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Full name | Robert Francis Convey[1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | May 27, 1983 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left winger | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | IMG Soccer Academy | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2000–2004 | D.C. United | 89 | (8) | |||||||||||
2000 | → MLS Pro-40 (loan) | 2 | (1) | |||||||||||
2004–2009 | Reading | 98 | (7) | |||||||||||
2009–2011 | San Jose Earthquakes | 75 | (3) | |||||||||||
2012–2013 | Sporting Kansas City | 19 | (1) | |||||||||||
2013 | Toronto FC | 21 | (1) | |||||||||||
2014 | New York Red Bulls | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||
Total | 317 | (21) | ||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
1999 | United States U17 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
2001–2003 | United States U20 | 9 | (2) | |||||||||||
2000–2008 | United States | 46 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2014 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 7, 2014 |
Robert Francis Convey (/ˈkɒnvi/; born May 27, 1983) is an American former professional soccer player who last played for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.
In addition to several MLS clubs, Convey spent five years in England with Reading, whom he helped gain promotion to the Premier League for the first time. He played in 46 international matches for the United States, and made their squads for the 2003 Gold Cup and 2006 World Cup.