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O'Brian White
Personal information
Full name O'Brian White
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Seattle Sounders FC
Number 13
Youth career
2005–2008 Connecticut Huskies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Toronto FC 33 (4)
2011– Seattle Sounders FC 0 (0)
International career‡
1999 Jamaica U-15 12 (10)
2001 Jamaica U-17 4 (3)
2005 Jamaica U-20 5 (2)
2010– Jamaica 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 16, 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 18, 2010

O'Brian White (born December 14, 1985, in Ocho Rios) is a Jamaican footballer who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.

Career

Youth and college

White grew up in Jamaica before moving to Scarborough, Ontario in 2002 to live with his mother.[1] He began playing soccer while attending Lester B. Pearson Collegiate Institute, where he was named the Most Valuable Player of the squad in 2004 and 2005.

White played college soccer at the University of Connecticut. He won the Hermann Trophy,[2] the highest individual honor in Division I NCAA soccer and the Soccer America Player of the Year Award in 2007.[3]

Professional

After signing a deal with Major League Soccer,[4] he was selected fourth overall by Toronto FC in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft on January 15, 2009.[5] White made his debut for Toronto FC in an international friendly against the Argentinean side River Plate,[6] at BMO Field on July 22, 2009, and made his MLS debut on July 25, 2009, against the Columbus Crew. He scored his first MLS goal on August 15, 2009, against D.C. United. White won his first individual award with Toronto FC after being named MLS Goal of the Week in week 26 [7] for his goal in the 3-2 victory against Colorado Rapids on September 12, 2009. On April 25, 2010, White scored his first goal on the 2010 Season in a 2-0 win against the Seattle Sounders FC.[8]

White was taken by the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft, but was traded to Seattle Sounders FC three hours afterwards.[9]

International

White has played for Jamaica's under-15, under-17 and under-20 national teams[10] but through FIFA rules he remains eligible to represent either Jamaica or Canada at the senior level.[11] However in November 2010 White accepted an invitation from the Jamaican Senior Team to play against Costa Rica on the 17th. White did make his debut for Jamaica in the Costa Rica match that ended in a 0-0 draw.

Honours

Personal

Toronto FC

Career stats

Team Season League Domestic
League 		Domestic
Playoffs 		Domestic
Cup1 		Concacaf
Competition2 		Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Toronto FC 2009 MLS 9 2 0 - - - - - - 2 0 0 11 2 0
2010 MLS 24 2 3 - - - 3 0 0 7 0 2 34 2 5
Total 33 4 3 - - - 3 0 0 9 0 2 45 4 5

Last Update: October 20, 2010.

1) Nutrilite Canadian Cup

2) Concacaf Champions League/Cup

See also

References

  1. ^ Campbell, Morgan (2008-01-10). "Local kid makes good on NCAA stage as soccer stardom looms". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
  2. ^ "Canadian O'Brian White wins NCAA soccer MVP". The Toronto Star. 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
  3. ^ Canadian O'Brian White wins NCAA MVP. CBC Sports (2008-01-11). Retrieved on 2009-02-11.
  4. ^ Connecticut's O'Brian White Signs MLS Deal. Goal.com (2009-01-14). Retrieved on 2009-02-10.
  5. ^ "Toronto FC picks 2 Canadians in MLS draft". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2009-01-15. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  6. ^ White's debut for Toronto FC. Torontofc.ca (2009-07-22). Retrieved on 2009-07-25.
  7. ^ White Wins Goal of the Week. Torontofc.ca (2009-09-16). Retrieved on 2009-09-17.
  8. ^ "De Rosario attack stuns Seattle". Torontofc.ca. 25 April 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2010. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |trans_title=, |separator=, |month=, and |coauthors= (help)
  9. ^ White Taken To Vancouver; Toronto FC, 24 November 2010
  10. ^ "Men's Soccer: O'Brian White". Uconn. Retrieved 2009-02-28. [dead link]
  11. ^ White leads UConn's turnaround. ESPN (2007-12-07). Retrieved on 2009-02-10.

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