Bobby Convey

2012: Convey started 14 games this season (8-4-2), scoring one goal and adding two assists before suffering a series of injuries. Convey’s lone game came in a 2-1 loss against the Chicago Fire at Toyota Park marking his 12th career MLS goal (Video). Convey was in the Sporting KC lineup for their match against the Columbus Crew at Crew Stadium on October 7 for the first time since August 4th, making his return to the matchday squad after missing the team’s previous eight matches. Convey appeared in the First Leg of the Eastern Conference Semifinals for Sporting Kansas City as a second half substitute. 

2011: Appeared in 21 matches for the San Jose Earthquakes, tallying two assists and scoring the match-winning goal versus New England on May 21st. Convey was named to the MLS All-Star team for the second straight season after being chosen by All-Star coach Hans Backe.

2010: MLS: Made 28 appearances, all starts … Scored one goal and notched a career-high 10 assists … Named MLS Comeback Player of the Year … Finished season with five game-winning assists, which was tied for the most in MLS with MLS MVP David Ferreira and LA’s Landon Donovan …  Made 2010 debut and played 45 minutes vs. RSL on 3/27 … Started and played full 90 minutes at CHI on 4/10, tallying first assist … Notched assist in second straight game on 4/17 vs. NE ... Started and played 90 minutes 4/24 at CHV, 5/1 vs. COL … Tallied three assists on 5/8 vs. NY ... Started and played full 90 min on 5/15 at NE and on 5/22 at SEA … Notched sixth assist on 5/29 vs. TFC and picked up a yellow card in the 89th minute … Started vs. CLB on 6/2, nothing an assist, matching his single season career high of 7 … Started and played the full 90 minutes at FCD on 6/5, at RSL on 6/25, vs. D.C. on 7/3, at PHI on 7/10 … Started and scored a goal at LA on 7/22 … Started and played 90 minutes vs. SEA on 7/31, at COL on 8/7, vs. KC on 8/14 … Started and notched an assist in 90 minutes vs. LA on 8/21 … Started and played the full 90 minutes on 8/28 at NY … DNP - 9/5 vs HOU due to yellow card accumulation … Started and played 90 minutes on 9/11 vs. FCD and 9/15 vs. PHI … Started and played 87 minutes on 9/25 vs. TOR … Started and played 90 minutes on 9/29 vs. CHI, on 10/2 at CLB, on 10/9 at D.C., 10/16 vs. HOU … DNP - 10/20 vs. CHV … Started and played the full 90 minutes on 10/23 at KC ...  Exhibition: Started and played 45 minutes vs. Tottenham Hotspur on 7/17 ...  MLS Cup Playoffs: Started and played full 90 minutes on 10/30 vs. NY ... Scored two goals and notched an assist in a 3-1 win 11/4 at NY ... Started and played full 90 minutes on 11/13 at COL.

2009 MLS: Signed with Quakes on 2/10 … Played in 26 matches and scored one goal with two assists … Made Earthquakes debut on 3/21 vs. NE, playing the full 90 minutes … Played 90 minutes and scored first goal as a member of the Quakes on 4/11 vs. CHI … Played 90 minutes on 5/30 vs. RSL and picked up an assist … Returned to the starting lineup 6/20 vs. LA and played 82 minutes … Started on 7/3 at RSL, but left game with left hamstring strain … Returned to the lineup as a sub in the 75th minute on 7/18 at CHI … Played full 90 vs. KC on 8/22 and notched second assist of the season … Started and played the full 90 minutes in last seven matches ... DNP - 6/7 at DAL, 6/13 at SEA due to left hamstring strain …DNP- 7/11 vs. TFC due to left hamstring strain ... Exhibition: Came on as a substitute in the 65th minute on 9/8 vs. CD Aguila ... Open Cup: Came on as a substitute in the 59th minute on 4/29 vs. NY.

Other Professional Experience 2004-2009: Signed with Reading F.C. prior to the 2004-05 campaign … Played in 110 total games, starting 84 of them and recording eight goals … Made 98 league appearances, seven FA Cup appearances and five League Cup appearances … Made nine appearances in Premier League and played in three FA Cup matches in 2006-2007 … Had a standout second season with Reading in 2005-06, making 45 appearances and scoring seven goals … Integral part of the 2005-06 Reading squad that won the Football League Championship to earn promotion to the Premiership for the first time in team history … Played 18 league games, two FA Cup matches and two League Cup matches in first season in England in 2004-2005.

2004 MLS: Played in 10 matches for D.C. United before signing with Reading F.C. in the summer … Recorded three assists in his limited time with the club in 2004 … Tallied his first assist of the season against SJ on 5/1 … Recorded assists in back-to-back games on 6/26 and 7/3 against DAL and MET.

