Eric Denton (soccer)

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Eric Denton
Personal information
Full name	Eric Denton
Date of birth	February 8, 1978 (age 28)
Place of birth	Falls Church, VA, United States
Height	5'9
Position	defender
Club information
Current club	Red Bull New York
Youth clubs
1996-99	Santa Clara
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
2000-01 2001 2002-04 2005-06 2007–	D.C. United Tampa Bay Mutiny Columbus Crew Colorado Rapids Red Bull New York	27 (1) 13 (0) 67 (3) 53 (1)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 December 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 1 December 2006.

Eric Denton (born February 8, 1978 in Falls Church, Virginia) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer.

Denton played college soccer at Santa Clara University from 1996 to 1999, playing in a total of 83 matches, and registering 7 goals and 14 assists. In his senior season, Denton lead the Broncos to the College Cup, where the team lost to Indiana University; he was also named a first-team All-American.

Upon graduating, Denton was selected 19th overall in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United. Denton earned a spot on the squad, starting 12 games as a rookie. Although he began the 2001 as a starter for the team, he was traded in the middle of the year to the Tampa Bay Mutiny in exchange for Scott Vermillion. Denton played briefly for the Mutiny, but the team was contracted at the end of 2001. Upon Tampa Bay's contraction, Denton was selected by the Columbus Crew in the 2002 MLS Dispersal Draft.

Denton was immediately a starter at left back for the Crew, appearing in 23 games, and adding one goal and four assists. He did much the same in 2003, playing in 26 games, scoring two goals and one assist. Although he began the 2004 season as a starter, he was supplanted in the middle of the year by rookie Chris Wingert, and ended the season with only 18 appearances. The Crew cut Denton after the season, and he signed with the Colorado Rapids. Following the 2006 season, Denton was waived by the Rapids and picked up by Red Bull New York.

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

Red Bull New York - Current Squad
2 Wynne | 4 Mendes | 6 Stammler | 7 Magee | 9 Wolyniec | 12 Camp | 13 Kuykendall | 14 Vide | 15 Kovalenko | 16 Dunivant | 17 Altidore | 18 Conway | 22 Behonick | 23 Parke | 26 Graham | 27 Ikangu | 28 Laventure | 32 Schopp | 33 Arvizu | - Regan | - Denton | Coach: Arena