- Bryan Jordan
Infobox Football biography
playername= Bryan Jordan
fullname = Bryan Jordan
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|9|13
cityofbirth =Pasadena, California
countryofbirth =United States
height = height|ft=5|in=8
currentclub =Los Angeles Galaxy
clubnumber = 27
position = Forward
youthyears = 2003–2006
youthclubs =Oregon State University
years = 2006
2007
2008–
2008
clubs =San Fernando Valley Quakes
Portland TimbersLos Angeles Galaxy
→ Portland Timbers "(loan)"
caps(goals) = 007 0(0)
026 0(5)
005 0(1)
008 0(3)
pcupdate = 4 October 2008Bryan Jordan (born September 13, 1985) is an American
soccer forward currently of theLos Angeles Galaxy ofMajor League Soccer .Youth career
Jordan graduated from
Temple City High School inTemple City, California (the same school as US Men's National team veteranJimmy Conrad ) in 2003, having registered 46 goals and 28 assists in his career, and set the school record for goals with 22 in his senior year.At
Oregon State University , Jordan was an invaluable member of the Beavers' strike force, appearing in over 50 games since 2003, and being named to the Pac-10 All-Academic first team in both 2004 and 2005.Professional career
During his college years Jordan played for the
San Fernando Valley Quakes in theUSL Premier Development League , before being picked up by Portland Timbers of theUSL First Division prior to their 2007 campaign. Jordan scored five goals in 26 appearances for the Timbers, helping them to the semi-finals of the USL-1 playoffs.Jordan had been on trial with
Los Angeles Galaxy during the club's pre-season, featuring in the inauguralPan-Pacific Championship in Hawaii, and featuring on their Asian tour in China and Hong Kong. Having impressed Galaxy coachRuud Gullit with his performances, Jordan signed a full professional contract with Galaxy on March 26, 2008. [ [http://la.galaxy.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080325&content_id=145314&vkey=pr_lag&fext=.jsp&team=t106 Los Angeles Galaxy: News: Article ] ]He made his MLS debut on
May 10 ,2008 , coming on as an 83rd minute substitute forJoe Franchino in Galaxy's 2-1 loss to theNew York Red Bulls , and made his first start (and scored his first goal) on6 September ,2008 , againstReal Salt Lake . Also during 2008 Jordan was loaned out to the Portland Timbers of theUSL First Division for part of the season. [ [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
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