Robbie Findley playing for Nottingham Forest
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Findley | ||
Date of birth | August 4, 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Playing position | Forward, Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2006 | Oregon State Beavers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | Boulder Rapids Reserve | 17 | (15) |
2007 | LA Galaxy | 9 | (2) |
2007–2010 | Real Salt Lake | 96 | (29) |
2011–2013 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | (3) |
2012 | → Gillingham (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Real Salt Lake | 41 | (7) |
2015 | Toronto FC | 25 | (2) |
2016 | Rayo OKC | 20 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
2008 | United States U23 | 5 | (0) |
2007–2010 | United States | 11 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 10, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 23, 2013 |
Robert "Robbie" Findley (born August 4, 1985) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward. He has also been capped by the United States national team, making his international debut in 2007.
Findley played college soccer for the Oregon State Beavers and amateur soccer for the Boulder Rapids Reserve before turning professional in 2007; he played in Major League Soccer for Los Angeles Galaxy and Real Salt Lake, before moving to English club Nottingham Forest in January 2011.
Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Findley attended Shadow Mountain High School, graduating in 2003.
Findley is a cousin of basketball players Mike Bibby and Eddie House, and American football wide receiver Shaun McDonald.
Findley began his career playing college soccer at Oregon State University. Findley spent two seasons with the Boulder Rapids Reserve of the USL Premier Development League.
Findley was selected by the Los Angeles Galaxy in the second round of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft as the sixteenth pick overall.
On June 21, 2007, Findley was traded along with midfielder Nathan Sturgis to Real Salt Lake in exchange for veteran forward Chris Klein. He joined Danish Superliga side Brøndby on trial in January 2009. However, he failed to secure a contract with the club and returned to Salt Lake. In the following season, he had three multi-goal matches, including the first hat trick in franchise history.