Ray Burse

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Personal information
Ray Burse
Full name	Ray Burse Jr.
Date of birth	October 2, 1984 (1984-10-02) (age 23)
Place of birth	Prospect, KY, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	FC Dallas
Number	30
Youth clubs
2002-2005	Ohio State
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005 2006— 2008	Chicago Fire Premier FC Dallas → Portland Timbers (loan)	10 (0) 6 (0) 10 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 June 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Ray Burse Jr. (born October 2, 1984 in Prospect, Kentucky) is an American soccer goalkeeper who currently plays for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas.

1 Youth Career
2 Professional Career
3 References
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Youth Career

He attended college at Ohio State University, and also graduated from St. Xavier High School in Louisville, Kentucky. His 162 career saves and 1.11 goals-against average has left him as one of OSU's best goalkeepers to date. In high school Burse was named an All-American playing as a forward.

In 2005 Burse played for Chicago Fire Premier in the USL Premier Development League, finishing the year with an impressive 0.68 goals-against average.

[edit] Professional Career

Burse was drafted in the third round of the 2006 MLS Superdraft and played on the F.C. Dallas reserve squad. During the 2006 season for FC Dallas, Burse made no first team starts, but was regular on the reserve squad. Burse made his professional debut in Dallas' 1-1 draw with CD Guadalajara in the opening match of the SuperLiga on July 24, 2007. He made his first MLS league appearance in a 1-0 win against Colorado Rapids on August 4, 2007. In 2008 he was loaned out to the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division. He returned to Dallas on June 4, 2008 after starting in ten games and recording six clean sheets.^[1]

[edit] References

^ http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/home/253971.html

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

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FC Dallas – current squad

2 Dello-Russo • 4 Davino • 5 Saragosa • 6 Ricchetti • 7 Thompson • 8 Toja • 10 Ricardinho • 11 Rocha • 12 Alvarez • 13 McCarty • 14 Moor • 15 Serioux • 16 Wagenfuhr • 17 Pitchkolan • 18 Ibrahim • 19 Rhine • 20 Shea • 22 Lambo • 23 Wagner • 24 Avila • 25 Oduro • 26 Wallace • 27 Daniels • 28 Wileman • 30 Burse • 33 Cooper • 44 Sala • Coach: vacant