2009 Los Angeles Galaxy season
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The 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy
season was the fourteenth season of the team's existence. It began on March 22, 2009 with a 2-2 home draw against D.C. United
, and ended on November 22, 2009 with a loss on penalties to Real Salt Lake
in the 2009 MLS Cup Final.
(Vice Captain)
(Captain)
Players marked with an asterisk after their previous club affiliation were contracted under the Generation Adidas
program.
Statistics are from all MLS matches. Ages are as of March 19, 2009 (the date of their season opener).
Source: MLSNet.com LA Galaxy Stats. Last updated: September 20, 2009.
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March 19, 2009 (age 2)
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March 19, 2009 (age 2)
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March 19, 2009 (age 2)
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March 19, 2009 (age 2)
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March 19, 2009 (age 2)
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March 19, 2009 (age 2)
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March 19, 2009 (age 2)
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24
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6
12
Josh Saunders
March 19, 2009 (age 2)
4
6
5
1.06
2
29
1.12
9
MLS Player of the Week
MLS Player of the Month
MLS Goal of the Week
MLS Save of the Week
season was the fourteenth season of the team's existence. It began on March 22, 2009 with a 2-2 home draw against D.C. United
, and ended on November 22, 2009 with a loss on penalties to Real Salt Lake
in the 2009 MLS Cup Final.
(Vice Captain)
(Captain)
Players marked with an asterisk after their previous club affiliation were contracted under the Generation Adidas
program.
Statistics are from all MLS matches. Ages are as of March 19, 2009 (the date of their season opener).
Source: MLSNet.com LA Galaxy Stats. Last updated: September 20, 2009.
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March 19, 2009 (age 2)
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March 19, 2009 (age 2)
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March 19, 2009 (age 2)
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March 19, 2009 (age 2)
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March 19, 2009 (age 2)
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0
33
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March 19, 2009 (age 2)
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2
5
0
1
0
0
33
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40
7
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CS
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1
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22
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24
1.13
6
12
Josh Saunders
March 19, 2009 (age 2)
4
6
5
1.06
2
29
1.12
9
MLS Player of the Week
MLS Player of the Month
MLS Goal of the Week
MLS Save of the Week
The 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy
season was the fourteenth season of the team's existence. It began on March 22, 2009 with a 2-2 home draw against D.C. United
, and ended on November 22, 2009 with a loss on penalties to Real Salt Lake
in the 2009 MLS Cup Final.
(Vice Captain)
(Captain)
Players marked with an asterisk after their previous club affiliation were contracted under the Generation Adidas
program.
Statistics are from all MLS matches. Ages are as of March 19, 2009 (the date of their season opener).
Source: MLSNet.com LA Galaxy Stats. Last updated: September 20, 2009.
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March 19, 2009 (age 2)
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March 19, 2009 (age 2)
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March 19, 2009 (age 2)
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March 19, 2009 (age 2)
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March 19, 2009 (age 2)
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March 19, 2009 (age 2)
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30
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March 19, 2009 (age 2)
MF}}
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0
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March 19, 2009 (age 2)
MF}}
2
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33
40
7
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No
Player
Age
Starts
Apps
GA
GAA
CS
Acquired
1
Donovan Ricketts
March 19, 2009 (age 2)
22
22
24
1.13
6
12
Josh Saunders
March 19, 2009 (age 2)
4
6
5
1.06
2
29
1.12
9
MLS Player of the Week
MLS Player of the Month
MLS Goal of the Week
MLS Save of the Week
Los Angeles Galaxy
The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...
season was the fourteenth season of the team's existence. It began on March 22, 2009 with a 2-2 home draw against D.C. United
D.C. United
D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the...
, and ended on November 22, 2009 with a loss on penalties to Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake is an American professional soccer club based in Sandy, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. The team competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. They currently play their home games at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake won...
in the 2009 MLS Cup Final.
First-team squad
As of August 29, 2009.(Vice Captain)
(Captain)
Draft
The 2009 MLS SuperDraft took place on January 15, 2009. With draft order determined by regular and post-season record.Players marked with an asterisk after their previous club affiliation were contracted under the Generation Adidas
Generation adidas
Generation adidas is a joint venture between Major League Soccer and U.S. Soccer aimed at raising the level of young soccer talent in the United States. The program, sponsored by adidas, encourages early entry of American players into MLS...
program.
| Player | Position | Pick overall (round) | Previous club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Gonzalez Omar Gonzalez Omar Gonzalez is an American soccer player. He played youth soccer for the Dallas Texans Soccer Club. He currently plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-College:... |
D | #3 (1st) | University of Maryland University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C... '*' |
| A. J. DeLaGarza A. J. DeLaGarza Adolph Joseph DeLaGarza is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Youth and college:... |
D | #19 (2nd) | University of Maryland University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C... |
| Joshua Boateng Joshua Boateng Joshua Boateng is a Ghanaian soccer player who currently plays for Leones Negros in the Liga de Ascenso in Mexico.-Youth and Amateur:... |
F | #33 (3rd) | Liberty University Liberty University Liberty University is a private Christian university located in Lynchburg, Virginia. Liberty's annual enrollment is around 72,000 students, 12,000 of whom are residential students and 60,000+ studying through Liberty University Online... |
| Kyle Patterson Kyle Patterson Kyle Patterson is an English footballer, who plays for Conference National side Tamworth, where he plays as a striker.-Youth and college:... |
M | #48 (4th) | Saint Louis University Saint Louis University Saint Louis University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg SLU is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River. It is one of 28 member institutions of the... St. Louis Lions St. Louis Lions St. Louis Lions is an American soccer team based in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Heartland Division of the Central Conference.The team plays its home games at the... |
Statistics
Statistics are from all MLS matches. Ages are as of March 19, 2009 (the date of their season opener).
Source: MLSNet.com LA Galaxy Stats. Last updated: September 20, 2009.
{
Todd Dunivant
Todd Dunivant is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-College and Amateur:...
Leonard Griffin
Leonard Griffin is an American soccer player currently playing for Los Angeles Blues in the USL Professional Division, on loan from Orlando City.-College and Amateur:...
Omar Gonzalez
Omar Gonzalez is an American soccer player. He played youth soccer for the Dallas Texans Soccer Club. He currently plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-College:...
Chris Klein (soccer)
Chris Klein is a former American soccer player.Klein spent the entirety of his 12-year professional career playing in Major League Soccer, for the Kansas City Wizards, Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles Galaxy, winning the MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield with Kansas in 2000, and the Supporters' Shield...
Jovan Kirovski
Jovan Kirovski is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Club career:...
Landon Donovan
Landon Timothy Donovan is an American soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer in the United States. He usually plays as a withdrawn forward, and can also be used as an attacking midfielder on either wing....
Alecko Eskandarian
Alecko Eskandarian is a former American soccer player who last played for Los Angeles Galaxy. He currently is the youth technical director for Philadelphia Union.-High School and College:...
Edson Buddle
Edson Buddle is an American soccer player who currently plays for Ingolstadt 04 in Second Bundesliga, the second-highest level of competition of soccer in Germany. Buddle previously spent his entire career in North America, beginning in 2000 with the Long Island Rough Riders, who played in the USL...
Stefani Miglioranzi
Stefani Miglioranzi is a Brazilian-American footballer who currently plays for Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer.-Early Life and College Career:...
Gregg Berhalter
Gregg Berhalter is a retired American soccer player who currently is an assistant coach for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
Tristan Bowen
Tristan Bowen is an American soccer player who currently plays for K.S.V. Roeselare in the Belgian Second Division, on loan from Chivas USA in Major League Soccer.-Youth:...
Mike Magee (soccer)
Mike Magee is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Professional:...
Josh Tudela
Josh Tudela is an American soccer player currently playing for the Los Angeles Blues of the USL Professional Division.-College and Amateur:...
*
A. J. DeLaGarza
Adolph Joseph DeLaGarza is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Youth and college:...
Alan Gordon (soccer)
Alan Gordon is an American soccer player who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.-College:...
Tony Sanneh
Anthony "Tony" Sanneh is an American soccer player who most recently played for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Youth and college:...
David Beckham
David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...
Bryan Jordan
Bryan Philip Jordan is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
Sean Franklin
Sean Michael Franklin is an American soccer player who currently plays as a defender for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer.-Youth and amateur:...
Kyle Patterson
Kyle Patterson is an English footballer, who plays for Conference National side Tamworth, where he plays as a striker.-Youth and college:...
Chris Birchall
Christopher "Chris" Birchall CM is an English-born Trinidadian footballer who currently plays in midfield for Major League Soccer side Los Angeles Galaxy....
* = Not currently part of team.
Goalkeepers
{Donovan Ricketts
Donovan Ricketts is a Jamaican footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer. He is also the vice captain of the Jamaica national football team.-High School and College:...
Josh Saunders
Josh Saunders is an American-born Puerto Rican footballer who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-College:...
Recognition
MLS All-Stars- Landon Donovan - FW - First XI
MLS Player of the Week
- Donovan Ricketts - Week 4 - SHO, 5 SVS
MLS Player of the Month
- Landon Donovan - July - 1 G, 2 A, Galaxy 3-0-1 in July
MLS Goal of the Week
- Landon Donovan - Week 21 - 21'
MLS Save of the Week
Management
Other information
Overall
The 2009 Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy
The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...
season was the fourteenth season of the team's existence. It began on March 22, 2009 with a 2-2 home draw against D.C. United
D.C. United
D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the...
, and ended on November 22, 2009 with a loss on penalties to Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake is an American professional soccer club based in Sandy, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. The team competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. They currently play their home games at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake won...
in the 2009 MLS Cup Final.
First-team squad
As of August 29, 2009.(Vice Captain)
(Captain)
Draft
The 2009 MLS SuperDraft took place on January 15, 2009. With draft order determined by regular and post-season record.Players marked with an asterisk after their previous club affiliation were contracted under the Generation Adidas
Generation adidas
Generation adidas is a joint venture between Major League Soccer and U.S. Soccer aimed at raising the level of young soccer talent in the United States. The program, sponsored by adidas, encourages early entry of American players into MLS...
program.
| Player | Position | Pick overall (round) | Previous club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Gonzalez Omar Gonzalez Omar Gonzalez is an American soccer player. He played youth soccer for the Dallas Texans Soccer Club. He currently plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-College:... |
D | #3 (1st) | University of Maryland University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C... '*' |
| A. J. DeLaGarza A. J. DeLaGarza Adolph Joseph DeLaGarza is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Youth and college:... |
D | #19 (2nd) | University of Maryland University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C... |
| Joshua Boateng Joshua Boateng Joshua Boateng is a Ghanaian soccer player who currently plays for Leones Negros in the Liga de Ascenso in Mexico.-Youth and Amateur:... |
F | #33 (3rd) | Liberty University Liberty University Liberty University is a private Christian university located in Lynchburg, Virginia. Liberty's annual enrollment is around 72,000 students, 12,000 of whom are residential students and 60,000+ studying through Liberty University Online... |
| Kyle Patterson Kyle Patterson Kyle Patterson is an English footballer, who plays for Conference National side Tamworth, where he plays as a striker.-Youth and college:... |
M | #48 (4th) | Saint Louis University Saint Louis University Saint Louis University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg SLU is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River. It is one of 28 member institutions of the... St. Louis Lions St. Louis Lions St. Louis Lions is an American soccer team based in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Heartland Division of the Central Conference.The team plays its home games at the... |
Statistics
Statistics are from all MLS matches. Ages are as of March 19, 2009 (the date of their season opener).
Source: MLSNet.com LA Galaxy Stats. Last updated: September 20, 2009.
{
Todd Dunivant
Todd Dunivant is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-College and Amateur:...
Leonard Griffin
Leonard Griffin is an American soccer player currently playing for Los Angeles Blues in the USL Professional Division, on loan from Orlando City.-College and Amateur:...
Omar Gonzalez
Omar Gonzalez is an American soccer player. He played youth soccer for the Dallas Texans Soccer Club. He currently plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-College:...
Chris Klein (soccer)
Chris Klein is a former American soccer player.Klein spent the entirety of his 12-year professional career playing in Major League Soccer, for the Kansas City Wizards, Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles Galaxy, winning the MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield with Kansas in 2000, and the Supporters' Shield...
Jovan Kirovski
Jovan Kirovski is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Club career:...
Landon Donovan
Landon Timothy Donovan is an American soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer in the United States. He usually plays as a withdrawn forward, and can also be used as an attacking midfielder on either wing....
Alecko Eskandarian
Alecko Eskandarian is a former American soccer player who last played for Los Angeles Galaxy. He currently is the youth technical director for Philadelphia Union.-High School and College:...
Edson Buddle
Edson Buddle is an American soccer player who currently plays for Ingolstadt 04 in Second Bundesliga, the second-highest level of competition of soccer in Germany. Buddle previously spent his entire career in North America, beginning in 2000 with the Long Island Rough Riders, who played in the USL...
Stefani Miglioranzi
Stefani Miglioranzi is a Brazilian-American footballer who currently plays for Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer.-Early Life and College Career:...
Gregg Berhalter
Gregg Berhalter is a retired American soccer player who currently is an assistant coach for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
Tristan Bowen
Tristan Bowen is an American soccer player who currently plays for K.S.V. Roeselare in the Belgian Second Division, on loan from Chivas USA in Major League Soccer.-Youth:...
Mike Magee (soccer)
Mike Magee is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Professional:...
Josh Tudela
Josh Tudela is an American soccer player currently playing for the Los Angeles Blues of the USL Professional Division.-College and Amateur:...
*
A. J. DeLaGarza
Adolph Joseph DeLaGarza is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Youth and college:...
Alan Gordon (soccer)
Alan Gordon is an American soccer player who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.-College:...
Tony Sanneh
Anthony "Tony" Sanneh is an American soccer player who most recently played for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Youth and college:...
David Beckham
David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...
Bryan Jordan
Bryan Philip Jordan is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
Sean Franklin
Sean Michael Franklin is an American soccer player who currently plays as a defender for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer.-Youth and amateur:...
Kyle Patterson
Kyle Patterson is an English footballer, who plays for Conference National side Tamworth, where he plays as a striker.-Youth and college:...
Chris Birchall
Christopher "Chris" Birchall CM is an English-born Trinidadian footballer who currently plays in midfield for Major League Soccer side Los Angeles Galaxy....
* = Not currently part of team.
Goalkeepers
{Donovan Ricketts
Donovan Ricketts is a Jamaican footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer. He is also the vice captain of the Jamaica national football team.-High School and College:...
Josh Saunders
Josh Saunders is an American-born Puerto Rican footballer who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-College:...
Recognition
MLS All-Stars- Landon Donovan - FW - First XI
MLS Player of the Week
- Donovan Ricketts - Week 4 - SHO, 5 SVS
MLS Player of the Month
- Landon Donovan - July - 1 G, 2 A, Galaxy 3-0-1 in July
MLS Goal of the Week
- Landon Donovan - Week 21 - 21'
MLS Save of the Week
Management
Other information
Overall
The 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy
The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...
season was the fourteenth season of the team's existence. It began on March 22, 2009 with a 2-2 home draw against D.C. United
D.C. United
D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the...
, and ended on November 22, 2009 with a loss on penalties to Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake is an American professional soccer club based in Sandy, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. The team competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. They currently play their home games at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake won...
in the 2009 MLS Cup Final.
First-team squad
As of August 29, 2009.(Vice Captain)
(Captain)
Draft
The 2009 MLS SuperDraft took place on January 15, 2009. With draft order determined by regular and post-season record.Players marked with an asterisk after their previous club affiliation were contracted under the Generation Adidas
Generation adidas
Generation adidas is a joint venture between Major League Soccer and U.S. Soccer aimed at raising the level of young soccer talent in the United States. The program, sponsored by adidas, encourages early entry of American players into MLS...
program.
| Player | Position | Pick overall (round) | Previous club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Gonzalez Omar Gonzalez Omar Gonzalez is an American soccer player. He played youth soccer for the Dallas Texans Soccer Club. He currently plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-College:... |
D | #3 (1st) | University of Maryland University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C... '*' |
| A. J. DeLaGarza A. J. DeLaGarza Adolph Joseph DeLaGarza is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Youth and college:... |
D | #19 (2nd) | University of Maryland University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C... |
| Joshua Boateng Joshua Boateng Joshua Boateng is a Ghanaian soccer player who currently plays for Leones Negros in the Liga de Ascenso in Mexico.-Youth and Amateur:... |
F | #33 (3rd) | Liberty University Liberty University Liberty University is a private Christian university located in Lynchburg, Virginia. Liberty's annual enrollment is around 72,000 students, 12,000 of whom are residential students and 60,000+ studying through Liberty University Online... |
| Kyle Patterson Kyle Patterson Kyle Patterson is an English footballer, who plays for Conference National side Tamworth, where he plays as a striker.-Youth and college:... |
M | #48 (4th) | Saint Louis University Saint Louis University Saint Louis University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg SLU is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River. It is one of 28 member institutions of the... St. Louis Lions St. Louis Lions St. Louis Lions is an American soccer team based in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Heartland Division of the Central Conference.The team plays its home games at the... |
Statistics
Statistics are from all MLS matches. Ages are as of March 19, 2009 (the date of their season opener).
Source: MLSNet.com LA Galaxy Stats. Last updated: September 20, 2009.
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Todd Dunivant
Todd Dunivant is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-College and Amateur:...
Leonard Griffin
Leonard Griffin is an American soccer player currently playing for Los Angeles Blues in the USL Professional Division, on loan from Orlando City.-College and Amateur:...
Omar Gonzalez
Omar Gonzalez is an American soccer player. He played youth soccer for the Dallas Texans Soccer Club. He currently plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-College:...
Chris Klein (soccer)
Chris Klein is a former American soccer player.Klein spent the entirety of his 12-year professional career playing in Major League Soccer, for the Kansas City Wizards, Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles Galaxy, winning the MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield with Kansas in 2000, and the Supporters' Shield...
Jovan Kirovski
Jovan Kirovski is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Club career:...
Landon Donovan
Landon Timothy Donovan is an American soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer in the United States. He usually plays as a withdrawn forward, and can also be used as an attacking midfielder on either wing....
Alecko Eskandarian
Alecko Eskandarian is a former American soccer player who last played for Los Angeles Galaxy. He currently is the youth technical director for Philadelphia Union.-High School and College:...
Edson Buddle
Edson Buddle is an American soccer player who currently plays for Ingolstadt 04 in Second Bundesliga, the second-highest level of competition of soccer in Germany. Buddle previously spent his entire career in North America, beginning in 2000 with the Long Island Rough Riders, who played in the USL...
Stefani Miglioranzi
Stefani Miglioranzi is a Brazilian-American footballer who currently plays for Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer.-Early Life and College Career:...
Gregg Berhalter
Gregg Berhalter is a retired American soccer player who currently is an assistant coach for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
Tristan Bowen
Tristan Bowen is an American soccer player who currently plays for K.S.V. Roeselare in the Belgian Second Division, on loan from Chivas USA in Major League Soccer.-Youth:...
Mike Magee (soccer)
Mike Magee is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Professional:...
Josh Tudela
Josh Tudela is an American soccer player currently playing for the Los Angeles Blues of the USL Professional Division.-College and Amateur:...
*
A. J. DeLaGarza
Adolph Joseph DeLaGarza is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Youth and college:...
Alan Gordon (soccer)
Alan Gordon is an American soccer player who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.-College:...
Tony Sanneh
Anthony "Tony" Sanneh is an American soccer player who most recently played for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Youth and college:...
David Beckham
David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...
Bryan Jordan
Bryan Philip Jordan is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
Sean Franklin
Sean Michael Franklin is an American soccer player who currently plays as a defender for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer.-Youth and amateur:...
Kyle Patterson
Kyle Patterson is an English footballer, who plays for Conference National side Tamworth, where he plays as a striker.-Youth and college:...
Chris Birchall
Christopher "Chris" Birchall CM is an English-born Trinidadian footballer who currently plays in midfield for Major League Soccer side Los Angeles Galaxy....
* = Not currently part of team.
Goalkeepers
{Donovan Ricketts
Donovan Ricketts is a Jamaican footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer. He is also the vice captain of the Jamaica national football team.-High School and College:...
Josh Saunders
Josh Saunders is an American-born Puerto Rican footballer who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-College:...
Recognition
MLS All-Stars- Landon Donovan - FW - First XI
MLS Player of the Week
- Donovan Ricketts - Week 4 - SHO, 5 SVS
MLS Player of the Month
- Landon Donovan - July - 1 G, 2 A, Galaxy 3-0-1 in July
MLS Goal of the Week
- Landon Donovan - Week 21 - 21'
MLS Save of the Week
Management
Other information
Overall