CARSON, Calif. - The Los Angeles Galaxy today acquired forward Edson Buddle from Toronto FC in exchange for veteran defender Tyrone Marshall. A seven-year MLS veteran, Buddle has scored 48 goals in 144 career games, including six goals in 13 games against the Galaxy. From 2002-2005, Buddle scored 39 goals for the Columbus Crew, making him the fourth leading scorer in MLS over that period, behind only Taylor Twellman, Carlos Ruiz and Jeff Cunningham.
"Tyrone has been an important member of the club and it is sad to see him go," Galaxy head coach Frank Yallop said. "Unfortunately, in this league you have to give up something of value in order to get something back and in this instance we've had to give up Tyrone."
Buddle, 26, began his career in Columbus in 2001 and scored 42 goals in his five years with the Crew, making him the fourth leading scorer in club history while also helping the club win the 2002 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. In 2004 Buddle, who has appeared once for the U.S. National Team, set a career-high when he scored 11 goals to lead the Crew to a first place finish in the Eastern Conference. He was traded to New York prior to the start of the 2006 season and he appeared in 28 games for the Red Bulls, making 24 starts and scoring six goals to finish tied for second on the club.
A native of New Rochelle, N.Y., Buddle was traded to expansion team Toronto FC in November and has appeared in all 10 games for them this season, making five starts and collecting two assists.
"Edson is a proven goalscorer as well as being a solid young player in this league," Yallop said. "We feel that he is a good fit for the club and look to get him back scoring goals regularly."
Marshall has been with the Galaxy for the last six years, winning a pair of MLS Cup championships with the club and appeared in 125 games with LA. A nine-year MLS veteran, Marshall played in Colorado and Miami before coming to Los Angeles in the 2002 MLS Allocation and Dispersal Draft. He started all eight of the Galaxy's games this season, scoring once. He would have been suspended for the Galaxy's game against Real Salt Lake on Sunday after being sent off late in LA's loss at FC Dallas on Saturday.
NAME: Edson Buddle
POSITION: Forward
HT: 6-1
WT: 170
DATE OF BIRTH: May 21, 1981 in New Rochelle, N.Y.
LAST CLUB: Toronto FC
NATIONALITY: U.S.A.
ROSTER DESIGNATION: Senior Roster
TRANSACTION - Los Angeles Galaxy acquire forward Edson Buddle from Toronto FC in exchange for defender Tyrone Marshall.
