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Mike Chabala
Personal information
Full name	Michael Shawn Chabala
Date of birth	May 24, 1984 (age 25)
Place of birth	Fresno, California, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Houston Dynamo
Number	17
Youth career
2002–2005	Washington Huskies
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November, 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).;

Mike Chabala (born May 20, 1984 in Fresno, California) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] College and Amateur

Chabala played college soccer at the University of Washington, and also played with in the USL Premier Development League with both Yakima Reds and his hometown team, Fresno Fuego.

[edit] Professional

Chabala was drafted in the fourth round (44th overall) of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft by Houston Dynamo. He was sent on loan to the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division during his first year with the Dynamo, making nine appearances.

Having spent two years with Dynamo's reserves (where he made 24 starts and registered 12 assists, leading the MLS Reserve Division in 2007), Chabala finally made his full professional debut for Dynamo on 10 July, 2007, in a US Open Cup third round game against Charleston Battery. He made his second first team appearance on 1 July, 2008, again in a US Open Cup third round game against Charleston Battery.^[1] He also played on 28 November, 2008, in a CONCACAF Champions League game against C.D. Luis Angel Firpo, a game in which he played a full 90 minutes.

After four years on the Houston roster, Chabala finally made his MLS debut on April 11, 2009 as an 80th minute substitute for Wade Barrett in a game against the New York Red Bulls^[2] - and was given a red card for a 'serious foul play' 13 minutes later.

He was sent on loan to Austin Aztex on June 16, 2009. ^[3] He returned in July and has set career highs for games, starts, and minutes in the 2009 season.

[edit] Honors

[edit] Houston Dynamo

Major League Soccer MLS Cup (1): 2007

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

[edit] References

[edit] External links

MLS player profile

[0] ttp://houston.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080701&content_id=169804&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&team=t200

[1] ttp://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=04112009_NYHOU

[2] ttp://blogs.chron.com/soccer/archives/2009/06/dynamo_loan_3_t.html

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