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Seattle Sounders FC at Real Salt Lake - Saturday, October 29, 2011 - 7:00 p.m. PT S O U N D E R S F C 2 0 11 P L AY E R N O T E S 24 | ROGER LEVESQUE Position: Midfielder/Forward Height: 6-2 Weight: 174 Born: January 22, 1981 College: Stanford Hometown: Portland, Maine Citizenship: United States Pronunciation: luh-VECK

27 | LAMAR NEAGLE Position: Midfielder/Forward Height: 5-11 Weight: 160 Born: May 7, 1987 Hometown: Federal Way, Washington College: UNLV Citizenship: United States Pronunciation: NAY-gull

How Acquired: Signed as Discovery Player on March 16, 2009

How Acquired: Signed on March 2, 2011

Previous Clubs: San Jose (MLS, 2003), Seattle Sounders (USL-1, 2004-08), San Jose (MLS, 2005)

Previous Clubs: Seattle Sounders FC (2009), Charleston Battery (2010), IFK Mariehamn (Finland, 2010-11)

2011 • Recorded 1st brace of career in 4-2 win vs. NY (6/23) • Recorded 1st MLS career assist vs. POR (5/14) • Made 1st start of season at CLB (5/7)

• Made a career-high 16 appearances with five starts in 2010, including one

2011 • Scored club’s 2nd hat trick vs. CLB (8/27), named MLS Player of the Week • Scored late winner at KC (8/3) and winner, 1st of MLS career at RSL (5/28), named MLS Goal of the Week • Leads team in MLS Reserve League scoring with 3 goals and 2 assists in 4 games played • Made MLS debut in First Kick 2011 vs. LA (3/15)

• 4 of 6 MLS goals for Seattle have come on road, including 3 game-winners • Scored first MLS career goal to end record home unbeaten streak at CLB

Prior

late game-winning goal at DC (7/15)

(10/3/09), and game-winner at KC (10/17/09) to clinch a postseason berth

Last MLS Match: Seattle (53), played 80 minutes in 3-1 win at CHV, 10/22/11 Last MLS Goal: Seattle (6), 4-3 win vs. COL, 7/16/11 Last MLS Assist: Seattle (2), 2-1 win vs. NE, 6/26/11 25 | PAT NOONAN Position: Forward Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Born: August 2, 1980 College: Indiana Hometown: Ballwin, Missouri Citizenship: United States How Acquired: Signed on March 31, 2010 Previous Clubs: Mid Michigan (USL PDL, 2002), New England (MLS, 200308), Aalesunds FK (Norway, 2008), Columbus (MLS, 2008-09), Colorado (MLS, 2009). 2011

• Made 1st start of season vs. CHV (8/13) • Signed 3-month contract extension on April 1 Prior • Started 8 of 12 appearances in 2010 • Two-time MLS All-Star ranks 11th amonst active players with 41 goals scored Last MLS Match: Seattle (173), played 62 minutes in 0-2 loss vs. PHI, 10/8/11 Last MLS Goal: Seattle (41), 1-3 loss at PHI, 6/27/10 Last MLS Assist: Seattle (33), 3-0 win vs. NE, 6/5/10 26 | TAYLOR GRAHAM Position: Defender Height: 6-4 Weight: 190 Born: June 3, 1980 College: Stanford Hometown: Fair Oaks, California Citizenship: United States How Acquired: Signed as Discovery Player on January 21, 2009 Previous Clubs: Kansas City (MLS, 2003-04), Seattle (USL, 2005), New York (MLS, 2006-07), Seattle Sounders (USL-1, 2007-08) Prior • Saw 1st MLS action for SEA vs. NE (6/5/10); his first since 6/16/07 (NY) • Team’s 2009 Humanitarian of the Year • Member of the 2005 and 2007 USL-1 Sounders championship teams Last MLS Match: Seattle (35), played 1 minute in 3-0 win vs. NE, 6/5/10 Last MLS Goal: Kansas City (1), 1-2 loss at CLB, 8/18/04 Last MLS Assist: New York (1), 3-0 win vs. CHI, 5/24/07

Prior He scored 12 goals in 19 regular season matches for the Charleston Battery to earn Golden Boot and MVP honors in USL-2 in 2010 • A native of nearby Federal Way where he played for Thomas Jefferson High School Last MLS Match: Seattle (23), played 89 minutes in 2-1 win vs. SJ, 10/15/11 Last MLS Goal: Seattle (5), 6-2 win vs. CLB, 8/27/11 Last MLS Assist: (2), 2-1 win vs. SJ, 10/15/11 28 | TERRY BOSS Position: Goalkeeper Height: 6-3 Weight: 205 Born: September 1, 1981 Hometown: Philomath, Oregon College: Tulsa How Acquired: Signed on June 26, 2009 Previous Clubs: Charlotte Eagles (USL-2, 2005), Puerto Rico Islanders (USL-1, 2006-07), Vermont (2004, PDL), Fort Wayne (2004, PDL), Charlotte Eagles (USL-2, 2008), New York Red Bulls (2008-09) 2011

• Placed on club’s Disabled List (9/9) • Suffered concussion in World Cup qualifier for Puerto Rico (9/2) • Has started 4 games in all competitions with 4 wins, including shutout at

Monterrey (8/23)

Prior • Called in by Puerto Rico national team for Carribean Championship Stage One and played all 3 games (all wins); has 7 caps • Made 1st competitive start in USOC quarterfinal shutout 2-0 over LA (7/7/10) Last MLS Match: Seattle (1), played 45 minutes in 2-2 draw at DAL, 4/22/10 29 | JOSH FORD Position: Goalkeeper Height: 6-0 Weight: 175 Born: November 6, 1987 College: Connecticut Hometown: Liverpool, New York Citizenship: United States How Acquired: Selected in the first round (11th overall) of the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft Prior • 2010 Big East Goalkeeper of the Year • Holds UConn career records in shutouts (50), consecutive starts (85) and wins (54)


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