Bobby Boswell
| Bobby Boswell | ||
 Bobby Boswell at DC United
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Robert Allen Boswell | |
| birthday | March 15, 1983 | |
| place of birth | Austin , Texas , United States | |
| size | 188 cm | |
| position | Defender | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| 2001-2004 | FIU panthers | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 2005-2007 | DC United | 80 (4) |
| 2008-2013 | Houston Dynamo | 177 (9) |
| 2014– | DC United | 98 (5) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 2006-2007 | United States | 3 (0) |
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1 Only league games are given. As of January 24, 2017 |
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Robert Allen "Bobby" Boswell (born March 15, 1983 in Austin (Texas) ) is an American football player who plays on the position of a defender . Since 2014 he has been under contract with DC United in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top division in North American football.
Player career
Youth and college
Boswell was born in Texas but grew up in Tampa , Florida . He played soccer as a child and was active for the Clearwater Chargers, a local youth soccer club. After high school, he attended Florida International University in Miami , Florida. There Bobby played college soccer for the FIU Golden Panthers. At the end of his college days, he was not selected in either the MLS SuperDraft or the Supplemental Draft by a Major League Soccer team.
Started at DC United
Boswell got the chance to play at DC United in the preseason. He was able to convince those responsible and was signed for the 2005 season. Due to an injury to Bryan Namoff , Boswell became a regular at the beginning of the season. He started the season with good games, but set a new league record with three own goals. In the 2006 season he was able to defend his regular place and was elected the best defender of the MLS at the end of the season.
Houston Dynamo
At the end of the 2007 season, he was transferred to Houston Dynamo in exchange for Zach Wells and a pick in the second round of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft. Here, too, he was able to assert himself as a regular player.
Return to DC United
After his contract expired in late 2013, he entered the MLS Re-Entry Draft. There he was committed again by DC United.
National team
January 2006 Boswell was appointed to the United States national soccer team for the first time . He played his first international game on February 19, 2006 against Guatemala.
successes
- DC United
- 2 × Receipt of the MLS Supporters' Shield : 2006 and 2007
- 1 × MLS Defender of the Year: 2006
- 2 × MLS Best XI : 2006, 2014
Web links
- Bobby Boswell in the MLSSoccer.com database
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Boswell, Bobby |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Boswell, Robert Allen (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Austin , Texas , United States |