David Bingham (American soccer)

This article is about the American goalkeeper. For the Scottish footballer, see David Bingham.

David Bingham

Personal information
Full name	David Bingham
Date of birth	October 19, 1989 (1989-10-19) (age 22)
Place of birth	Castro Valley, California, United States
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	San Jose Earthquakes
Number	1
Youth career
2008–2010	California Golden Bears
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2011–	San Jose Earthquakes	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 8, 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

David Bingham (born October 19, 1989 in Castro Valley, California), is an American goalkeeper currently playing for the San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.

Career

College and Amateur

Bingham played his college career at the University of California, Berkeley between the years of 2008 and 2010. Bingham led the Golden Bears to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament in 2010, where they fell to eventual NCAA Champion Akron Zips on penalties. In 2009, Bingham earned himself All-Pac-10 second team honors and posted a 0.95 goals against average. The majority of his 2008 year was spent as backup to Stefan Frei.^[1]

Professional

Bingham signed a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer soon after the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. Due to signing post-SuperDraft, Bingham was allocated to an MLS team via a weighted lottery. He was awarded to San Jose Earthquakes, the team he supported as a boy, on January 26, 2011.^[2]

Before he signed with Major League Soccer, Bingham had trialled with Premier League club Fulham for ten days.^[3] Liverpool F.C. have expressed interest in him. He became famous by the media for his famous 90-yard goal against West Bromwich Albion F.C. from his own box in a friendly match at Buck Shaw Stadium on July 12.

See also

• List of current MLS players

References

1. ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/david-bingham
2. ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/quakes-land-goalkeeper-david-bingham
3. ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/player/david-bingham

External links

• Cal profile

Persondata
Name	Bingham, David
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Short description
Date of birth	October 19, 1989
Place of birth	Castro Valley, California, United States
Date of death
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