Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 January 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Layou, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Seattle Sounders FC 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
1990–93 | Drake University | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994 | Des Moines Menace | 0 | (0) |
1995–1996 | New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers | 30 | (9) |
1997 | MetroStars | 8 | (0) |
1997–2003 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 139 | (17) |
2003 | Dallas Burn | 16 | (1) |
2003–2004 | Charleston Battery | 5 | (0) |
2004 | D.C. United | 12 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Chivas USA | 31 | (3) |
2006–2008 | Columbus Crew | 60 | (2) |
National team | |||
1995–2008 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 123 | (2) |
Teams managed | |||
2009–2014 | Seattle Sounders FC (Assistant) | ||
2015– | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | ||
2015– | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Assistant) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Ezra Hendrickson (born 16 January 1972 in Layou, St. Vincent) is a retired Vincentian footballer. He played professionally in the United States' Major League Soccer with New York MetroStars, Los Angeles Galaxy, Dallas Burn, and Chivas USA, and was also a member of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national team. He currently serves as an assistant for Seattle Sounders FC and coaches the club's 2nd team.
Hendrickson played club soccer and varsity basketball at Western High School in Russiaville, Indiana. He then played college soccer at Drake University from 1990 to 1993, where he was named all-Missouri Valley Conference three times, and was named an NSCAA third team All-American as a senior.
Upon graduating, Hendrickson joined the amateur Des Moines Menace in 1994, where he played striker, scoring 13 goals in his first year. After a season with the Menace, Hendrickson was signed to a professional contract by the New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers of the USISL. Hendrickson played for the Riverboat Gamblers, and was named Select League Defender of the Year in 1996.