Blair Gavin

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Blair Gavin
Personal information
Full name	Blair Gavin
Date of birth	(1989-01-08) January 8, 1989
Place of birth	Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Atlanta Silverbacks
Youth career
2005–2006	IMG Soccer Academy
2007–2009	Akron Zips
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2007–2009	Bradenton Academics	38	(4)
2010–2012	Chivas USA	43	(3)
2012	New England Revolution	2	(0)
2013	IMG Academy Bradenton	7	(0)
2013	Seattle Sounders FC	0	(0)
2014-	Atlanta Silverbacks	0	(0)
National team^‡
2006–2007	United States U18	5	(0)
2008	United States U20	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 13, 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 5, 2012

Blair Gavin (born January 8, 1989^[1] in Scottsdale, Arizona) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Atlanta Silverbacks in the North American Soccer League.

Career

College and Amateur

Gavin grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona, played club soccer for the Sereno soccer club which was ranked No. 1 in the nation and won the Arizona state cup four years in a row, and attended the famed IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, before playing college soccer at the University of Akron. While at Akron, Gavin was named to the Great Lakes Region (GLR) third team and was an All-Mid-American Conference (All-MAC) first team honoree as a sophomore in 2008, while in 2009 he was named to the All-MAC First Team and the All-GLR First Team, and recorded the game-winning penalty kick in a shootout against the University of North Carolina to help his team to the 2009 NCAA Division I championship game.

During his college years Gavin also played three seasons for Bradenton Academics in the USL Premier Development League.

Professional

Gavin was drafted in the first round (10th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by Chivas USA.^[2] He made his professional debut on April 1, 2010, in a game against Los Angeles Galaxy, and scored his first professional goal - a 20 yard strike from outside the penalty area - in a 4-0 victory over New England Revolution on May 5, 2010.

On August 1, 2012, Gavin, along with a second round pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money, was traded to New England Revolution in exchange for Shalrie Joseph.^[3] Gavin remained with New England through the 2012 season. After the conclusion of the 2012 season, New England declined the 2013 option on Gavin's contract and he entered the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft. He became a free agent after going undrafted in both rounds of the draft.

On August 21, 2013, Gavin signed with Seattle Sounders FC after training with the team for several weeks.^[4]^[5]

International

Gavin has traveled to tournaments in Slovakia, Spain, Portugal and Mexico with the U-18 squad, and was one of 20 players called into the U-18 training camp in January 2007 as the squad prepared for the 14th Copa Chivas Tournament in Mexico.

Personal

Blair is the younger brother of former Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Michael Gavin.

References

External links

v t e Atlanta Silverbacks – current squad

2 Randolph 4 Reiss 6 Navarro 7 Cruz 11 Caceres 15 Uribe 19 Carr 24 Rojo 33 Suggs 70 González — Gavin — Poku — Sandoval Head Coach: Wynalda Assistant Coach: Montoya Assistant Coach: Pombo Assistant Coach: Liza Fitness Coach: Castellanos

Persondata
Name	Gavin, Blair
Alternative names
Short description	American soccer player
Date of birth	January 8, 1989
Place of birth	Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Date of death
Place of death

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