2003: Played in 19 matches for D.C. United … Scored two goals and had one assist during the season … Scored both of his goals on 5/31 against DAL … Notched assist on 10/25 against KC … MLS Cup Playoffs: Appeared in both playoff matches against CHI.

2002: Played in 26 matches for United, scoring five goals and recording three assists … Scored his first goal of the season on 6/29 vs. LA … Tallied four more goals vs. CLB on 7/13, SJ on 8/31, vs. MET on 9/14 and vs. DAL on 9/19 … Also had an assist vs. MET on 9/14 … Had other assists against KC on 4/20 and 5/12 versus CLB.

2001: Played in 12 matches, scoring one goal and registering seven assists … Scored his only goal of the season in the opener on 4/7 against KC, which was the first of his career … Had a three-assist match against NE on 5/9 … Notched two assists on 9/1 against TB.

2000: Youngest player at the time ever signed by Major League Soccer … Played 22 games, starting 18 for D.C. United … Played first career game on 3/25 against LA … Made first career start on 5/3 against CLB … Tallied first career point with an assist on a cross to Raul Diaz Arce on 7/4 versus COL.

International: Has made 46 appearances for the United States, scoring one goal and notching five assists … 2008: Appeared in one match … 2007: Started in the USA’s 2-0 win against Mexico in February, but missed both the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup and 2007 Copa America due to injury … Returned to the team in the summer and made appearances against Sweden and Brazil …  2006: Made eight appearances in total for the team in 2006 … Was a member of the 2006 FIFA World Cup squad, where he appeared in all three group games for the United States … 2005: His near-post cross to Brian McBride set up the USA’s lone goal in the 1-0 qualifying win against T&T on Aug. 17 in Hartford … Played in seven 2006 World Cup qualifying games, notching two assists to help the U.S. advance to Germany … Made consecutive qualifying starts against Guatemala in Guatemala City and Costa Rica four days later … 2004: Made nine appearances and seven starts … Playing in his first two World Cup qualifiers, he earned his first points by delivering an outstanding ball to Brian Ching for the game-winning goal in the 2-0 win against El Salvador on Sept. 4 … Got his first-ever World Cup qualifying start in the 3-2 win in Grenada on June 20 … 2003: Had his busiest year ever as a player, tying for the most appearances of any player for the MNT while captaining the U.S. U20 side to a quarterfinal finish in the World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates … Logged serious minutes for the MNT, his 15 appearances in 16 matches tied with Landon Donovan for team best … Netted his first goal for the senior team to give the United States a 3-2 win against Costa Rica and third place in the Gold Cup … Saw action in the first 13 games before sitting out the Gold Cup quarterfinal against Cuba … 2002: His third cap for the MNT came in a 4-0 win over Honduras on March 2, 2002 … 2001: Earned his second cap, and his first start, while holding his own in a 2-1 loss to Brazil on March 3 … Named ESPN The Magazine’s “Next 2001 Athlete” for soccer ... Named one of World Soccer Magazine’s “Top 100 Rising Stars” in the world in 2000 ... U23s: Was a part of the U23 squad that narrowly missed out on qualifying for the 2004 Olympics ... U20s: Was widely hailed as the U20 MVP in the team’s run to a fifth place finish at the 2003 World Youth Championship in the UAE … Was named by FIFA to the all-tournament team … Captained the U20s to a berth in the 2003 World Youth Championship at the qualifying tournament in November 2002 in Charleston, S.C. … Represented the U.S. as a starter and youngest member of the U20 MNT that advanced to the second round of the 2001 FIFA WYC in Argentina … Scored three goals, including two in the opener, at the CONCACAF qualifying tournament in 2001 … U17s: Youngest player on the team at the 1999 FIFA U17 World Championship … Appeared in 45 matches for the U17s in 1999, starting 43 and collecting 19 goals … First Appearance: October 25, 2000, vs. Mexico … First Goal: July 26, 2003, vs. Costa Rica.

High School/Club: Played on the varsity team at Penn Charter (Pa.) High School as an eighth grader and as a freshman … 1999 Parade Magazine All-American … 1998 Philadelphia High School Player of the Year as a freshman … 1998 NSCAA Youth All-American … Scored 12 goals as a freshman … All-league, All-Southeastern Penn., All-east and All-state in 1998.

Personal: Played basketball and ran track in high school … Three-year honor roll student at Penn Charter High School … His older sister, Kelly, was first women’s soccer player at Penn State to be named a NSCAA All-American in 1998 … Earned 2010 Native Sun Award as voted by the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association.