- Ray Burse
Football player infobox| playername= Ray Burse
fullname = Ray Burse Jr.
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|10|2
cityofbirth = Prospect, KY
countryofbirth =United States
height = height|ft=6|in=1
currentclub =FC Dallas
clubnumber = 30
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears = 2002-2005
youthclubs = Ohio State
years = 2005
2006—
2008
clubs =Chicago Fire Premier FC Dallas
→Portland Timbers ("loan")
caps(goals) = 10 (0)
08 (0)
10 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 18 August 2008
ntupdate =Ray Burse Jr. (born
October 2 ,1984 inProspect, Kentucky ) is an American soccergoalkeeper who currently plays forMajor League Soccer clubFC Dallas .Youth career
He attended college at
Ohio State University , and also graduated from St. Xavier High School inLouisville, Kentucky . His 162 career saves and 1.11goals-against average has left him as one of OSU's best goalkeepers to date. In high school Burse was named anAll-American playing as a forward.In 2005 Burse played for
Chicago Fire Premier in theUSL Premier Development League , finishing the year with an impressive 0.68goals-against average .Professional career
Burse was drafted in the third round of the
2006 MLS Superdraft and played on the F.C. Dallas reserve squad. During the 2006 season for FC Dallas, Burse made no first team starts, but was regular on the reserve squad. Burse made his professional debut in Dallas' 1-1 draw withCD Guadalajara in the opening match of the SuperLiga onJuly 24 ,2007 . He made his first MLS league appearance in a 1-0 win againstColorado Rapids onAugust 4 , 2007. In 2008 he was loaned out to thePortland Timbers of theUSL First Division . He returned to Dallas onJune 4 ,2008 after starting in ten games and recording six clean sheets. [ [http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/home/253971.html United Soccer Leagues (USL) ] ]References
ee also
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List of current MLS players External links
* [http://fc.dallas.mlsnet.com/MLS/players/bio.jsp?team=fcd&player=burse_r&playerId=bur593273&statType=current Ray Burse's player page.]
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