Shawn Saunders

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Shawn Saunder
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-06-28) June 28, 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Lake Forest, California, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 181
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1995–1996 Fresno State Bulldogs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997 Colorado Foxes 11 (0)
1998–2000 Orange County Zodiac 65 (0)
2002–2003 Orange County Blue Star 15 (1)
2004–2005 Portland Timbers 19 (0)
2006–2007 Orange County Blue Star 17 (0)
Total 127 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shawn Saunders is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the USL A-League.

The brother of Josh Saunders, Shawn Saunders attended Woodbridge High School and Santa Margarita High School. He graduated from Santa Margarita in 1995 and attended Fresno State University. He played two seasons with Fresno State before turning professional in 1997 with the Colorado Foxes of the USISL A-League. In February 1998, Saunders signed with the Orange County Zodiac.[1] He played for Orange County through the 2000 season. Saunders then moved to Germany to play. In 2002, he returned to the United States to complete his degree. He also rejoined Orange County, now known as the Orange County Blue Stars. In 2004, Saunders signed with the Portland Timbers where he joined his brother Josh.[2] The Timbers released him in June 2005.[3] Saunders returned to Orange County for the 2006 and 2007 seasons.[4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ex-Anteater Polowski Among Three Signed to Play Soccer for Zodiac
  2. ^ Timbers release 2004 roster Archived 2010-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Timbers release Aaron Heinzen and Shawn Saunders Archived 2012-09-17 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ 2006 Orange County Blue Stars Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ 2007 Orange County Blue Stars Archived 2009-04-11 at the Wayback Machine
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