Adam Frye

Infobox Football biography


playername= Adam Frye
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1974|2|14
cityofbirth = Alamogordo, New Mexico
countryofbirth = United States
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position = Defender / Forward
youthyears = 1992-1995
youthclubs = UCLA
years = 1996-1998
1999
2000-2002
2000
clubs = Tampa Bay Mutiny
San Jose Clash
Los Angeles Galaxy
→ San Diego Flash (loan)
caps(goals) = 43 (0)
03 (0)
48 (2)
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Adam Frye (born February 14, 1974 in Alamogordo, New Mexico) is a former a U.S. soccer player who spent seven seasons in Major League Soccer.

Youth

Frye grew up in New Mexico where he was a Parade Magazine High School All American soccer player and the 1992 New Mexico High School Player of the Year. He attended UCLA, playing on the men’s soccer team from 1992 to 1995. A forward in high school, UCLA coach Sigi Schmid moved Frye to the backline his first season at UCLA. In 1995, his senior season, Frye was named the team’s defensive MVP. [ [http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/ucla/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/awards-honors.pdf UCLA Bruins] ]

Professional

In February 1996, the Tampa Bay Mutiny selected Frye in the first round (fourth overall) of the 1996 MLS College Draft. He spent three seasons in Tampa Bay before being released in 1998. On February 7, 1999, the San Jose Clash chose Frye in the first round (third overall) of the 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft. He played only three games with the Clash who waived him at the end of the season. He began the 2000 pre-season with the San Diego Flash of the USL A-League. However, on March 16, 2000, the Los Angeles Galaxy picked him in the Waiver Draft. He only played six games with the Galaxy that season as they loaned him back to the Flash. In 2001, he saw time in twenty-two games, many as a forward as the Galaxy was hit with several injuries to its front line. Frye and his teammates also won the 2001 U.S. Open Cup. He played another twenty-games in 2002, but was released at the end of the season and retired from playing professionally. In 2005, he played in a Chivas USA reserve game. [ [http://www.3rddegree.net/roster-dance/2005-roster-dance/ 2005 Roster Dance] ]

Personal

Frye met his wife, Gina, through a charity auction benefiting children suffering from cancer. Gina paid $350 to go on a date with him, not expecting the date to materialize, but considering the money well spent if it helped the children. She eventually went on the date with Frye, eventually leading to their marriage. [ [http://www.thefreelibrary.com/AUCTION+A+KICK+TO+GALAXY+PLAYER'S+ROMANCE.-a080182554 Raisin, Amy AUCTION A KICK TO GALAXY PLAYER'S ROMANCE] ]

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