Ned Grabavoy
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| Ned Grabavoy | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Ned Grabavoy | |
| Date of birth | July 1, 1983 (age 23) | |
| Place of birth | Joliet, Illinois, USA | |
| Height | 5'7 | |
| Nickname | "June Bug" | |
| Playing position | midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Columbus Crew | |
| Number | 11 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2001-03 | Indiana | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003 2004-06 2006– |
Chicago Fire Premier Los Angeles Galaxy Columbus Crew |
15 (8) 34 (1) 10 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ned Grabavoy (born July 1, 1983 in Joliet, Illinois) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer.
Grabavoy attended Lincoln-Way Central High School, a large suburban Chicago school, where he led the Knights to two straight Illinois State Championship Class AA Games. He was also named the 2000-01 Gatorade National High School Player of the Year his senior year. Grabavoy played three years of college soccer at Indiana University. Grabavoy was a unanimous All Big-10 selection as a sophomore, and was voted an NCAA First Team All-American as a junior.
Following his junior season, Grabavoy played for the Chicago Fire Reserves in the Premier Development League, and signed a Project-40 contract with MLS, and was subsequently selected 14th overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by the Los Angeles Galaxy. In his first year with the Galaxy, Grabavoy played 928 minutes, registering a goal and three assists. He added three assists in his second season, while fighting for playing time as LA won the MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup double. In May 2006, Grabavoy was traded to the Crew in a four-player deal.
Grabavoy has also had a significant role with United States national youth teams, including the U-20 team, which he played for in the FIFA World Youth Championship, and recently the U-23 team.
| Columbus Crew - Current Squad |
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2 Hejduk | 4 Pierce | 5 Moss | 6 González | 7 Thomas | 8 Oughton | 9 Garey | 10 Ngwenya | 11 Grabavoy | 12 Gaven | 13 Burch | 14 Marshall | 16 Kamara | 17 Szetela | 20 Ward | 23 Hendrickson | 24 Zayner | 25 Virtuoso | 28 Gruenebaum | 31 Gaudette | — Herron | — Hesmer | — O'Rourke | — Rogers | Coach: Schmid |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Grabavoy, Ned |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Professional soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 1, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Lenox, Illinois |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |