Ned Grabavoy

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Ned Grabavoy
Personal information
Full name	Ned Grabavoy
Date of birth	July 1, 1983 (1983-07-01) (age 24)
Place of birth	Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	San Jose Earthquakes
Number	11
Youth clubs
2001-03	Indiana
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003 2004-06 2006-07 2008-	Chicago Fire Premier Los Angeles Galaxy Columbus Crew San Jose Earthquakes	15 (8) 34 (1) 27 (4) 2 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 April 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 3 December 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Ned Grabavoy (born July 1, 1983 in Joliet, Illinois) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer.

Grabavoy attended Lincoln-Way Central High School, a large suburban Chicago school, where he played under coach Brian Papa. He led the Knights to two straight Illinois State Class AA Championship games, and as a senior, was named the 2000-01 Gatorade National High School Player of the Year. Grabavoy played three years of college soccer at Indiana University. Grabavoy was a unanimous All Big-10 selection as a sophomore, and was voted an NCAA First Team All-American as a junior.

Following his junior season, Grabavoy played for the Chicago Fire Reserves in the Premier Development League, and signed a Project-40 contract with MLS, and was subsequently selected 14th overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by the Los Angeles Galaxy. In his first year with the Galaxy, Grabavoy played 928 minutes, registering a goal and three assists. He added three assists in his second season, while fighting for playing time as LA won the MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup double. In May 2006, Grabavoy was traded to the Crew in a four-player deal.

Grabavoy has also had a significant role with United States national youth teams, including the U-20 team, which he played for in the FIFA World Youth Championship, and recently the U-23 team.

Grabavoy was selected by the San Jose Earthquakes in the 2007 MLS Expansion Draft.

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

v • d • e San Jose Earthquakes – current squad 1 Cannon • 2 Denton • 3 Garcia • 4 Riley • 5 Cochrane • 6 Vide • 7 O'Brien • 8 Smarte • 9 Glinton • 11 Grabavoy • 12 Corrales • 13 Sloustcher • 14 Hatzke • 15 Salinas • 16 Kamara • 17 Curry • 18 Roberts • 19 Johnson • 20 Cunliffe • 21 Hernandez • 22 Gray • 23 Guerrero • 25 Lowery • 27 Ayres • 31 Benton • 77 Kirovski • Coach: Yallop

Persondata
NAME	Grabavoy, Ned
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH	July 1, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH	New Lenox, Illinois
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH