- Brad Knighton
Infobox Football biography
playername = Brad Knighton
fullname = Brad Burton Knighton
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|2|6
cityofbirth = Hickory,North Carolina
countryofbirth =United States
height = height|ft=6|in=2
position = Goalkeeper
currentclub =New England Revolution
clubnumber = 24
youthyears = 2003–2006
youthclubs = UNC-Wilmington
years = 2006
2007–
2008–
clubs =Indiana Invaders New England Revolution
→ Portland Timbers (loan)
caps(goals) = 011 0(0)
000 0(0)
008 0(0)
pcupdate = 1 October 2008Brad Knighton (born
6 February 1985 , in Hickory,North Carolina ) is an American goalkeeper currently playing for theNew England Revolution ofMajor League Soccer .Knighton played four years of
college soccer at UNC-Wilmington as well as forIndiana Invaders in theUSL Premier Development League . Undrafted by MLS, he attended a New England tryout in early 2007 and was good enough to be invited on trial for the preseason. He impressed during the trial inBermuda , winning a spot as the Revolution's third-choice keeper and a developmental contract with the club. [ [http://appserv02.uncw.edu/athletics/article.asp?ID=3403 Knighton to Sign Pact with Revolution] "UNCW Athletics", February 26, 2007, retrieved March 5, 2007.] The signing made him the first soccer player from UNC-Wilmington to be on a MLS roster.After spending his first year and a half with the Revs behind
Matt Reis andDoug Warren , he was loaned to the Portland Timbers on2 July 2008 for the remainder of the2008 Major League Soccer season . [cite news |title=New England Revolution Loans Out Two Players |url=http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&pid=32501&pcid=115 |date=2008-07-02 |accessdate=2008-07-02 ] The move was aimed at getting Knighton some valuable playing time as he had seen no first team action while with New England.ee also
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List of current MLS players References
External links
* [http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=32461 New England Revolution profile]
* [http://www.portlandtimbers.com/team/roster/index.html?player_id=43 Portland Timbers profile]
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