Shalrie Joseph

Personal information
Full name	Shalrie Joseph
Date of birth	May 24, 1978 (1978-05-24) (age 31)
Place of birth	St. George's, Grenada
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	New England Revolution
Number	21
Youth career
1998–1999	Bryant & Stratton Bobcats
2000–2002	St. John's Red Storm
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002	New York Freedom
2003–	New England Revolution	189	(24)
National team‡
2002–	Grenada	20	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 April, 2009

Shalrie Joseph (born May 24, 1978 in St. George's) is a Grenadian soccer player who currently plays for New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] College

Joseph moved to Brooklyn, New York with his family as a teenager. He played college soccer at Bryant & Stratton College^[1], and St. John's University, New York, graduating in 2002.

[edit] Professional

Joseph was drafted fourteenth overall in the 2002 MLS Superdraft by New England Revolution, but did not join the team until the 2003 season, having spent much of 2002 searching for a club overseas, and later playing for the New York Freedom of USL D-3 Pro League. Upon joining the Revolution, Joseph quickly proved himself to be one of the most talented defensive midfielders in the league. He became the Revolution captain in 2005 and was named to the MLS Best XI after the season.

In August 2006 Joseph had a $1 million offer from Celtic FC but MLS rejected the offer.^[2] In January 2007 another offer of $2 million from Celtic was also rejected by MLS.

In 2008, he started, and played the whole entire game of the MLS All-Star Game vs West Ham United. The All-stars won that game 3-2, making them 5-0 all time against foreign teams.

[edit] International

Joseph is member of the Grenada national team, for whom he has played in the Caribbean Cup, the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, and in World Cup qualifiers.^[3]

[edit] Honors

[edit] New England Revolution

• North American SuperLiga (1): 2008

[edit] Individual

• MLS Best XI: 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• MLS player profile
• ESPN Soccernet player stats

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