Tristan Bowen

Tristan Bowen

Bowen with the Galaxy in August 2010
Personal information
Full nameTristan Bowen
Date of birthJanuary 30, 1991
Place of birthVan Nuys, California, United States
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing positionForward
Youth career
2007–2008LA Galaxy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2007San Fernando Valley Quakes5(0)
2009–2010LA Galaxy18(2)
2009→ Hollywood United Hitmen (loan)1(1)
2009→ Miami FC (loan)3(0)
2011–2013Chivas USA30(2)
2011–2012→ Roeselare (loan)24(3)
2014Seattle Sounders FC2(0)
2014New England Revolution0(0)
National team‡
2008United States U182(0)
2010United States U201(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 7, 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 27, 2012

Tristan Bowen (born January 30, 1991) is an American soccer player who is currently without a club.

Career

Youth

Bowen, who was homeschooled, did attend Chatsworth High School for one year, did not attend college, joined LA Galaxy's youth academy, Galaxy Rios, on March 15, 2007.[1]

After a brief spell with the San Fernando Valley Quakes in the USL Premier Development League,[2] Bowen played for Galaxy Rios at the 2008 SUM U-17 Cup, and later helped the team win the Pacific Southern California Division of the USL Super-20 League.

Professional

Bowen played several games with Galaxy's reserves in the MLS Reserve Division towards the end of the 2008 season, and was formally signed by the senior LA Galaxy team on November 12, 2008, making him the first player in MLS history to be signed directly from his club's Youth Academy.[3] He played during Galaxy's pre-season tour of Oceania in February 2009, and made his professional debut on April 7, 2009, in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup against Colorado Rapids.[4] He made his MLS debut on June 20, 2009, in a game against San Jose Earthquakes.[5]

With the MLS Reserve Division having been scrapped at the end of 2008, Galaxy also loaned Bowen to the Hollywood United Hitmen of the USL Premier Development League and to Miami FC of the USL First Division for part of the 2009 season, to maintain his match fitness levels.[6]

Bowen was traded to city rivals Chivas USA on December 15, 2010 in exchange for allocation money and a split of any future foreign transfer fee received for the player.[7]

On August 26, 2011, Chivas USA announced that Bowen had been loaned out to K.S.V. Roeselare of the Belgian Second Division.[8] Bowen returned from his loan stint on May 17, 2012.[9]

Bowen was traded to Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for Mauro Rosales on December 11, 2013.[10]

The Sounders cut ties with Bowen at the conclusion of the 2014 season. In December 2014, Bowen entered the 2014 MLS Re-Entry Draft and was selected in stage two by New England Revolution.[11]

International

Bowen has played for the United States U-18 and U-20 national teams, including three games in November 2008, during which he played friendly games against Spanish La Liga teams Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid and Rayo Vallecano. He is eligible to represent Jamaica through parentage.

Honors

LA Galaxy

See also

References

  1. ↑ Galaxy welcome forward Tristan Bowen as first player to join Galaxy Rios program
  2. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslsoccer.com. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  3. ↑ Galaxy sign 17-year-old Tristan Bowen
  4. ↑ http://www.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=04072009_COLLA
  5. ↑ http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=06202009_LASJ
  6. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". uslsoccer.com.
  7. ↑ "trade forward Tristan Bowen to Chivas USA". LA Galaxy. 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  8. ↑ "Chivatown Post: International Call-ups Edition". The Goat Parade. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  9. ↑ Adam Serrano (2012-05-17). "Bowen returns to Chivas USA from loan stint in Belgium". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  10. ↑
  11. ↑ "San Jose Earthquakes, Houston Dynamo each grab two players in Stage 2 of Re-Entry Draft". MLSsoccer.com.

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