Alan Gordon (soccer)
Gordon playing for LA Galaxy March 2015
(Photo: Simon Heseltine) |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alan Eugene Gordon II | ||
| Date of birth | October 16, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Long Beach, California, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Colorado Rapids | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Yavapai Roughriders | ||
| 2002–2003 | Oregon State Beavers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Portland Timbers | 27 | (17) |
| 2004 | → LA Galaxy (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2010 | LA Galaxy | 96 | (16) |
| 2006 | → Portland Timbers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | Chivas USA | 9 | (1) |
| 2011 | Toronto FC | 8 | (4) |
| 2011–2014 | San Jose Earthquakes | 64 | (18) |
| 2014–2016 | LA Galaxy | 65 | (13) |
| 2017– | Colorado Rapids | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012– | United States | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 11, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 22, 2015 |
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Alan Gordon (born October 16, 1981) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer.
Gordon moved to Gilbert, Arizona in his mid-teens, and played two years of college soccer for Yavapai College, where he scored 39 goals in his two seasons, before attending Oregon State University, where he won All-Pac-10 honors twice and scored 11 goals as a junior and 15 as a senior.
Upon graduating, Gordon was drafted 53rd overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by Los Angeles Galaxy. However, Gordon did not make the team and signed with the Portland Timbers of the A-League. With the Timbers, Gordon was an instant success, playing 27 games and scoring 17 goals, tying Dante Washington for the league lead, and helped the Timbers finish the regular season with the league's best record. In recognition of his achievement Gordon was named the league's Rookie of the Year and was a finalist for the MVP Award. After the end of the A-League season, Gordon was loaned back to the Galaxy. During the 2006 season, Gordon saw increased playing time for the Galaxy, scoring four goals.
During a 2007 friendly with Chelsea, Gordon was pulled for David Beckham's first appearance with the Galaxy in the 78th minute. On April 26, 2008, Gordon scored two goals off the bench in the Galaxy's 5–2 victory over rivals Chivas USA. He finished 2008 with a career year. He scored five goals and seven assists, even though he was not a full-time starter.
In August 2010, he was traded to neighboring Chivas USA for allocation money just one match short of his 100 league appearances with the Galaxy, during which time he notched 16 goals. Following the 2010 season, he was selected by Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft, but was immediately traded back to Chivas USA, along with Alejandro Moreno, for allocation money and an international roster spot.
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