- Michael Stephens (soccer)
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Michael Stephens 
Stephens in May 2010Personal information Full name Michael Francis Stephens Date of birth April 3, 1989 Place of birth Hinsdale, Illinois, United States Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Los Angeles Galaxy Number 26 Youth career 2004–2005 IMG Soccer Academy 2006–2009 UCLA Bruins Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2007–2008 Chicago Fire Premier 8 (1) 2010– Los Angeles Galaxy 50 (1) National team‡ 2007 United States U20 3 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 8, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 20, 2011Michael Francis Stephens (born April 3, 1989 in Hinsdale, Illinois) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.
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Career
Brother of University of Notre Dame soccer legend John Stephens.
College and Amateur
Stephens grew up in Naperville, Illinois, attended Edison Academic Center, and played four years of college soccer at UCLA. He was honored as UCLA's Rookie of the Year in 2006, while also being selected to the Top Drawer Soccer All-Freshman first team and to Soccer America's All-Freshman second team, playing in all 24 games in his rookie season.
He was named to the Soccer America MVP second-team in 2008, and became only the third player in Bruin history to earn Pac-10 Player of the Year honors. As a senior, he was named to the All-Pac-10 First-team and was a NSCAA All-Far West second-team honoree. He finished his UCLA career with 81 appearances, 11 goals and 20 assists.
During his college years Stephens also played two seasons with Chicago Fire Premier in the USL Premier Development League.[1]
Professional
Stephens was drafted in the first round (16th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by Los Angeles Galaxy.[2]
He made his professional debut on March 27, 2010, in Galaxy's opening game of the 2010 MLS season against New England Revolution.[3]
International
Stephens was a member of U.S. squad at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, having previously scored a goal in consecutive games against Costa Rica with the Under-20s in May. He was the US's starting forward in three games at the 2007 Pan American Games, and featured for the Under-18 National Team in 2006, scoring one goal with three assists. Previously, he had been a member of the U-17 National Team Residency Program from 2004–06, and played with the U-15 and U-16 National Teams.
Honors
Los Angeles Galaxy
- MLS Cup (1): 2011
- Major League Soccer Supporters' Shield (2): 2010, 2011
- Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship (1): 2011
See also
References
External links
Los Angeles Galaxy – current squad 1 Ricketts · 2 Dunivant · 3 Berhalter · 4 Gonzalez · 5 Franklin · 6 Hejduk · 7 Kirovski · 8 Birchall · 10 Donovan · 11 Barrett · 12 Saunders · 14 Keane · 15 Keat · 16 Jiménez · 17 Cristman · 18 Magee · 19 Juninho · 20 DeLaGarza · 21 McCarty · 22 Leonardo · 23 Beckham · 24 Perk · 25 López · 26 Stephens · 27 Jordan · 28 Thomas · 29 Robinson · 30 Cardozo · 32 McBean · 33 Alvarado ·
Head Coach: Arena Associate Head Coach: Sarachan Assistant Coach: Onalfo Player/Assistant Coach: Berhalter Goalkeeper Coach: Feuer
Categories:- 1989 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- Chicago Fire Premier players
- Los Angeles Galaxy players
- UCLA Bruins men's soccer players
- University of California, Los Angeles alumni
- USL Premier Development League players
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