Davy Arnaud

Davy Arnaud

Davy Arnaud playing for D.C. United (Photo: Simon Heseltine)
Personal information
Date of birth	(1980-06-22) June 22, 1980 (age 36)
Place of birth	Nederland, Texas, United States
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1999–2001	West Texas A&M Buffaloes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2011	Sporting Kansas City	240	(43)
2012–2013	Montreal Impact	57	(5)
2014–2015	D.C. United	54	(2)
Total		351	(50)
National team‡
2007–2009	United States	7	(1)
Teams managed
2016–	D.C. United (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 13, 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 26, 2009

Davy Arnaud (/ˈɑːrnoʊ/; born June 22, 1980) is a retired American soccer player who previously played for D.C. United. He is currently an assistant coach for D.C. United.

Arnaud played college soccer at West Texas A&M University from 1999 to 2001, finishing his career with 31 goals and 11 assists. In his junior year he scored 13 goals and 3 assists, becoming a Division II NCAA All-American, the first from his school.

After his junior year, Arnaud turned professional, and was drafted 50th overall in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft by the Kansas City Wizards. He hardly played at all his first year, registering only 43 minutes in three games. Although his second year began much the same, Arnaud began to get significant time as the year progressed, and finished the year having played in 18 games, and scored three goals. Although his performance in 2003 boded well for his 2004 season, Arnaud exceeded everybody's expectations. After Preki and Igor Simutenkov went down with long-term injuries before the beginning of the season, Arnaud was given a starting role in the Wizards' offense next to Josh Wolff. Arnaud proved he deserved the opportunity from the outset, and went on to start all 30 of Kansas City's games, scoring nine goals and eight assists while leading the club to first place in the Western Conference.

Arnaud remained a starter for the club for the next several years. Before the 2010 season, Arnaud was named the team's new captain by coach Peter Vermes. During the 2011 season injuries limited his play but he still remained a key player for the club helping Sporting to a first place Eastern Conference finish during the regular season.

On November 28, 2011, Arnaud was traded to new expansion team Montreal Impact for defender Seth Sinovic and allocation money. He was named captain of the Montreal Impact for the team's first season in Major League Soccer. On March 17, 2012, before a crowd of 58,912 at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Arnaud scored the first ever goal for the Montreal Impact in MLS in the 56th minute by heading a cross from Sanna Nyassi into the top right corner against Chicago Fire keeper Paolo Tornaghi.