Adam Frye
Encyclopedia
Adam Frye is an American
soccer player currently playing for Southern California Seahorses
in the USL Premier Development League
.
at the University of California, Los Angeles
from 1992 to 1995. A forward in high school, UCLA coach Sigi Schmid
moved Frye to the backline his first season at UCLA. In 1995, in his senior season, Frye was named his team's defensive MVP.
by Tampa Bay Mutiny
. He spent three seasons in Tampa Bay before being released in 1998. On February 7, 1999, the San Jose Clash chose Frye in the first round (third overall) of the 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft
. He played only three games with the Clash, who waived him at the end of the season. He began the 2000 pre-season with the San Diego Flash
of the USL A-League. However, on March 16, 2000, the Los Angeles Galaxy
picked him in the Waiver Draft. He only played six games with the Galaxy that season as they loaned him to MLS Project 40 for one game, then back to the Flash. He also played one game with the Orange County Zodiac in 2000.
In 2001, he saw time in twenty-two games, many as a forward, as the Galaxy was hit with several injuries to its front line. Frye and his teammates also won the 2001 U.S. Open Cup. He played another twenty-games in 2002, but was released at the end of the season and retired from playing professionally.
In 2005, he played in a Chivas USA reserve game.
In 2009 Frye came out of retirement to play a season with the Southern California Seahorses
in the USL Premier Development League
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
soccer player currently playing for Southern California Seahorses
Southern California Seahorses
Southern California Seahorses is an American soccer team based in La Mirada, California, United States. Founded in 2001, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference.The team plays its home...
in the USL Premier Development League
USL Premier Development League
The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...
.
Youth and College
Frye was a Parade Magazine High School All American soccer player the 1992 New Mexico High School Soccer Player of the Year. He played college soccerCollege soccer
College soccer is a term used to describe association football played by teams who are operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes...
at the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
from 1992 to 1995. A forward in high school, UCLA 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...
moved Frye to the backline his first season at UCLA. In 1995, in his senior season, Frye was named his team's defensive MVP.
Professional
Frye was selected in the first round (fourth overall) of the 1996 MLS College Draft1996 MLS College Draft
-History:As Major League Soccer prepared for its first season, the league began stocking teams with players. As the teams were being created at the same time, the league adopted a measured approach to building rosters. First, the league allocated four "big name" players to each team. Then on...
by Tampa Bay Mutiny
Tampa Bay Mutiny
The Tampa Bay Mutiny was a charter franchise of Major League Soccer active from 1996 - 2001. They initially played in Tampa Stadium and were immediately successful, winning the first MLS Supporters' Shield behind MLS MVP Carlos Valderrama and high-scoring forward Roy Lassiter, whose 27 goals in...
. He spent three seasons in Tampa Bay before being released in 1998. On February 7, 1999, the San Jose Clash chose Frye in the first round (third overall) of the 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft
1999 MLS Supplemental Draft
The 1999 Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft.-Round 1:-Round 2:-Round 3:...
. He played only three games with the Clash, who waived him at the end of the season. He began the 2000 pre-season with the San Diego Flash
San Diego Flash
San Diego Flash is an American soccer team based in San Diego, California, United States. Founded in 1998, the team returned to competitive play in 2011 when it made its debut in the Southwest Flight of the West Division of the National Premier Soccer League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer...
of the USL A-League. However, on March 16, 2000, the 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...
picked him in the Waiver Draft. He only played six games with the Galaxy that season as they loaned him to MLS Project 40 for one game, then back to the Flash. He also played one game with the Orange County Zodiac in 2000.
In 2001, he saw time in twenty-two games, many as a forward, as the Galaxy was hit with several injuries to its front line. Frye and his teammates also won the 2001 U.S. Open Cup. He played another twenty-games in 2002, but was released at the end of the season and retired from playing professionally.
In 2005, he played in a Chivas USA reserve game.
In 2009 Frye came out of retirement to play a season with the Southern California Seahorses
Southern California Seahorses
Southern California Seahorses is an American soccer team based in La Mirada, California, United States. Founded in 2001, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference.The team plays its home...
in the USL Premier Development League
USL Premier Development League
The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...
.