Kevin Goldthwaite
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| Kevin Goldthwaite | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Goldthwaite | |
| Date of birth | December 9, 1982 (age 24) | |
| Place of birth | Sacramento, CA, United States | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
| Nickname | Goldie | |
| Playing position | defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Houston Dynamo | |
| Number | 3 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2001-04 | Notre Dame | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004 2005 2005 2006- |
Indiana Invaders Portland Timbers (loan) San Jose Earthquakes Houston Dynamo |
1 (0) 10 (0) 3 (0) 20 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Kevin Goldthwaite (born December 9, 1982 in Sacramento, California) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer.
Goldthwaite played college soccer at Notre Dame from 2001-2004. He was named second-team all-Big East a a junior in 2003 and first-team all-Big East in 2004. Goldthwaite was also a semifinalist for the Hermann Trophy in 2004. He led the Irish with nine assists in 2003 and also scored two goals in an NCAA tournament game against Milwaukee. He also played for Indiana Invaders in the USL Premier Development League.
Goldthwaite was selected 17th overall in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes but was loaned to the Portland Timbers of the United Soccer Leagues' First Division. He played in eight reserve matches for San Jose, scoring two goals, and made two U.S. Open Cup appearances for the Earthquakes. He also made 10 regular-season and two post-season appearances with Portland, rejoining San Jose after the Timbers' playoff loss. He played in three regular-season games and one playoff contest for the Earthquakes, earning an assist in his MLS debut.
Along with the rest of his Earthquakes teammates, Goldthwaite moved to Houston for the 2006 season and saw sporadic time on the back line.
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| Houston Dynamo - Current Squad |
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1 Wells | 2 Robinson | 3 Goldthwaite | 4 Ianni | 5 Cochrane | 6 Gray | 7 Wondolowski | 8 Dalglish | 9 Mullan | 11 Davis | 13 Clark | 14 De Rosario | 15 Moreno | 16 Waibel | 17 Chabala | 18 Onstad | 19 Hayden | 22 Holden | 23 Moloi | 24 Barrett | 25 Ching | 26 Ashe | 29 James | — Hatzke | — Sambursky | — Ustruck | Coach: Kinnear |
