Danny O'Rourke
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| Danny O'Rourke | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | May 31, 1983 (age 23) | |
| Place of birth | Columbus, OH, United States | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
| Nickname | Knuckles | |
| Playing position | midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Columbus Crew | |
| Number | - | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2001-04 | Indiana 83 (2) | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004 2005 2006 2007– |
Chicago Fire Premier San Jose Earthquakes Red Bull New York Columbus Crew |
8 (1) 13 (0) 28 (0) 0 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Danny O'Rourke (born May 31, 1983 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American defensive midfielder, who currently plays soccer for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer.
O'Rourke played college soccer for Indiana University from 2001 to 2004, starting every game he played in during his four years. Selected as All-Big 10 as a sophomore, junior, and senior, O'Rourke was named a first team All-American his senior season, also winning the Hermann Trophy while leading Indiana to a second consecutive NCAA Championship over UC Santa Barbara. O'Rourke finished his career at Indiana having played in 83 games, registering two goals and five assists. He also played for Chicago Fire Premier in the USL Premier Development League.
O'Rourke was drafted by the San Jose Earthquakes with the fourth overall pick of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft. He began the year as a starter before losing his spot to Ricardo Clark. Along with the rest of his Earthquakes teammates, he moved to Houston for the 2006 season, but was traded to Red Bull New York for Adrian Serioux a week before the season started.
O'Rourke was selected in the 2006 MLS Expansion Draft by Toronto FC, but was immediately traded to the Columbus Crew along with Will Hesmer for a partial allocation.
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| Columbus Crew - Current Squad |
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2 Hejduk | 4 Pierce | 5 Moss | 6 González | 7 Thomas | 8 Oughton | 9 Garey | 10 Ngwenya | 11 Grabavoy | 12 Gaven | 13 Burch | 14 Marshall | 16 Kamara | 17 Szetela | 20 Ward | 23 Hendrickson | 24 Zayner | 25 Virtuoso | 28 Gruenebaum | 31 Gaudette | — Herron | — Hesmer | — O'Rourke | — Rogers | Coach: Schmid |
