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Steve Purdy
Personal information
Full name	Steven Francis Purdy
Date of birth	February 5, 1985 (age 24)
Place of birth	Bakersfield, California, United States
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	FC Dallas
Number	25
Youth career
2003–2006	California Golden Bears
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 October, 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).;

Steve Purdy (born February 5, 1985 in Bakersfield, California) is an American soccer player who currently plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] College

Purdy attended Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, California, played college soccer for the University of California, Berkeley, and with the San Francisco Seals in the USL Premier Development League.

[edit] Professional

He signed his first professional contract with German side 1860 Munich in 2007, and spent two years as a member of the team's reserve squad, but never played a competitive first team game.

He was signed by FC Dallas on January 14, 2009^[1] Purdy made his MLS career debut and first start in FC Dallas' season opener on March 21, 2009 against the Chicago Fire in a 3-1 home loss. Purdy was waived by Dallas on September 11, 2009 in a move that freed up the cap space for them to sign Heath Pearce. Dallas later resigned Purdy a few days later.

[edit] El Salvador

Current national team coach Carlos de los Cobos has expressed interest in having Purdy - who is of Salvadoran descent - play with the El Salvador national football team.^[2]^[3] ^[4] This has created much discussion, especially in El Salvador, where many feel he does not want to play or has little interest in playing for anyone but the United States.

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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[0] ttp://fc.dallas.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090114&content_id=212221&vkey=news_fcd&fext=.jsp&team=t104

[1] ttp://www.oem.com.mx/esto/notas/n1087744.htm

[2] ttp://www.espnstar.com/football/other-football/news/detail/item227314/Purdy-torn-over-El-Salvador-offer/

[3] ttp://www.laprensagrafica.com/deportes/futbol-nacional/la-selecta/23408-un-aleman-en-la-mira-de-la-seleccion.html

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