Dan Kennedy (soccer)
Kennedy playing for Chivas USA in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Daniel Hoffard Kennedy | ||
| Date of birth | July 22, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Fullerton, California, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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LA Galaxy | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| El Dorado High School | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 84 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Orange County Blue Star | 21 | (0) |
| 2005 | MetroStars | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 55 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Municipal Iquique | 34 | (0) |
| 2008–2014 | Chivas USA | 144 | (0) |
| 2015 | FC Dallas | 16 | (0) |
| 2016– | LA Galaxy | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | → LA Galaxy II (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 11, 2016. |
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Daniel Hoffard "Dan" Kennedy (born July 22, 1982) is an American soccer player who currently plays as goalkeeper for LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer.
Kennedy was born July 22, 1982, in Fullerton, California. He attended El Dorado High School in Placentia, California and played 3 years for the school's varsity soccer team.
He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara and was a student-athlete on the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team. As a member of the 2004 UCSB team, he participated in the championship match of the 2004 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, but lost on penalty kicks. In his four-year career as a starter for UCSB, he appeared in 84 games.
During his college years, Kennedy also played with Orange County Blue Star in the USL Premier Development League. He played alongside Jürgen Klinsmann, who played under a pseudonym, as well as UCSB teammate Tony Lochhead. In two seasons with the club, Kennedy appeared in 21 games.
Kennedy was drafted by C.D. Chivas USA in the 4th Round (38th overall) of the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft out of UCSB. He was not kept on for the season, but joined MetroStars as a temporary backup due to injuries to their personnel.
He was signed by Hugo Maradona to play with USL First Division side Puerto Rico Islanders in April 2005. He played every minute for the Islanders in the 2005 United Soccer Leagues season en route to being named the 2005 USL First Division Rookie of the Year. He made 55 appearances in his two seasons with the club.
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