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Fredy Montero
Personal information
Full name	Fredy Henkyer Montero Muñoz, Jr.
Date of birth	July 26, 1987 (age 22)
Place of birth	Campo de la Cruz, Colombia
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Seattle Sounders FC
Number	17
Youth career
0000–2005	Deportivo Cali
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 November, 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 August, 2009

Fredy Montero (born July 26, 1987 in Campo de la Cruz) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] Deportivo Cali

As a youth, Montero was a promising striker; at the age of 13 he approached Deportivo Cali's scouts, and earned a contract with the team after a single tryout. He starred for the youth team in wins over the Colombian youth national team and in a tie with Juventus' youth team.

In 2005, Montero was called up to the senior team. Currently, he is still signed to Deportivo Cali. During his time at the club, he has been on loan twice. To date, Montero has appeared in 56 matches and has scored an astonishing 27 times for Deportivo Cali.

[edit] Atletico Huila

Montero was loaned to Atlético Huila in 2006, where he was the co-leading goalscorer in the Copa Mustang with 13 goals. Despite rumors and interest from European clubs, he returned to Deportivo Cali in 2007; he was again the top scorer in the 2008-II Copa Mustang, with 16 goals.

[edit] Seattle Sounders FC

Montero was acquired by Seattle Sounders FC in January 2009 on loan from Deportivo Cali despite interest from Spanish side Real Betis. There were unconfirmed reports that suggested Montero's contract was owned by a third-party.^[1] Montero scored nine goals in nine preseason games in 2008/09. Montero made his MLS debut on 19 March 2009, in the 2009 season opener against New York Red Bulls, and scored the first and third goals in Seattle Sounders FC club history.^[2] Montero was named the MLS Player of the Week in week 1 of the 2009 MLS season. Montero was also named the MLS March player of the month scoring 3 goals in 2 games.^[3] Goals in weeks 1 and 2 won the Sierra Mist Goal of the Week.

Seattle continued the success of their fast start with a second win, beating Real Salt Lake 2-0 at home in which Montero scored another goal. However, the momentum slowed down in April 2009 after Montero missed the Toronto FC match due to illness. Soon after, reports out of Seattle linked Montero to a sexual assault case with an unidentified woman. In an statement made by Sounders publicist, Montero asserted that the allegations stemmed from a disagreement in which he sought to end the relationship.^[4] The club and his teammates stood by Montero during the allegations. Club captain Kasey Keller was keen to point out there were no charges filed. Eventually, all allegations were later dropped to insufficient evidence. ^[5]

In April 2009, Montero told Sports Illustrated that he would like to play in Europe in the future and that the mix of players in MLS appealed to him as a place to learn.^[6] He later dismissed a rumor of a transfer to Fulham stating:

"It's incorrect," Montero said after Thursday's Sounders FC practice at Qwest Field. "I haven't done anything. I'm relaxed and content here in Seattle, happy with the Sounders. My head is totally focused on MLS and the season with the team. Apart from that, my job is here."^[7]

Montero was a 2009 MLS All-Star coaches selection.^[8] He would go on to be named the MLS Newcomer of the Year.^[9]

In August 2009, it was reported that MLS had negotiated the transfer of Deportivo Cali's portion of Montero's rights to Major League Soccer.^[10] It is believed that the league owns his rights, but details of the deal have never been publicly clarified.^[11]

[edit] International

Montero received his first cap for the Colombian national team in 2007 in a game against Panama. He scored once in his next 2 caps. On August 12, Montero joined the Colombian national team for a friendly at Giants Stadium in New Jersey.^[12]

[edit] International Goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	August 12, 2009	Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia	El Salvador	1 - 0	1 - 3	International Friendly

[edit] Personal

Montero was born to parents Fredy Montero, Sr., a policeman, and Jaynne. He is the oldest of four children, with two sisters named Jaynne, Jr. and Fiorella and one brother named Luiggi.^[12]

[edit] Honors

[edit] Seattle Sounders FC

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (1): 2009

[edit] Individual

Copa Mustang I top goalscorer : 2007
Copa Mustang II top goalscorer: 2008
Major League Soccer Newcomer of the Year: 2009^[9]

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

[edit] References

^ Seattle signs Colombian striker Montero
^ http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=03192009_NYSEA
^ http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090323&content_id=229816&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp
^ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2008990345_sounders06.html
^ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2008986203_montero05.html
^ Canales, Andrea (2009-04-20). "Montero already has eyes abroad". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andrea_canales/04/20/montero.seattle/index.html. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
^ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2009526109_sounders24.html
^ http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090720&content_id=5959080&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp
^ ^a ^b Romero, Jose (2009-11-10). "Sounders FC's Fredy Montero named MLS Newcomer of the Year". Seattle Times. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2010243369_sounders11.html. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
^ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soundersfcblog/2009651383_report_fredy_monteros_rights_n.html
^ Dybas, Todd (November 12, 2009). "Will both Montero and Ljungberg leave?". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. http://blog.seattlepi.com/sounders/archives/184925.asp. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
^ ^a ^b http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soundersfcblog/2009613131_sounders_fc_practice_aug_6_-_m.html

[edit] External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Darren Huckerby	MLS Newcomer of the Year Award 2009	Succeeded by To be determined

[montero_loan-0] Seattle signs Colombian striker Montero

[1] ttp://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=03192009_NYSEA

[2] ttp://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090323&content_id=229816&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp

[3] ttp://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2008990345_sounders06.html

[4] ttp://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2008986203_montero05.html

[Sports_Illustrated_2009-04-20-5] Canales, Andrea (2009-04-20). "Montero already has eyes abroad". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andrea_canales/04/20/montero.seattle/index.html. Retrieved 2009-09-10.

[6] ttp://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2009526109_sounders24.html

[7] ttp://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090720&content_id=5959080&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp

[Seattle_Times_2009-11-10-8] Romero, Jose (2009-11-10). "Sounders FC's Fredy Montero named MLS Newcomer of the Year". Seattle Times. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2010243369_sounders11.html. Retrieved 2009-11-10.

[9] ttp://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soundersfcblog/2009651383_report_fredy_monteros_rights_n.html

[P-I_2009-11-12-10] Dybas, Todd (November 12, 2009). "Will both Montero and Ljungberg leave?". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. http://blog.seattlepi.com/sounders/archives/184925.asp. Retrieved November 29, 2009.

[seattletimes.nwsource.com-11] ttp://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soundersfcblog/2009613131_sounders_fc_practice_aug_6_-_m.html

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Contents

[edit] Career

[edit] Deportivo Cali

[edit] Atletico Huila

[edit] Seattle Sounders FC

[edit] International

[edit] International Goals

[edit] Personal

[edit] Honors

[edit] Seattle Sounders FC

[edit] Individual

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] External links