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name: Edson Buddle
position: F height: 6-1 weight:185 Birthdate: May 21, 1981 Hometown: New Rochelle, NY last club: Toronto FC (MLS) |
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| Regular Season Stats | full bio l year-by-year stats l video highlights |
| year | club | gp | gs | min | g | a | sht | sog | fc | fs | c | ej |
| 2009 | Los Angeles | 19 | 13 | 1,255 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 16 | 36 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 206 | 153 | 13,688 | 73 | 23 | 487 | 218 | 269 | 213 | 14 | 0 | |
| Most Recent Video Highlights |
| date | clubs | video description |
| 06/06/09 | Galaxy @ Toronto FC |
 Buddle gets lead back
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| 05/30/09 | Wizards @ Galaxy |
Buddle breaks even
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| 10/26/08 | FC Dallas @ Galaxy |
Edson Buddle gets a quick goal
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Acquired by Los Angeles
From Toronto FC in exchange for defender Tyrone Marshall on June 13, 2007.
MLS Highlights
2008: In his first full season with the Galaxy, Buddle enjoyed his best season in MLS as he finished third in MLS with a career-high 15 goals. Was named to the MLS All-Star Team for the first time and entered the game as a second half sub in the 3-2 win over West Ham. Collected a pair of MLS Player of the Week awards after scoring hat tricks at FC Dallas on 5/18 and at San Jose on 6/14. Had 10 goals in a seven game span from 5/18-6/29. The Galaxy were 4-2-1 in that span and were 5-2-4 on the season when Buddle scored a goal.2007: Acquired by the Galaxy in mid-June from Toronto FC, Buddle went on to appear in 16 games for the club, tallying five goals to place second on the club for the season. He made an immediate impact upon joining the Galaxy, scoring in each of his first two games with the club against Real Salt Lake (6/17), just 25 minutes into his debut and Columbus (6/23), making him the first Galaxy player since Diego Serna in 2003 to score in each of his first two games with the club. However, a re-emergence of an Achilles injury forced him to the sideline for most of July and early August. He returned in time to score late against New York on 8/18, a goal that tied the score at 4-4 in that game which the Red Bulls went on to win 5-4. Buddle was back on the scoresheet in the 3-1 win over Colorado on 9/8, tallying the game-winner in that game, but suffering a hamstring injury in the process, ruling him out for a month. Buddle was back on the field in time for the game against Toronto FC on 10/13 when he scored the game-winning goal in the 78th minute to give LA a 2-1 win. That goal also meant that Buddle scored against all three of his former clubs while with the Galaxy. He eclipsed the 10,000 career minutes played mark against Real Salt Lake on 9/1. Buddle also played in three SuperLiga games, two Reserve Division games and one Open Cup match for LA. Prior to joining the Galaxy, Buddle played 481 minutes in 10 games with Toronto FC, recording two assists.
2006: Was acquired by the Red Bulls prior to the start of the season and scored six goals in 28 games, playing a career-high 2,112 minutes during his only year in New York.
2005: Continued his strong form by scoring nine goals and adding two assists for the Crew, giving him 39 goals in four years.
2004: Scored 11 goals to lead the team while also adding a pair of assists as Columbus pulled off the longest unbeaten streak in MLS history at 18 games to win the Supporter's Shield. He was twice named MLS Player of the Week, including once after scoring four goals in a 4-2 win over New York on 9/18.
2003: Recorded his first double digit goalscoring season, tallying 10 goals and four assists in just 16 starts for the Crew. He also scored four of the Crew's six goals in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
2002: Helped the Crew win the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in his second season, tallying nine goals and a career-high five assists while beginning to establish himself as one of the top young forwards in MLS.
2001: After one season in the A-League, Buddle joined the Columbus Crew and tallied three goals in 17 appearances as a rookie. Made his MLS debut on 4/7 and scored the first goal of his career three games later at 5/16 at New England.
A-League Highlights
2000: Buddle appeared in 26 games with Long Island Rough Riders, helping them win the Northeast Division Title. His 11 goals and four assists led the team in scoring and allowed him to be named a finalist for the A-League Rookie of the Year award.
College Highlights
Buddle played one season at State Fair Community College in Sedalia, Mo., helping lead the school to the 1999 NJCAA National Championship. He scored the title-clinching goal in sudden death overtime of the championship game, giving State Fair a 3-2 victory over Pima Community College.
National Team
Made his first and only appearance with the U.S. National Team, coming on as a second half substitute on 3/29/2003. In addition to his solitary cap, Buddle has also played for the U-18, U-20 and U-23 levels, including a trip to the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championships where he scored once in the 4-1 win over Chile.
Personal
A native of Westchester County, N.Y., Buddle attended junior high school in New Rochelle, N.Y. and went to Port Chester High School. His first name, Edson, comes from his dad who was a big fan of Brazilian soccer and specifically Pele, whose real first name is Edson.
