Bobby Convey
Bobby Convey during training
Robert " Bobby" Francis Convey ( born May 27, 1983 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American soccer player. His strengths of the left midfielder include an above-average speed, his creativity in the game design and good ball handling.
Sports career
Convey attended the Penn Charter High School and belonged to the first year of the Bradenton Academy, a prestigious soccer school in Bradenton, Florida, on in which his later team-mate Landon Donovan and DaMarcus Beasley were. Together they led in 1999, the U- 17 team of the U.S. National Team to a fourth place at the FIFA U - 17 World Cup in New Zealand. Convey, who was a 15 -year-old during the qualification of the youngest ever player used in the U- 17 qualifying, came in all six games of the tournament are used and shot for this team in a total of 43 games 19 goals.
The left winger who can also act as a full-back, came a year later on the Draftingsystem in the Major League Soccer ( MLS) for DC United and was at that time the youngest player in MLS history. Originally Convey should this season mainly in the so-called Project -40 team, one sponsored by the company Nike team in the MLS and the U.S. Soccer Federation United States Soccer Federation ( USSF ) to play, but then had to stand in for his club, as this weak performance showed in the championship. He still came by it on 20 games for United, where he ran aground from the start in 18 games. He made his debut on 25 March 2000 to the 0:4 home defeat against Los Angeles Galaxy at RFK Stadium, and came on 3 May at the 1:2 away against Columbus Crew for first start using. However, it took until game on May 3 against the Colorado Rapids, till he came to his first assist of a cross on Raúl Díaz Arce. Greater attention Convey developed then in a friendly match against English Premier League club Newcastle United, who was in the United States within its pre-season. On 25 October 2000, he came to Mexico for his first international match and was replaced by his Einwechselung in stoppage time to time third- youngest player ever to be used in the U.S. National Team.
On April 7, 2001 against the Kansas City Wizards he scored his first goal in MLS and was there at this time again the youngest player in league history to have managed. During the season, but he was plagued by injuries, so that he only came to 12 championship games. In the same year he was also nominated for the Junior World Cup and competed in all four games for the United States on the court.
As of 2002, Convey the U-20 selection as a team captain on qualified with the team for the finals in the United Arab Emirates in the following year and was voted the best U.S. junior athlete of the year. At the Junior World Cup in 2003, the choice of the United States came to the quarter- finals and was defeated there, the team from Argentina.
After ten games for DC United in the early stages of the season Convey signed on 22 July 2004 a contract with Reading FC, in the Football League Championship at this time - the second highest English professional league - played. In England, however, he at first could not prevail, but came into the senior national team of his country this year to a total of nine appearances. During the season 2005/06 Conveys form increased significantly and he was subsequently rewarded with frequent missions in the starting lineup. He was able to contribute in the 5-0 win against FC Millwall His first goals. This was followed by the rise of Reading FC in the Premier League. In 2006, Convey part in the World Cup in Germany and was used in all three games of the United States.
His first season in the English top flight professional league was unhappy. After a knee injury that eventually an operation made necessary for him ended the season in October 2006. Was not until the following season, he returned and came regularly used.
On February 6, 2009, Convey and Reading agreed to terminate his contract. Four days later, he signed with the San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer., Where on April 11, 2009, he scored his first goal for the Quakes. The peculiarity was that he was playing for the first time in six years on the position of the left defender.
After a falling out with coach Frank Yallop, Convey said not to want to play next season for San Jose in November 2011. He then moved to Sporting Kansas City.
Others
- Conveys vision in the left eye is due to damage to the optic nerve very limited.
- His sister Kelly also plays soccer and All-American was doing to NSCAA appointed.
Achievements
- U.S. junior athlete of the year (U.S. Young Male Athlete of the Year ): 2002