Troy Perkins
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Troy Perkins | ||
| Date of birth | July 29, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Springfield, Ohio, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Montreal Impact | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | South Florida Bulls | ||
| 2003 | Evansville Purple Aces | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002 | Cape Cod Crusaders | 22 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | D.C. United | 77 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Northern Virginia Royals (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Vålerenga | 53 | (0) |
| 2010 | D.C. United | 22 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Portland Timbers | 51 | (0) |
| 2012– | Montreal Impact | 42 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | United States | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 29, 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Troy Perkins (born July 29, 1981 in Springfield, Ohio) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer.
Career
College and amateur
Perkins is a graduate of Thomas Worthington High School, in Worthington, OH, and played college soccer at the University of South Florida and the University of Evansville. He was named third-team All-Conference USA in 2001, and second-team All-CUSA in 2002. He transferred to Evansville for his senior season. At Evansville, he allowed only twenty-one goals in nineteen matches, compiling a 1.09 goals-against-average. Perkins also played in the PDL for the Cape Cod Crusaders in 2002.
Professional
Upon graduating in 2003, Perkins went undrafted. However, he was signed to a developmental contract by D.C. United. Not expected to contribute, Perkins was given an opportunity after both Nick Rimando and Doug Warren lost their starting positions. Perkins proved up to the task, and went on to start sixteen games for the team, posting a 1.62 goals against average. Although Perkins was performing well, the team suffered during his tenure, and he was replaced near the end of the season with Nick Rimando, who would also start for United throughout the playoffs.
In early 2005 he trained with Bolton Wanderers F.C., an English Premier League club and in early 2006 he trained with Everton in Liverpool.
During the 2006 season, Perkins was the starting goalkeeper for United, playing thirty of thirty-two games. He was also named 2006 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year, Best XI, and voted to the 2006 All Star Team. Perkins finished the 2007 MLS season with a 1.10 goals against average, eight shutouts, and sixteen wins, the most in the league.
On December 20, 2007 Perkins signed a five-year contract with Vålerenga,[1][2] making him the first American to sign for the Norwegian club.
On January 13, 2010, returned to D.C. United in a complicated pre-draft trade deal in which United traded midfielder Fred, its 2010 first round SuperDraft pick, plus allocation money, to Philadelphia Union in order to exchange places with the Union in the allocation order, which allowed United to re-acquire Perkins.[3] Attempts were made to sign him by Feyenoord and several French clubs, but nothing materialised and he returned to D.C. United.[4]
On December 17, 2010, Perkins was traded to Portland for goalkeeper Steve Cronin and allocation money.[5] Perkins went into camp as the Timbers' first choice goalkeeper, but he missed the first six Timbers games after a knee injury Perkins suffered in training. Despite the injury, Perkins notched the Timbers' first-ever league shutout with their 1–0 victory over Real Salt Lake on April 30, 2011.
Perkins signed a new contract with Portland on November 28, 2011.[6]
Perkins began the 2012 season with the Timbers, however, on August 7, 2012, Perkins was traded to the Montreal Impact for veteran Jamaican goaltender Donovan Ricketts.[7]
International
Perkins has also played for the United States National Team, receiving his first cap against Sweden on January 21, 2009.[8]
Personal life
While being a backup goalkeeper for DC United, Perkins also had a second job working at a sporting goods store in Fair Lakes, VA called Galyans (which is currently known as Dick's Sporting Goods). Beginning in 2006, Perkins worked a second job as a mortgage loan processor,[9] leading United fans to put up a banner that said, "Troy Saves – and Loans."
Perkins has revealed that his return to MLS in 2010 was because his wife was unable to settle in Norway.
Perkins considers that his training as a mortgage loan processor is important and has stated, "Goalies can usually play until they're around 40, so you have to think about a job after retirement," He has an "austere pregame routine, which entails shutting off all electronics and not talking to anyone for 24 hours. 'I'm a miserable person to be around,' he says, laughing. 'My wife hates it.'"[10]
Honors
D.C. United
- Major League Soccer Supporter's Shield (1): 2007
Vålerenga
- Norwegian Cup Champion(1): 2008
Montreal Impact
Individual
- MLS Goalkeeper of the Year: 2006
- MLS Best XI: 2006
See also
- List of current MLS players
References
- ↑ "Norwegian Team Acquires United's Perkins". The Washington Post. December 22, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-24.
- ↑ "Troy Perkins klar for Vålerenga" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2007-12-24.
- ↑ D.C United Sends Fred to Philadelphia, Reacquires Goalie Troy Perkins
- ↑ Goff, Steven (March 17, 2010). "Goalkeeper Troy Perkins finds himself right at home with D.C. United". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
- ↑ http://www.portlandmls2011.com/news/2010/12/timbers-acquire-troy-perkins-dc-united
- ↑ Timbers re-sign goalkeeper Troy Perkins, defender David Horst | Portland Timbers
- ↑ Montreal Impact acquires goalkeeper Troy Perkins | Montreal Impact
- ↑ "Sacha Kljestan Hat Trick Provides U.S. Men With 3–2 Victory Against Sweden to Open 2009". Retrieved 2009-07-09.
- ↑ Steinberg, Dan (July 15, 2006). "A Goalie You Can Bank On". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2006-12-09.
- ↑ "Kick Started". Outside Online May 2010 Issue. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
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