Robbie Findley

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Personal information
Robbie Findley
Full name	Robert Findley
Date of birth	August 4, 1985 (age 21)
Place of birth	Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Los Angeles Galaxy
Number	?
National team
2007-	Trinidad and Tobago	0 (0)
* Appearances (Goals)

Robbie Findley (born Robert Findley on August 4, 1985 ^[1]) is a Trinidadian soccer player who currently plays in the MLS for the LA Galaxy. He is a native of Phoenix, Arizona ^[2]. Findley is a cousin of NBA point guard Mike Bibby of the Sacramento Kings and NFL wide receiver Shaun McDonald of the St. Louis Rams.

1 Career
2 References

[edit] Career

[edit] Youth

Findley played his youth soccer for the national powerhouse Sereno Golden Eagles. With Sereno, he won eight consecutive Arizona state championships, four Region IV championships, and reached the prestigious Dallas Cup finals. Sereno also competed in the USYSA National Championships in three straight years: 2002, 2003 and 2004. Findley was awarded the Golden Boot at the 2003 National Championships as Sereno took second place.

[edit] High School

Played at Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, Arizona. Was named First Team All-State in 2002 and 2003 as well as Northeast Valley Player of the Year both seasons. Broke the school record for goals in a season with 27 in his senior year. Led Shadow Mountain to the 5A Arizona state tournament quarterfinals in 2003.

[edit] College

Tallied 28 goals (10 game-winners) and 15 assists for 71 points in his Oregon State career. Earned All Pacific-10 honors in all four seasons and was the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year in 2003. Was named an NSCAA All-Far West selection three times. He finished his Oregon State career as the career leader in game-winning goals and also ranking third in goals, third in points, and fourth in assists.

[edit] PDL

Played for the Boulder Rapids Reserve of the USL Premier Development League in the summers of 2005 and 2006 along with former OSU teammate and Chicago Fire and Jamaica midfielder Ryan Johnson. Findley recorded 16 goals in 18 games in the two seasons.

[edit] MLS

Scored an impressive individual goal on the first day of the 2007 MLS Combine. In part due to the departure of Charlie Davies to Swedish club Hammarby, Findley both entered and left the MLS Combine considered potentially the best forward in the class of 2007.

Was selected by the Galaxy in the 2nd round of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft as the 16th pick overall. Findley was considered the best forward in the draft by some coaches and experts and had been expected to be selected in the 1st round.

Los Angeles was Findley's preferred destination; it is the nearest MLS franchise to his hometown of Phoenix and gives him the chance to link up with former Oregon State teammate and fellow Arizonan Alan Gordon as well as one of his boyhood idols, David Beckham.

[edit] International

Findley has dual citizenship with the United States and Trinidad and Tobago. He qualifies for Trinidad and Tobago through his parents, who emigrated to the United States from the Caribbean nation. Despite impressing throughout high school and college, Findley was not selected to become a part of the United States national team set-up. In 2006, he attended a T&T U23 national team camp, and there is speculation that he could be called up to the Soca Warriors senior squad for his debut in the near future, as head coach Wim Rijsbergen has stated that he will be looking for new players based in the U.S.

[edit] Summary

Team	Years	Apps	Goals
Oregon State	2003-2006	?	28
Boulder Rapids	2005-2006	18	16
LA Galaxy	2007-	0	0

Los Angeles Galaxy - Current Squad
1 Cronin \| 4 Jazic \| 5 Albright \| 6 Gardner \| 8 Vagenas \| 10 Donovan \| 11 Glinton \| 12 Roberts \| 13 Jones \| 14 Marshall \| 16 Veris \| 18 Martino \| 21 Gordon \| 23 Kirk \| 24 Sturgis \| 25 Quaranta \| – Cannon \| – Findley \| – Jaqua \| – Randolph \| – Thomas \| Coach: Yallop