Quavas Kirk

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Quavas Kirk
Full name	Quavas Kirk
Date of birth	April 13, 1988 (1988-04-13) (age 20)
Place of birth	Aurora, Illinois, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	right winger
Club information
Current club	DC United
Number	5
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006-2007 2008–	Los Angeles Galaxy DC United	33 (0) 3 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 May 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 3 December, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Quavas Kirk (born April 13, 1988 in Aurora, Illinois) is an American soccer right winger who currently plays for D.C. United of Major League Soccer.

Quavas Kirk was drafted by the Galaxy in the 3rd round of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft, 34th overall. He made his MLS debut in 2006. He scored his first professional goal August 1, 2006 in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in a 2-0 fourth-round win over Dallas Roma F.C.

Kirk has been a standout in the United States' under-17 national team, scoring 22 goals in 53 games. He played in the 2005 U-17 World Championship.

Kirk was expected to play a key role for the U-20 national team in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup but picked up a pre-tournament injury and was excluded from the roster.

Until the arrival of David Beckham, Kirk wore the number 23 shirt for the Galaxy. However, despite publicly announcing his desire to retain the jersey, he was handed the number 15 to accommodate Beckham, who prefers to wear number 7 or 23. (Beckham had chosen the number 23 because 7 was already taken when he was transferred to Real Madrid by Raul and he admires Michael Jordan.)

On February 15, 2008, Kirk was traded to DC United in exchange for the rights to Greg Vanney^[1].

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

[edit] References

^ United acquire Kirk from Galaxy. Retrieved on 16 February, 2008.

[edit] External links

Kirk biography at mlsnet.com

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D.C. United – current squad

1 Wells • 2 Peralta • 4 Burch • 5 Kirk • 6 Mediate • 7 Fred • 10 Gallardo • 11 Emilio • 12 Carvallo • 13 Barlow • 14 Olsen • 15 Dyachenko • 16 Stratford • 17 Murphy • 18 McTavish • 19 Simms • 20 Zaher • 21 P. Carroll • 22 Cordeiro • 23 Martínez • 24 J. Carroll • 25 Quaranta • 26 Namoff • 30 Doe • 34 Niell • 40 Thorpe • 99 Moreno • Coach: Soehn

Persondata
NAME	Quavas Kirk
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	?
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Major League Soccer player.
DATE OF BIRTH	April 13, 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH	Aurora, Illinois
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH