The 2012 Seattle Sounders FC season is the club's fourth season in Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

, the United States' top-tier of professional soccer. For the Sounders FC organization, it is their fourth year of existence, and including all previous clubs, it is the 32nd season of a soccer team bearing the Sounders name.

Pre-season

On November 23, 2011, James Riley

James Riley

James Riley is an American soccer player who currently plays for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer...

 was drafted away from Seattle by the Montreal Impact as part of the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft

2011 MLS Expansion Draft

The 2011 MLS Expansion Draft was held on November 23, 2011 as a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion team Montreal Impact.-Format:* Existing teams were allowed to protect 11 players from their rosters...

. He was immediately traded to Chivas USA with allocation money for Justin Braun

Justin Braun

Justin Braun is an American soccer player who currently plays for Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer.-Youth and Amateur:...

 and Gerson Mayen

Gerson Mayen

Gerson Mayen is an American-born Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer.-Youth:...

. The Sounders also traded Tyson Wahl

Tyson Wahl

Tyson Wahl is an American soccer player who currently plays for Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...

 to the Impact for allocation money.

2011–12 edition

Squad information

As of November 9th, 2011.

No.	Name	Nationality	Position (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed From
Goalkeepers
28	Terry Boss Terry Boss Terrence "Terry" Boss is a former American-born Puerto Rican international soccer goalkeeper.-College and Amateur:...		GK	September 01, 1981 (age 30)	New York
29	Josh Ford Josh Ford (soccer) Joshua Ford is an American soccer player who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.-College and Amateur:...		GK	November 06, 1987 (age 24)	UConn Connecticut Huskies men's soccer The Connecticut Huskies men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of the University of Connecticut. The team is a member of the Big East Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.-History:...
Defenders
4	Patrick Ianni Patrick Ianni Patrick Edward Joseph Ianni is an American soccer player who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.-College and Amateur:...		CB	June 15, 1985 (age 26)	Houston Houston Dynamo The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic...
12	Leonardo González Leonardo González Leonardo González Arce is a Costa Rican footballer. He currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.-Club:...		LFB	November 21, 1980 (age 31)	Municipal Liberia Municipal Liberia A.D. Municipal Liberia is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top level in the Primera Division. The team its based in Liberia, Guanacaste. Their home stadium is Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño. The team was bought largely by tycoon Mario Sotela , at the beginning of this year...
20	Zach Scott Zach Scott Zach Scott is an American soccer player who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...		CB / RFB	July 02, 1980 (age 31)	Seattle (USL)
26	Taylor Graham Taylor Graham Taylor Graham is an American soccer player who last played for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...		CB	June 03, 1980 (age 31)	Seattle (USL)
31	Jeff Parke Jeff Parke Jeff Parke is an American soccer player who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.-Career:...		CB	April 13, 1982 (age 29)	Vancouver
34	Jhon Kennedy Hurtado Jhon Kennedy Hurtado Jhon Kennedy Hurtado is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.-Professional:...		CB	May 16, 1984 (age 27)	Deportivo Cali Deportivo Cali Asociación Deportivo Cali is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, Colombia. Mostly known for its football team, it also sponsors basketball, volleyball and swimming...
Midfielders
3	Brad Evans Brad Evans Brad Evans is an American soccer player who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.-College and Amateur:...		CM  / RM	May 20, 1985 (age 26)	Columbus Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
6	Osvaldo Alonso Osvaldo Alonso Osvaldo Alonso Moreno is a Cuban footballer who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.-Professional:...		DM	November 11, 1985 (age 26)	Charleston Charleston Battery Charleston Battery is an American professional soccer team based in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
8	Erik Friberg Erik Friberg (footballer) Erik Friberg, is a Swedish footballer who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer.-Sweden:...		CM / RM	February 10, 1986 (age 25)	Häcken BK Häcken BK Häcken is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg. The club, formed on 2 August 1940, is currently playing in the Swedish premier division, Allsvenskan after being promoted in 2008.- The beginning :...
10	Mauro Rosales Mauro Rosales Mauro Damián Rosales is an Argentine footballer who plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer. Rosales is a winger/forward best known for his pace and crossing ability.-Club:...		AM / RM	February 24, 1981 (age 30)	River Plate Club Atlético River Plate Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
11	Steve Zakuani Steve Zakuani Steve Zakuani is a Congolese footballer who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer. Born in Zaire , Zakuani grew up in London before attending the University of Akron on a soccer scholarship...		LM	February 09, 1988 (age 23)	Akron Akron Zips men's soccer The Akron Zips men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of the University of Akron. The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Akron is regularly ranked in the Top 10 NSCAA Collegiate men's soccer poll, and have achieved...
14	Michael Tetteh Michael Tetteh Michael Osakonor Tetteh is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer.-College:...		LM	January 16, 1989 (age 23)	UC Santa Barbara
15	Álvaro Fernández Álvaro Fernández Álvaro Fernández is a Uruguayan footballer. He currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer and the Uruguay national football team.-Club:...		LM	October 11, 1985 (age 26)	Nacional Club Nacional de Football Club Nacional de Football is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Uruguayan Primera División....
16	David Estrada David Estrada (soccer) David Estrada is a Mexican-born American soccer player who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.-College and Amateur:...		RM	February 04, 1988 (age 24)	UCLA UCLA Bruins The UCLA Bruins are the sports teams for University of California, Los Angeles . The Bruin men's and women's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Pacific-12 Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation . For football, they are in the Football Bowl Subdivision of Division I...
22	Mike Seamon Mike Seamon Mike Seamon is an American soccer player who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.-College and Amateur:Seamon was born in New Jersey and attended Union Catholic Regional High School....		CM	August 30, 1988 (age 23)	Villanova Villanova Wildcats The Villanova Wildcats is the name of the athletic teams of Villanova University. They compete in the Big East for every sport except football, where they compete in the Colonial Athletic Association .-Men's basketball:The Villanova Wildcats compete in the Big EAST and are currently coached by Jay...
23	Servando Carrasco Servando Carrasco Servando Carrasco is an American soccer player who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...		CM / RM	August 13, 1988 (age 23)	California Golden Bears California Golden Bears The California Golden Bears is the nickname used for 29 varsity athletic programs and various club teams of the University of California, Berkeley...
27	Lamar Neagle Lamar Neagle Lamar Justin Neagle is an American soccer player who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.-Youth and college:...		LM	May 07, 1987 (age 24)	IFK Mariehamn IFK Mariehamn IFK Mariehamn is a Finnish football club, based in Mariehamn, capital of the Åland Islands. It currently plays in the Finnish Premier Division . The club's manager is Pekka Lyyski, and it plays its home matches at Wiklöf Holding Arena....
30	Amadou Sanyang Amadou Sanyang Amadou Sanyang is a Gambian footballer who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.-Professional:Sanyang began his professional career with Real de Banjul of the Gambian Championnat National D1...		CM / RM	August 01, 1991 (age 20)	Toronto Toronto FC Toronto FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada....
32	Miguel Montaño Miguel Montaño Miguel Montaño is a Colombian footballer currently playing for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.-Career:...		AM / LM	June 25, 1991 (age 20)	Quilmes Quilmes Atlético Club Quilmes Atlético Club is a sports clubs of Argentina, based on the Partido de Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province. Quilmes is one of the oldest clubs of Argentina, having been founded in 1887. Its football squad currently plays in the Primera B Nacional Division....
Forwards
2	Michael Fucito Michael Fucito Michael Fucito is an American soccer player who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.-High School and College:...		ST	April 29, 1986 (age 25)	Harvard Harvard Crimson The Harvard Crimson are the athletic teams of Harvard University. The school's teams compete in NCAA Division I. As of 2006, there were 41 Division I intercollegiate varsity sports teams for women and men at Harvard, more than at any other NCAA Division I college in the country...
13	O'Brian White O'Brian White O'Brian White is a Jamaica footballer who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.-Youth and college:...		CF / ST	December 14, 1985 (age 26)	Vancouver
17	Fredy Montero		ST	July 26, 1987 (age 24)	Deportivo Cali Deportivo Cali Asociación Deportivo Cali is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, Colombia. Mostly known for its football team, it also sponsors basketball, volleyball and swimming...
21	Nate Jaqua Nate Jaqua Jonathan "Nate" Jaqua is an American soccer player who last played for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.-High School:...		ST	October 28, 1981 (age 30)	Houston Houston Dynamo The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic...
24	Roger Levesque Roger Levesque Roger Levesque is an American soccer player who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer....		ST	January 22, 1981 (age 31)	Seattle (USL)
25	Pat Noonan Pat Noonan Pat Noonan is an American soccer player who last played for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.-College and Amateur:...		ST	August 02, 1980 (age 31)	Colorado Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado 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...

