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O'Brian White 
Personal information Full name O'Brian White Date of birth 14 December 1985 Place of birth Ocho Rios, Jamaica Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Playing position Forward Club information Current club Seattle Sounders FC Number 13 Youth career 2005–2008 Connecticut Huskies Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2009–2010 Toronto FC 33 (4) 2011– Seattle Sounders FC 7 (2) National team‡ 1999 Jamaica U-15 12 (10) 2001 Jamaica U-17 4 (3) 2005 Jamaica U-20 5 (2) 2010– Jamaica 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 April 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2010O'Brian White (born 14 December 1985, in Ocho Rios) is a Jamaica footballer who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.
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Career
Youth and college
White grew up in Jamaica before moving to Scarborough, Ontario in 2002 to live with his mother.[1] He began playing football while attending Lester B. Pearson Collegiate Institute, where he was named the Most Valuable Player of the squad in 2004 and 2005.
White played college soccer at the University of Connecticut. He won the Hermann Trophy,[2] the highest individual honor in Division I NCAA soccer and the Soccer America Player of the Year Award in 2007.[3]
Professional
After signing a deal with Major League Soccer,[4] he was selected fourth overall by Toronto FC in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft on 15 January 2009.[5] White made his debut for Toronto FC in an international friendly against the Argentinean side River Plate,[6] at BMO Field on 22 July 2009, and made his MLS debut on 25 July 2009, against the Columbus Crew. He scored his first MLS goal on 15 August 2009, against D.C. United. Beast won his first individual award with Toronto FC after being named MLS Goal of the Week in week 26 [7] for his goal in the 3-2 victory against Colorado Rapids on 12 September 2009. On 25 April 2010, White scored his first goal on the 2010 Season in a 2-0 win against the Seattle Sounders FC.[8]
Beast was taken by the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft, but was traded to Seattle Sounders FC three hours afterwards.[9]
International
White has played for Jamaica's under-15, under-17 and under-20 national teams[10] but through FIFA rules he remains eligible to represent either Jamaica or Canada at the senior level.[11] However in November 2010 White accepted an invitation from the Jamaican Senior Team to play against Costa Rica on the 17th. White did make his debut for Jamaica in the Costa Rica match that ended in a 0-0 draw.
Honours
Personal
Toronto FC
- Canadian Championship (1): 2010
Career statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Canada League Canadian Championship League Cup North America Total 2009 Toronto FC Major League Soccer 9 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 2 2010 24 2 3 0 0 0 7 0 34 2 USA League Open Cup League Cup North America Total 2011 Seattle Sounders FC Major League Soccer 5 2 - - - - - - 5 2 Total Canada 33 4 3 0 0 0 9 0 45 4 USA 5 2 - - - - - - 5 2 Career total 38 6 3 0 0 0 9 0 50 6 Last Update: 11 April 2011
See also
References
- ^ Campbell, Morgan (2008-01-10). "Local kid makes good on NCAA stage as soccer stardom looms". The Toronto Star. http://www.thestar.com/article/292594. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- ^ "Canadian O'Brian White wins NCAA soccer MVP". The Toronto Star. 2008-01-11. http://www.thestar.com/article/293362. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- ^ Canadian O'Brian White wins NCAA MVP. CBC Sports (2008-01-11). Retrieved on 2009-02-11.
- ^ Connecticut's O'Brian White Signs MLS Deal. Goal.com (2009-01-14). Retrieved on 2009-02-10.
- ^ "Toronto FC picks 2 Canadians in MLS draft". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2009-01-15. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2009/01/15/mls-draft.html. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
- ^ Beast's debut for Toronto FC. Torontofc.ca (2009-07-22). Retrieved on 2009-07-25.
- ^ White Wins Goal of the Week. Torontofc.ca (2009-09-16). Retrieved on 2009-09-17.
- ^ "De Rosario attack stuns Seattle" Torontofc.ca 25 April 2010 http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2010/04/de-rosarios-attack-stuns-seattle. Retrieved 26 April 2010
- ^ White Taken To Vancouver; Toronto FC, 24 November 2010
- ^ "Men's Soccer: O'Brian White". Uconn. http://uconnhuskies.com/sports/MSoccer/2006/Bios/White.html. Retrieved 2009-02-28.[dead link]
- ^ White leads UConn's turnaround. ESPN (2007-12-07). Retrieved on 2009-02-10.
External links
- MLS player profile
- University of Connecticut profile
- O'Brian White at National-Football-Teams.com
Seattle Sounders FC – current squad 2 Fucito · 3 Evans · 4 Ianni · 5 Wahl · 6 Alonso · 7 Riley · 8 Friberg · 10 Rosales · 11 Zakuani · 12 González · 13 White · 14 Tetteh · 15 Fernández · 16 Estrada · 17 Montero · 19 Ochoa · 20 Scott · 21 Jaqua · 22 Seamon · 23 Carrasco · 24 Levesque · 25 Noonan · 26 Graham · 27 Neagle · 28 Boss · 29 Ford · 30 Sanyang · 31 Parke · 32 Montaño · 34 Hurtado · 35 Meredith ·
Head Coach: Schmid Assistant Coach: Schmetzer Assistant Coach: Hendrickson Goalkeeper Coach: Dutra General Manager: Hanauer
Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- Connecticut Huskies men's soccer players
- Toronto FC players
- Seattle Sounders FC players
- Jamaican expatriates in Canada
- Jamaican footballers
- Jamaica international footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Jamaican expatriates in the United States
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