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Michael Enfield 
Personal information Full name Michael David Enfield Date of birth July 19, 1983 Place of birth Ventura, California, United States Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Playing position Attacking Midfielder Club information Current club Ventura County Fusion Number 8 Youth career 2001–2004 UCLA Bruins Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2004 Orange County Blue Star 6 (2) 2005–2006 Los Angeles Galaxy 11 (1) 2007–2009 Sydney FC 1 (0) 2010– Ventura County Fusion 8 (0) HonoursCompetitor for 
United StatesFootball Maccabiah Games Silver 2005 Maccabiah * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 7, 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).Michael Enfield (born July 19, 1983 in Ventura, California) is an American soccer player, currently playing for Ventura County Fusion in the USL Premier Development League.
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Career
College and Amateur
Enfield attended Ventura High School, and played college soccer at the University of California, Los Angeles for four seasons, from 2001 to 2004. He appeared in seventy-eight games for the Bruins, scoring thirty-nine goals and assisting on fifteen.
During his college years he also played for Orange County Blue Star in the USL Premier Development League.
Professional
Enfield was drafted in the second round, fifteenth overall, by Los Angeles Galaxy in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft, and played in eleven games for the team, scoring one goal, before being waived at the end of the season.
Enfield trialled with Australian side Sydney FC, throughout the second half of March 2007, and played two forty-five-minute halves in trial games, scoring against the Wollongong Wolves in a 3-2 victory, and then having a hand in all three goals as Sydney beat the Marconi Stallions 3-0. On April 7, 2007, Enfield signed a two-year contract with the former A-League champions.[1]
He made his debut for the club on September 9, 2007, against Perth Glory FC,[2] coming on as a second-half substitute and becoming the first Jewish player in A-League history.[3]
In late September, he suffered a serious injury to his left knee during training which ended his season. Enfield underwent knee reconstruction surgery to repair tearing to both the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments, and was expected to return to training at Sydney in mid-2008.[4][5] However, Enfield suffered another major setback when an arthroscope test showed he still had cartilage damage. Enfield missed the start of Sydney's 2008-2009 season and, due to his extensive injury issues, he was released at the end of the season.
Enfield returned to his native California in 2010 and subsequently signed to play with Ventura County Fusion in the USL Premier Development League.[6]
Personal
While living in Sydney and not playing due to injury, Enfield carried out a great deal of community work on behalf of Sydney FC.[7]
Honors
On June 26, 2011, he was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[8]
Los Angeles Galaxy
- Major League Soccer MLS Cup (1): 2005
References
- ^ "Enfield agrees to cross Pacific Ocean". sydneyfc.com. 2007-04-07. http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=sydfc_news_item&id=17777. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
- ^ "Perth Glory 0 Sydney FC 0". sydneyfc.com. 2007-09-09. http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=sydfc_news_item&id=19190. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
- ^ "Enfield makes his mark in A-League". Australian Jewish News. 2007-09-17. Archived from the original on 2007-09-13. http://web.archive.org/web/20070913052253/http://www.ajn.com.au/news/news.asp?catID=114. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
- ^ Ormond,A (2007-09-26). "Stars Teed Up For Sydney Move". FourFourTwo Australia. http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/62032,stars-teed-up-for-sydney-move.aspx. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
- ^ Ritson,J (2007-10-05). "Enfield: I'm Sticking With Sydney". FourFourTwo Australia. http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/62553,enfield-im-sticking-with-sydney.aspx. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ Fusion set to open PDL title defense
- ^ http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=sydfc_news_item&id=22900
- ^ "Sports Shorts". Jewish Sports Review. July/August 2011.
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Ventura County, California
- Jewish American sportspeople
- Jewish footballers
- American expatriate soccer players
- Soccer players from California
- Expatriate soccer players in Australia
- A-League players
- Sydney FC players
- Los Angeles Galaxy players
- Orange County Blue Star players
- Ventura County Fusion players
- UCLA Bruins men's soccer players
- USL Premier Development League players
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