In

Number	Position	Player	Transfered from	Fee	Date	Source
32	ST	Miguel Montaño	Montreal Impact Montreal Impact Montreal Impact was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1992, the team played in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid until the 2011 season. The owner Joey Saputo now operates the MLS team Montreal ImpactThe...	End loan deal

Out

Number	Position	Player	Transfered to	Fee	Date	Source
18	GK	Kasey Keller Kasey Keller Kasey Keller is a retired American soccer player who last played for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer....	Retired		November 2
7	DF	James Riley James Riley James Riley is an American soccer player who currently plays for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer...	Montreal Impact Montreal Impact Montreal Impact was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1992, the team played in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid until the 2011 season. The owner Joey Saputo now operates the MLS team Montreal ImpactThe...	Expansion Draft 2011 MLS Expansion Draft The 2011 MLS Expansion Draft was held on November 23, 2011 as a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion team Montreal Impact.-Format:* Existing teams were allowed to protect 11 players from their rosters...	November 23
5	DF	Tyson Wahl	Montreal Impact Montreal Impact Montreal Impact was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1992, the team played in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid until the 2011 season. The owner Joey Saputo now operates the MLS team Montreal ImpactThe...	Trade	November 23

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Sigi Schmid Sigi Schmid Siegfried "Sigi" Schmid is a German-American soccer coach. Born in Tübingen, West Germany, he moved to the United States with his family when he was a child. He played college soccer from 1972 to 1975 at the University of California, Los Angeles , where he was a starting midfielder in each...
Assistant Coachs	Brian Schmetzer Brian Schmetzer Brian Schmetzer is a retired U.S. soccer player who played in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and Western Soccer League. He coached the Seattle Sounders in the USL First Division for seven seasons, winning two championships. He was the 2002 USL-1 Coach of the Year... , Ezra Hendrickson Ezra Hendrickson Ezra Hendrickson is a retired Vincentian footballer. He played professionally in the United States' Major League Soccer with New York MetroStars, Los Angeles Galaxy, Dallas Burn, and Chivas USA, and was also a member of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national team...
Goalkeepers Coach	Tom Dutra Tom Dutra Tom Dutra is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who is currently the goalkeeper coach for Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer-Youth:Dutra graduated from Timberline High School in 1991.-Professional:...
Fitness Coach	David Tenney
Equipment manager	Nolan Meyer

Other information

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 Seattle Bank Virginia Mason Medical Center

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