Steve Purdy

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Steve Purdy
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Steve Purdy (2012)
Personnel
Surname Steven Francis Gordon Purdy
birthday 5th February 1985
place of birth Bakersfield , California ,  United States
size 193 cm
position Defender
Juniors
Years station
2003-2006 California Golden Bears
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2006 San Francisco Seals 0 (0)
2007-2008 TSV 1860 Munich II 26 (0)
2009 FC Dallas 5 (0)
2010 Portland Timbers 24 (0)
2011– Portland Timbers 6 (0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals) 2
2003 USA U-17
2004-2005 USA U-20
2007-2008 USA U-23
2011– El Salvador 1 (0)
1 Only league games are given.
As of May 23, 2011

2 As of June 19, 2011

Steven Francis Gordon Purdy (born February 5, 1985 in Bakersfield , California ) is a Salvadoran soccer player. Purdy has been playing for the Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer since the 2011 season .

Player career

Youth and college

Purdy attended Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, California . He then played college soccer for the California Golden Bears at the University of California at Berkeley, California . In 2006 he was also active for the San Francisco Seals in the USL Premier Development League .

Via Germany into the MLS

After his time at college, he moved to TSV 1860 Munich at the beginning of 2007 . There he was scheduled for the U23 in the Regionalliga . In the current season he was only used once, in the penultimate home game against SV Wehen Wiesbaden . In the following season he was a regular in the second team of the lions and came on 25 missions. In the second half of the season he was out for several weeks due to an injury. On 26 October 2007 he stood for the only time in the second division squad of Sechzger , he came in a home match against Kickers Offenbach but not used. In summer 2008 he left TSV 1860 again.

On January 14, 2009 Purdy moved to FC Dallas . He made his debut on March 21, 2009 in the first game of the 2009 season . At the end of the season, Purdy was released so Dallas could sign Heath Pearce . Purdy was reinstated a few days later.

Portland Timbers

On April 2, 2010, Steve Purdy moved to the Portland Timbers in what was then the USSF Division 2 Professional League . He was quickly able to establish himself as an important support within the team with the Timbers. On January 26, 2011, he switched to the Timbers' new MLS franchise.

National team

United States

Purdy was part of several United States youth national selections. In 2007 he was called up to play a game for the United States national soccer team. In the game against Switzerland he was not used.

El Salvador

Purdy, whose ancestors come from El Salvador, announced in an interview in 2010 that he would like to play for the national team of the Central American country. Former national coach Carlos de los Cobos also announced that he wanted Purdy as a player in his selection.

On May 11, 2011, Purdy received a Salvadoran passport. Before that, on March 17, 2011, Purdy was called up for two games in the Salvadoran national soccer team. However, the El Salvador football association had failed to request an exemption from Portland 15 days beforehand, according to the FIFA statutes. Because of this, the Timbers did not release Purdy.

He was in El Salvador's squad for the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011 , where he also played his first international match. He was on the starting line-up in the quarter-final against Panama.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / fc.dallas.mlsnet.com
  2. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from August 31, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from July 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ http://www.lapagina.com.sv/deportes/37366/Steve-Purdy-aun-quiere-jugar-con-la-selecta
  5. ↑ http://www.oem.com.mx/esto/notas/n1087744.htm
  6. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from April 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  7. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from March 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  8. ↑ Steve Purdy recibe pasaporte salvadoreño ( Memento of October 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  9. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from March 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  10. ↑ http://www.fesfut.org.sv/actualidad.php?id_noticia=378
  11. ↑  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.washingtonpost.com

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personal data
SURNAME Purdy, Steve
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gordon Purdy, Steven Francis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Salvadoran soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH 5th February 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Bakersfield , California, USA