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Ned Grabavoy
Personal information
Full name	Ned Grabavoy
Date of birth	July 1, 1983 (age 26)
Place of birth	Joliet, Illinois, United States
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Real Salt Lake
Number	20
Youth career
2001–2003	Indiana Hoosiers
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November, 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).;

Ned Grabavoy (born July 1, 1983 in Joliet, Illinois) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] Youth and College

Grabavoy attended Lincoln-Way Central High School, a large suburban Chicago school, where he played under coach Brian Papa. He led the Knights to two straight Illinois State Class AA Championship games, and as a senior, was named the 2000-01 Gatorade National High School Player of the Year. Grabavoy played three years of college soccer at Indiana University. Grabavoy was a unanimous All Big-10 selection as a sophomore, and was voted an NCAA First Team All-American as a junior.

[edit] Professional

Following his junior season, Grabavoy played for the Chicago Fire Reserves in the Premier Development League, and signed a Project-40 contract with MLS, and was subsequently selected 14th overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by the Los Angeles Galaxy. In his first year with the Galaxy, Grabavoy played 928 minutes, registering a goal and three assists. He added three assists in his second season, while fighting for playing time as LA won the MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup double. In May 2006, Grabavoy was traded to the Crew in a four-player deal.

Grabavoy was selected by the San Jose Earthquakes in the 2007 MLS Expansion Draft. He was waived by the club on March 3, 2009, but was picked up by Real Salt Lake in the Waiver Draft later that same day. Grabavoy scored the winning penalty kick on November 14, 2009 at Chicago Fire to give Real Salt Lake their first conference championship and first trip to the MLS Cup final.^[1] Real Salt Lake beat Los Angeles Galaxy in the final for it first championship.

[edit] International

Grabavoy has also had a significant role with United States national youth teams, including the U-20 team, which he played for in the FIFA World Youth Championship, and recently the U-23 team.

[edit] Honors

[edit] Los Angeles Galaxy

Major League Soccer MLS Cup (1): 2005

[edit] Real Salt Lake

Major League Soccer MLS Cup (1): 2009
Major League Soccer Eastern Conference Championship (1): 2009

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

[edit] References

^ "RSL select Ned Grabavoy in MLS Waiver Draft," Real Salt Lake Media Relations, Tuesday, March 3, 2009.

[edit] External links

MLS player profile

[0] "RSL select Ned Grabavoy in MLS Waiver Draft," Real Salt Lake Media Relations, Tuesday, March 3, 2009.

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