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Taylor Graham
Personal information
Full name	Taylor Graham
Date of birth	June 3, 1980 (age 29)
Place of birth	Fair Oaks, California, United States
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Seattle Sounders FC
Number	26
Youth career
1999–2002	Stanford Cardinal
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 November, 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 March, 2009

Taylor Graham (born June 3, 1980 in Fair Oaks, California) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] College

Graham played five years of college soccer at Stanford University, registering as a walk-on his freshman year of 1998, and only appearing in two games in 1999. After appearing in 18 games his sophomore season, Graham started every possible game his final two, winning first team All-Pac 10 his senior year, as he led the Cardinal to an appearance in the NCAA College Cup.

[edit] Professional

After graduating from Stanford, Graham was drafted 33rd overall in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft by the Kansas City Wizards. Graham was signed to a developmental contract, making two appearances and playing a total of ten minutes. In his second season Graham was given significantly more playing time, but was still not close to a major player for the Wizards. After a season in the USL First Division when he played every minute for the Seattle Sounders, led his team to the title, and was named USL Defender of the Year, Graham was acquired by the MetroStars, now Red Bull New York. He was released in midway through the 2007 season and signed with his former club Seattle Sounders. He then signed with Seattle Sounders FC, a continuation of the Sounders in Major League Soccer.

[edit] International

Graham represented Puerto Rico in three international friendlies (including the team’s first win in 14 years) during early 2008 before the Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol modified its eligibility requirement. All U.S. citizens used to be eligible for Puerto Rico national teams, but now the player pool is restricted to players who have lived on the island for at least two years, meaning that Graham is no longer eligible for the Puerto Rico national team per federation rules.^[1]

[edit] Honors

[edit] Kansas City Wizards

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (1): 2004

[edit] Seattle Sounders

USL First Division Championship (1): 2007
USL First Division Commissioner's Cup (1): 2007

[edit] Seattle Sounders FC

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

[edit] Television

Graham appeared on The Price is Right on June 24, 2009. In the showcase he spoke on one of the prizes which was a vacation to Seattle, to go to any 2 home games of Seattle Sounders and watch them play.^[2]

[edit] International Goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	January 16, 2008	Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas	Bahamas	0 - 1	0 - 2	Friendly

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

[edit] References

[edit] External links

[0] Carolina RailHawks profile

[1] ttp://www.cbs.com/daytime/the_price_is_right/video/video.php?cid=559221502&pid=INgCctBI0_QQBEnUX432GT5a5iEBdtyT&play=true&cc=0

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