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Last yellow card: 10/14/11 at Portland Last red card: 7/23/11 at Chivas USA MF 5-11 175 11 BRAD DAVIS Born: 11/8/81, St. Charles, MO Age: 30 Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes (2005) Other Clubs: Dallas Burn - 2003-04, New York - 2002 College: Saint Louis University Dynamo career: Seventh year – 165 GP, 150 GS, 23 G, 62 A Original Dynamo player, 4-time MLS All-Star and winner of last three team MVP awards. Club's all-time leader in games, starts, and assists, the midfielder recorded 16 assists in 2011 and finished as MLS MVP runner-up and named to MLS Bext XI. United States international (5 caps)

2012 MLS: 6 GP, 5 GS, 2 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 34 GS, 2,892 mins, 4 G, 16 A  Scored first-ever goal at BBVA Compass Stadium on Saturday, a stunning 30-yard bending strike for winning goal in 67th minute  Goal was 25th for Dynamo in all competions  Started against D.C. United on Saturday for his 150th MLS regular season start with the Dynamo. Davis is the franchise leader in regular season starts  Did not play at Chicago on 4/15 due to left calf strain, breaking a streak of 45 consecutive regular season games started  Scored game-winning penalty (14’) in 1-0 win @ San Jose on 3/17  2011: Assisted two of three Houston goals in playoff series vs. PHI with free kick deliveries  League MVP runner up after leading MLS with 16 assists  40 assists over last three seasons (16, 12, 12)  Named to MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week on seven different occasions, tied for the most in MLS  Started every regular-season match for the first time in his career  Assisted on three Dynamo goals in 3-1 win vs. VAN on 4/10, the first three-assist game of his career

Last start: 5/9/12 @ New York Last goal: 3/17/12 @ San Jose (penalty) Last goal (non-penalty): 7/16/11 vs. Kansas City (free kick) Last assist: 11/3/11 vs. Philadelphia (Playoffs) Last yellow card: 3/23/12 @ Seattle Last red card: 8/30/09 at Colorado FW 6-2 194 GA 12 WILL BRUIN Born: 10/24/89, St. Louis, MO Age: 22 Last Club: Indiana University Dynamo career: Second year – 33 GP, 28 GS, 9 G, 2 A Forward saw significant playing time after being selected in the first round (No. 11) of 2011 MLS SuperDraft.

2012 MLS: 8 GP, 7 GS, 599 mins, 4 G, 1 A 2011 MLS: 25 GP, 21 GS, 1,693 mins, 5 G, 1 A  Scored in three consecutive games (4 goals total) from 4/15 to 4/28. It was the fifth time a Dynamo player has scored in three consecutive games (Ching 2006, 2008; Joseph Ngwenya 2007; Stuart Holden 2009)  Scored two goals on 4/28 at D.C. for his first multigoal game since hat trick vs. D.C. on 4/29/11  Named to MLS Team of Week two consecutive weeks after 2 goals at D.C. United and goal and assist in 2-2 draw at Columbus  Scored first goal since 9/17/11 at San Jose with opening goal of 1-1 draw at Chicago on 4/15  2011: Scored five goals to tie for lead among MLS rookies while appearing in club-rookie-record 25 games  Became fifth player and first rookie in Dynamo history to score a hat trick in 4-1 win vs. DC on 4/29 ... In the process, became second-youngest player in MLS history and fourth MLS rookie to ever score three goals in a game Last goal: 4/28/12 at D.C. (2) Last assist: 4/21/12 at Columbus Last hat trick: 4/29/11 vs. DC (only in MLS) Last yellow card: 5/14/11 at Real Salt Lake Last red card: Never in MLS


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