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Brad Knighton

 
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Brad Knighton
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Personal information
Full name Brad Burton Knighton
Date of birth February 6, 1985 (1985-02-06) (age 24)
Place of birth Hickory, North Carolina, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Philadelphia Union
Youth career
2003–2006 Wilmington Seahawks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Indiana Invaders 11 (0)
2007–2009 New England Revolution 6 (0)
2008 Portland Timbers (loan) 8 (0)
2010– Philadelphia Union 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 November, 2009.
† Appearances (Goals).

Brad Knighton (born February 6, 1985 in Hickory, North Carolina) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer.

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Career

College and Amateur

Knighton played four years of college soccer at UNC-Wilmington as well as for Indiana Invaders in the USL Premier Development League.

Professional

Undrafted by Major League Soccer, he attended a New England Revolution tryout in early 2007 and was good enough to be invited on trial for the preseason. He impressed during the trial in Bermuda, winning a spot as the Revolution's third-choice keeper and a developmental contract with the club.[1] The signing made him the first soccer player from UNC-Wilmington to be on a MLS roster.

After spending his first year and a half with the Revs behind Matt Reis and Doug Warren, he was loaned to the Portland Timbers on July 2, 2008 for the remainder of the 2008 Major League Soccer season.[2] The move was aimed at getting Knighton some valuable playing time as he had seen no first team action while with New England.

Knighton was selected by Philadelphia Union in the 2009 MLS Expansion Draft on November 25, 2009.[3]

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