Shalrie Joseph

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Shalrie Joseph

Full name	Shalrie Joseph
Date of birth	May 24, 1978 (1978-05-24) (age 30)
Place of birth	St. George's, Grenada
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	New England Revolution
Number	21
Youth clubs
1999-00 2000-02	Bryant and Stratton St. John's
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002 2003-	New York Freedom New England Revolution	152 (15)
National team²
2002-	Grenada	11 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 January 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Shalrie Joseph (born May 24, 1978^[1] in St. George's, Grenada) is a Grenadian soccer player, who currently plays defensive midfielder for the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.

Joseph was born in Grenada and moved to Brooklyn, New York with his family as a teenager. He was drafted fourteenth overall in the 2002 MLS Superdraft by the Revolution out of St. John's University, but did not join the team until the 2003 season, having spent much of 2002 searching for a club overseas, and later playing for the New York Freedom of the United States third division. Upon joining the Revolution, Joseph quickly proved himself to be one of the most talented defensive midfielders in the league. In three seasons with the Revolution, Joseph has played in 51 games, starting 50, registering eight goals and ten assists. He became the Revolution captain in 2005 and was named to the MLS Best XI after the season.

Joseph is also a player for the Grenada national team, for whom he registered more than 10 caps, including playing in the Caribbean Cup and World Cup qualifiers.^[2]

In August 2006 Joseph had a $1 million offer from Celtic FC but MLS rejected the offer.^[3] In January 2007 a $2 million offer from Celtic FC was once again rejected by MLS.