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Fredy Montero
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Personal information
Full name Fredy Henkyer Montero Muñoz
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Seattle Sounders FC
Number 17
Youth career
2000–2005 Deportivo Cali
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Academia 9 (0)
2005–2010 Deportivo Cali 65 (22)
2006–2007 → Atlético Huila (loan) 39 (15)
2009–2010 → Seattle Sounders FC (loan) 56 (22)
2011– Seattle Sounders FC 33 (12)
International career‡
2007– Colombia 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 23, 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 28, 2011

Fredy Henkyer Montero Muñoz (born July 26, 1987 in Campo de la Cruz) is a Colombian footballer who plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.

Career

Deportivo Cali

As a youth, Montero was a promising striker; at the age of 13 he approached Deportivo Cali's scouts, and earned a contract with the team after a single tryout. He starred for the youth team in wins over the Colombian youth national team and in a tie with Juventus' youth team.

In 2005, Montero was called up to the senior team. During his time at the club, he has been on loan twice. To date, Montero has appeared in 56 matches and has scored 27 times for Deportivo Cali.

Atletico Huila

Montero was loaned to Atlético Huila in 2006, where he was the co-leading goalscorer in the Copa Mustang with 13 goals. Despite rumors and interest from European clubs, he returned to Deportivo Cali in 2007; he was again the top scorer in the 2008-II Copa Mustang, with 16 goals.

Seattle Sounders FC

Montero was acquired by Seattle Sounders FC in January 2009 on loan from Deportivo Cali despite interest from Spanish side Real Betis. There were unconfirmed reports that suggested Montero's contract was owned by a third-party.[1] Montero scored nine goals in nine preseason games in 2008/09. Montero made his MLS debut on March 19, 2009, in the 2009 season opener against New York Red Bulls, and scored the first and third goals in Seattle Sounders FC club history.[2] Montero was named the MLS Player of the Week in week 1 of the 2009 MLS season. Montero was also named the MLS March player of the month scoring 3 goals in 2 games.[3] Goals in weeks 1 and 2 won the Sierra Mist Goal of the Week.

In April 2009, Montero told Sports Illustrated that he would like to play in Europe in the future and that the mix of players in MLS appealed to him as a place to learn.[4] He later dismissed a rumor of a transfer to Fulham stating that it was incorrect. He said: "I'm relaxed and content here in Seattle, happy with the Sounders. My head is totally focused on MLS and the season with the team. Apart from that, my job is here."[5]

Montero was a 2009 MLS All-Star coaches selection.[6] He would go on to be named the MLS Newcomer of the Year.[7] In August 2009, it was incorrectly reported that MLS had negotiated the transfer of Deportivo Cali's portion of Montero's rights to Major League Soccer.[8] It was believed that the league owned his rights, but details of any such deal were never publicly clarified.[9]

Montero in a 2010 match against Dallas

Montero did not meet the high expectations of coach Schmid and the fans at the beginning of the 2010. He was left out of the starting lineup for the ninth game of the year. By July, he was named player of the month and selected to the inactive roster of the 2010 MLS All-Star Game. A scheduling conflict between a team CONCACAF Champions League match and the game made him unable to start in the exhibition game.[10] Although he failed to score a goal in league play between September 1 and the end of the season on October 23,[11] Montero finished the year with 10 goals and 10 assists.[12] He totaled 12 goals (six game-winners) and 11 assists in all competitions. A total of 22 goals and 17 assists in league play between 2009 and 2010 was the third most in the league.[13]

He gained permanent residency in the United States in 2010. On December 1, 2010, Seattle Sounders FC announced that Montero had agreed to a contract extension with his rights permanently transferred to the club and Major League Soccer. He became the third Designated Player and the highest paid player on the team with a base salary of $500,000.[11].[14]

Before the second game of the 2011 season, Montero fractured his wrist. He missed two matches and played with a cast that may have contributed to multiple matches of reduced performance. His play improved by midseason. Schmid attributed it to increased growth, maturity, and fitness. The addition of Mauro Rosales to the team's midfield also helped Montero in the second half of the season.[11] Montero ended the regular season of league play with 12 goals. He ended the year with 18 goals in all competitions. His goals scoring efforts made him the MLS player who scored the most goals across all competitive match in 2011. The Sounders won the 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Montero was named Player of the Tournament after scoring three game-winners in the final three games.[15]

Career statistics

Club Season League MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Champions League Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Seattle Sounders 2009 27 12 7 2 0 0 4 1 0 - - - 33 13 7
2010 29 10 10 2 0 0 3 1 0 6 1 1 40 12 11
2011 30 12 9 2 0 1 3 3 0 7 3 2 42 18 12
2012 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 0 2
Career total 91 34 26 6 0 1 10 5 0 15 4 5 122 43 32

As of April 15, 2012, these stats are accurate for his career upon arriving in to MLS in 2009. [16]

International

Montero received his first cap for the Colombian national team in 2007 in a game against Panama. On August 12, 2009, Montero joined the Colombian national team for a friendly at Giants Stadium in New Jersey.[17]

Personal

Montero was born to parents Fredy Montero, Sr., a policeman, and Jaynne. He is the oldest of four children, with two sisters named Jaynne Jr. and Fyorella and one brother named Luiggi.[17] He married his lontime girlfriend, Alexis Imming, in April 2012.

Honours

Seattle Sounders FC

Individual

See also

References

  1. ^ Seattle signs Colombian striker Montero
  2. ^ http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=03192009_NYSEA
  3. ^ http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090323&content_id=229816&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp
  4. ^ Canales, Andrea (2009-04-20). "Montero already has eyes abroad". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
  5. ^ "Sounders FC's Fredy Montero denies report he talked with English club". The Seattle Times. 2009-07-24.
  6. ^ http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090720&content_id=5959080&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp
  7. ^ a b Romero, Jose (2009-11-10). "Sounders FC's Fredy Montero named MLS Newcomer of the Year". Seattle Times. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
  8. ^ Romero, Jose (2009-08-12). "Report: Fredy Montero's rights now belong to MLS". The Seattle Times.
  9. ^ Dybas, Todd (November 12, 2009). "Will both Montero and Ljungberg leave?". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
  10. ^ Mayers, Joshua (July 24, 2010). "How Montero got his scoring groove back". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 06, 2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  11. ^ a b c Mayers, Joshua (October 20, 2011). "Fredy Montero's impressive goal-scoring fueling Sounders". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 06, 2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help) Cite error: The named reference "Mayers 2011-10-20" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  12. ^ Mayers, Joshua (November 3, 2010). "Sounders FC's weekly release of team news and notes". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 06, 2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  13. ^ "Montero becomes Sounders' third designated player". USA Today. The Associated Press. December 1, 2010. Retrieved November 06, 2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  14. ^ http://www.soundersfc.com/News/Articles/2010/12-December/Fredy-Montero-Signs-Extension.aspx
  15. ^ Mayers, Joshua (October 13, 2011). "Ticket sales over 60,000, Montero honored, Parke still out". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 06, 2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  16. ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/fredy-montero
  17. ^ a b Romero, Jose (2009-08-06). "Sounders FC practice, Aug. 6 - Montero to leave team this weekend". The Seattle Times.
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