-Teams.com
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