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Yura Movsisyan
Personal information
Full name	Yura Movsisyan
Date of birth	July 6, 1987 (age 22)
Place of birth	Baku, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Real Salt Lake
Number	14
Youth career
2005	Pasadena Lancers
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November, 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).;

Yura Movsisyan (Armenian: Յուրա Մովսիսյան) (born July 6, 1987 in Baku) is an Armenian soccer player who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] Early life and college

Movsisyan came to the United States seeking asylum in "late 2001 or 2002." Movsisyan does not consider himself Azerbaijani, saying "I am Armenian. I was born in Azerbaijan, Baku, but I am Armenian."^[1] Upon coming to the US, the family settled in the Los Angeles area, with its large Armenian community. Movsisyan attended and played soccer at Pasadena High School, and played a year of college soccer at Pasadena City College before being discovered by MLS scouts prior to the 2006 MLS SuperDraft.

[edit] Professional

Movsisyan was signed to a Generation Adidas contract and became the surprise of draft day, with the Kansas City Wizards selecting him with the fourth overall pick, the highest in MLS history for a player who did not go to a Division I college program or was not a U.S. youth international. On the 2007 trading deadline, Movsisyan was traded to Real Salt Lake.

Movsisyan was also the player who scored Real Salt Lake's first ever MLS Cup Playoffs goal when he scored the winner (and only goal) on November 1, 2008 on Rio Tinto Stadium, when the Utah side beat Chivas USA.

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

[edit] References

^ Combine presents land of opportunity

[edit] External links

[0] Combine presents land of opportunity

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