| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ezra Hendrickson | ||
| Date of birth | January 16, 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Layou, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Seattle Sounders FC (Assistant coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–93 | Drake University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994 | Des Moines Menace | 0 | (?) |
| 1995–1996 | New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers | ? | (?) |
| 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– | Seattle Sounders FC (Assistant coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 April 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ezra Hendrickson (born January 16, 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. Since 2009 he is an assistant coach with Seattle Sounders FC.
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Hendrickson played high school soccer at Western High School in Kokomo, 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.
After his exceptional 1996 season, Hendrickson was drafted 5th overall in the 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft by the New York/New Jersey MetroStars, for whom he played eight forgettable matches in 1997. During his time with NY/NJ, fans gave him the nickname 'The Caribbean Beckenbauer'. Midseason, Hendrickson was cut and picked up by the Los Angeles Galaxy, where he solidified his role as a starter, and earn a reputation as one of the best wing backs in MLS. After seven seasons with the Galaxy, Hendrickson was traded to the Dallas Burn in 2003.
When the Burn reorganized the team following their dismal 2003 campaign, Hendrickson found himself without a team in MLS, and briefly signed with the Charleston Battery of the A-League. However, not long into the 2004 season, D.C. United acquired him to play a backup role in their central defense. Hendrickson was selected fifth overall by C.D. Chivas USA in the Expansion Draft after the season. After a year with Chivas, he was on a move again, sent to Columbus early in the 2006 season. He retired after helping the Crew to its first MLS title during the 2008 season.[1]
Hendrickson also spent time as the captain of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national team, and was one of the team's best players since earning his first cap in 1995 against Barbados. He made 24 appearances for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the 1998, 2002, and 2006 World Cup qualifiers[2] and 123 overall.[1]
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