Mike Grella
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Michele Grella | ||
| Date of birth | January 23, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Glen Cove, New York, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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New York Red Bulls | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Duke Blue Devils | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Long Island Rough Riders | 17 | (10) |
| 2008 | Cary RailHawks U23's | 3 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | Leeds United | 29 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2011 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Brentford | 11 | (0) |
| 2012 | Bury | 10 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Scunthorpe United | 25 | (1) |
| 2013 | Viborg FF | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Carolina RailHawks | 7 | (2) |
| 2015– | New York Red Bulls | 66 | (16) |
| National team | |||
| United States U18 | |||
| United States U20 | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 March 2017. |
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Michele "Mike" Grella (born January 23, 1987) is an American professional soccer player who plays for the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer as a forward, and a winger.
Grella was born in Glen Cove, New York and had a highly successful youth career playing as a striker. He was a 2003 and 2004 Parade Magazine High School All American soccer player and the 2004 NSCAA National High School Player of the Year for the Glen Cove Big Red. He led his club team, the Albertson Red Storm, to both the 2003 and 2004 USYSA National Championships and the Red Storm Academy to the 2004 Super Y-League Championship. Grella played college soccer for Duke University where he was a 2008 first team All American.
During the 2007 collegiate offseason, he played for the Long Island Rough Riders in the fourth division USL Premier Development League for coach Mike Mackney. In 2008, he played five more games for Long Island before switching to play for the Cary RailHawks U23's mid-season.
In February 2009, he was drafted in the third round (34th overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC. However, Grella decided against signing for the Canadian club, and instead tried his luck at playing in Europe. Grella went on trial with Leeds United in January 2009, and scored a hat-trick for the club's reserves on the 21st of that month against Barnsley FC. He also scored a goal in a behind closed doors game, with news of a permanent deal pending. He signed a full-time contract for Leeds United on transfer deadline day, 2 February 2009, until the end of the 2009–10 season.
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