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Tristan Bowen
Personal information
Full name	Tristan Bowen
Date of birth	January 31, 1991 (age 18)
Place of birth	Van Nuys, California, United States
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Los Angeles Galaxy
Number	17
Youth career
2007–2008	Los Angeles Galaxy
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October, 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 April, 2009

Tristan Bowen (born January 31, 1991 in Van Nuys, California) is an American soccer player of Jamaican heritage who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] Youth

Bowen, who was homeschooled and did not attend college, joined Los Angeles Galaxy's youth academy, Galaxy Rios, on March 15, 2007.^[1], having previously played club soccer for Los Angeles-based amateur team FC Barcelona, and in a men's adult league in Glendale, California.

After a brief spell with the San Fernando Valley Quakes in the USL Premier Development League^[2], Bowen played for Galaxy Rios at the 2008 SUM U-17 Cup, and later helped the team win the Pacific Southern California Division of the USL Super-20 League.

[edit] Professional

Bowen played several games with Galaxy's reserves in the MLS Reserve Division towards the end of the 2008 season, and was formally signed by the senior Los Angeles Galaxy team on November 12, 2008, making him the first player in MLS history to be signed directly from his club’s Youth Academy^[3]. He played during Galaxy's pre-season tour of Oceania in February 2009, and made his professional debut on April 7, 2009, in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup against Colorado Rapids.^[4] He made his MLS debut on June 20, 2009, in a game against San Jose Earthquakes.^[5]

With the MLS Reserve Division having been scrapped at the end of 2008, Galaxy also loaned Bowen to the Hollywood United Hitmen of the USL Premier Development League and to Miami FC of the USL First Division for part of the 2009 season, to maintain his match fitness levels^[6].

[edit] International

Bowen has played for the United States U-18 and U-20 national teams, including three games in November 2008, during which he played friendly games against Spanish La Liga teams Real Madrid, Athletico Madrid and Rayo Vallecano.

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

[edit] References

[edit] External links

MLS player profile

[0] Galaxy welcome forward Tristan Bowen as first player to join Galaxy Rios program

[1] ttp://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2007/roster/4069052.html

[2] Galaxy sign 17-year-old Tristan Bowen

[3] ttp://www.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=04072009_COLLA

[4] ttp://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=06202009_LASJ

[5] Hollywood United Hitmen 2009 PDL roster

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