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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Brad Burton Knighton | |
| Date of birth | February 6, 1985 | |
| Place of birth | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | New England Revolution | |
| Number | 24 | |
| Youth career | ||
| 2003–2006 | Wilmington Seahawks | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)2 |
| 2006 | Indiana Invaders | 11 (0) |
| 2007– | New England Revolution | 5 (0) |
| 2008 | → Portland Timbers (loan) | 8 (0) |
| 1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 May, 2009. 2 Appearances (Goals) |
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Brad Knighton (born February 6, 1985 in Hickory, North Carolina) is an American soccer player who currently plays for New England Revolution 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 2 July 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.
He is currently starting for the New England Revolution, and is considered to be performing well with 90.5 percent save rate.
See also
References
- ^ Knighton to Sign Pact with Revolution UNCW Athletics, February 26, 2007, retrieved March 5, 2007.
- ^ "New England Revolution Loans Out Two Players". 2008-07-02. http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&pid=32501&pcid=115. Retrieved on 2008-07-02.
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