Yura Movsisyan

Football player infobox
playername= Yura Movsisyan
fullname = Yura Movsisyan
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|7|6
cityofbirth = Baku
countryofbirth = Azerbaijani SSR, Soviet Union
height = height|m=1.83
currentclub = Real Salt Lake
clubnumber = 14
position = Forward
youthyears = 2005
youthclubs = Pasadena CC
years = 2006-2007 2007-
clubs = Kansas City Wizards Real Salt Lake
caps(goals) = 28 0(5) 23 0(5)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = September 27, 2008
ntupdate = September 9, 2008

Yura Movsisyan (Armenian: Յուրա Մովսիսյան, born on July 6, 1987 in Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, Soviet Union) is an Armenian soccer striker, who currently plays for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.

Movsisyan came to the United States seeking asylum in "late 2001 or 2002". Movsisyan does not consider himself Azerbaijani, saying "I am Armenian. I was born in Azerbaijan, Baku, but I am Armenian. That's what I want people to know." [ [http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20060115&content_id=50441&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp Combine presents land of opportunity] ] Upon coming to the US, the family settled in the Los Angeles area, with its large Armenian community. Movsisyan attended and played soccer at Pasadena High School.

Movsisyan played a year of college soccer at Pasadena City College and was discovered by MLS scouts prior to the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. He was signed to a Generation Adidas contract and became the surprise of draft day, with the Kansas City Wizards selecting him with the fourth overall pick, the highest in MLS history for a player who did not go to a Division I college program or was not a U.S. youth international. On the 2007 trading deadline, Movsisyan was traded to Real Salt Lake.

ee also

* List of current MLS players

References