Michael Stephens (soccer)

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Michael Stephens
Personal information
Stephens in May 2010
Full name	Michael Francis Stephens^[1]
Date of birth	(1989-04-03) April 3, 1989
Place of birth	Hinsdale, Illinois, United States
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
2004–2005	IMG Soccer Academy
2006–2009	UCLA Bruins
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2007–2008	Chicago Fire Premier	8	(1)
2010–2013	Los Angeles Galaxy	94	(2)
National team^‡
2009	United States U20	5	(2)
2012–	United States U23	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 15, 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 27, 2012

Michael Francis Stephens (born April 3, 1989 in Hinsdale, Illinois) is an American soccer player.

Career

College and Amateur

Stephens grew up in Naperville, Illinois, attended Edison Academic Center, and played four years of college soccer at UCLA. He was honored as UCLA's Rookie of the Year in 2006, while also being selected to the Top Drawer Soccer All-Freshman first team and to Soccer America's All-Freshman second team, playing in all 24 games in his rookie season.

He was named to the Soccer America MVP second-team in 2008, and became only the third player in Bruin history to earn Pac-10 Player of the Year honors. As a senior, he was named to the All-Pac-10 First-team and was a NSCAA All-Far West second-team honoree. He finished his UCLA career with 81 appearances, 11 goals and 20 assists.

During his college years Stephens also played two seasons with Chicago Fire Premier in the USL Premier Development League.^[2]^[3]

Professional

Stephens was drafted in the first round (16th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by Los Angeles Galaxy.^[4] He made his professional debut on March 27, 2010, in Galaxy's opening game of the 2010 MLS season against New England Revolution.^[5]

International

Stephens was a member of U.S. squad at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, having previously scored a goal in consecutive games against Costa Rica with the Under-20s in May. He was the US's starting forward in three games at the 2007 Pan American Games, and featured for the Under-18 National Team in 2006, scoring one goal with three assists. Previously, he had been a member of the U-17 National Team Residency Program from 2004–06, and played with the U-15 and U-16 National Teams.

Honors

Los Angeles Galaxy

MLS Cup (2): 2011 2012
Major League Soccer Supporters' Shield (2): 2010, 2011
Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship (2): 2011 2012

References

↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009 – List of Players" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). p. 22. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
↑ 2007 Chicago Fire Premier
↑ 2008 Chicago Fire Premier
↑ 2010 MLS SuperDraft
↑ http://stats.cbc.ca/mls/boxscore.asp?gamecode=2010032706&season=2010-1

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v t e United States squad – 2007 Pan American Games

1 Klasila 2 Berry 3 Alston 4 Eckhardt 5 Gonzalez 6 Warshaw 7 Stephens 8 McCarthy 9 Hall 10 Marošević 11 Barrera 12 Cruz 13 Folk 14 Myers 15 Kelly 16 Anibaba 17 Cyrus 18 Gross Coach: Jenkins

Persondata
Name	Stephens, Michael
Alternative names	Stephens, Michael Francis
Short description	American soccer player
Date of birth	April 3, 1989
Place of birth	Hinsdale, Illinois, United States
Date of death
Place of death

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