Gale Agbossoumonde
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gale Agbossoumonde[1] | ||
| Date of birth | November 17, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Lomé, Togo | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007 | IMG Soccer Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Miami FC | 6 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Braga (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Estoril Praia | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Djurgårdens IF (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Eintracht Frankfurt II (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Carolina RailHawks (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Toronto FC | 13 | (0) |
| 2014 | Colorado Rapids | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 11 | (0) |
| 2016– | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 28 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2011 | United States U20 | 30 | (2) |
| 2010 | United States | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 27, 2016. | |||
Gale Agbossoumonde (born November 17, 1991) is an American soccer player for Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the North American Soccer League.
Early life
Agbossoumonde was born in Togo, but his family fled to Benin when Gale was an infant. At the age of eight, his family moved to Syracuse, New York with the help of a church charity. Gale attended Christian Brothers Academy until the 9th grade, leading them to a NYS Soccer Championship runner-up finish that year.
Career
Club
After a semester with the U17 National Team, Agbossoumonde was invited to join IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. He emerged as a force at centerback, earning high praise for his soccer IQ and his ability to effectively use his already large frame.
Agbossoumonde signed a three and a half year contract with Traffic Sports Marketing and Miami FC on August 6, 2009.[2] His professional debut shortly followed and he made six appearances during the 2009 USL season. On January 7, 2010, he moved to Sporting Braga of the Portuguese Liga on a six-month loan that included an option to buy.[3] Braga declined the purchase option when the loan spell ended.
Agbossoumonde was sent on loan to Allsvenskan team Djurgårdens IF in 2011. On April 15 he started his first match and went the full 90 minutes for Djurgårdens IF, against Malmö FF, having won "Man of the Match" honors.[4] Agbossoumonde played eight games for Djurgårdens IF during spring 2011, but Djurgården decided not to use their option to buy him out of his contract, and Agbossoumonde left the club at the end of July 2011.[5]
In August 2011, Agbossoumonde was loaned to 2. Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt.[6] Gale received official clearance to play for Eintracht in the beginning of October 2011, and made his debut for the Eintracht reserve squad in a match on October 8 against SGS Großaspach.[7] However, the loan to the German side proved short, too.
In February 2012, Traffic Sports announced that Agbossoumonde was going on loan to Carolina RailHawks of the North American Soccer League.[8]
In December 2012, Agbossoumonde joined Toronto FC, after he was entered into a weighted lottery to allocate him to a team in Major League Soccer.[9] Agbossoumonde made his debut for Toronto on April 6 due to an injury to starter Danny Califf, the game ended in a 2-2 home draw to FC Dallas.[10]
On May 8, 2014, Agbossoumonde was involved in a three-team trade when the Colorado Rapids traded Marvin Chávez to Chivas USA for Luke Moore, who was immediately traded by Colorado to Toronto FC for Agbossoumonde.[11] At the conclusion of the 2014 season, Colorado declined Agbossoumonde's contract option for 2015.[12]
Agbossoumonde signed with Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League in December 2014.[13] He was released in October 2015.[14]
In December 2015, Agbossoumonde signed with Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the NASL.[15]
International
He has been an active member of the United States U-20 team and participated in the 2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Trinidad & Tobago, helping the US to qualify for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt. In the tournament in Egypt, although only 17 at the time, he started all games for the US.
Agbossoumonde received his first senior national team cap on his birthday, November 17, 2010, against South Africa in the Nelson Mandela Challenge Cup.[16]
Honours
United States
- Milk Cup U-20 Tournament:
- Winner: 2010
Individual
- U.S. Soccer Young Athlete of the Year:
- Winner: 2010
Career statistics
- As of October 31, 2014
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| United States | League | US Open Cup | USL Playoffs | North America | Total | |||||||
| Miami FC | 2009 | USL-1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | D2 Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Portugal | League | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Europe | Total | |||||||
| Braga (loan) | 2010–11 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Estoril Praia | 2011–12 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sweden | League | Svenska Cupen | Supercupen | Europe | Total | |||||||
| Djurgårdens (loan) | 2011 | Allsvenskan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Hesse Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| Eintracht Frankfurt II (loan) | 2011–12 | Regionalliga Süd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| United States | League | US Open Cup | NASL Playoffs | North America | Total | |||||||
| Carolina RailHawks (loan) | 2012 | NASL | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |
| Canada | League | Canadian Championship | MLS Cup | North America | Total | |||||||
| Toronto FC | 2013 | MLS | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| United States | League | US Open Cup | MLS Cup | North America | Total | |||||||
| Colorado Rapids | 2014 | MLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2015 | NASL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | United States | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sweden | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Canada | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Career statistics | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||
References
- ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009 – List of Players" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). p. 22. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Traffic Sports strengthens U.S. player development initiative by signing Gale Agbossoumonde". oursportscentral.com. August 6, 2009. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ↑ Sciaretta, Brian (January 7, 2010). "Agbossoumonde Off To Portuguese Leaders". Yanks-Abroad.com. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ↑ "Under-20 prospects making a splash; more Americans Abroad". CNN. April 19, 2011.
- ↑ "Ingen fortsättning för Gale Agbossoumonde". dif.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. July 17, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- ↑ "Stats, scores and schedules". The Washington Post. August 31, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.yanks-abroad.com/get.php?mode=blog&entry=224
- ↑ "News". Carolina RailHawks. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
- ↑ "Agbossoumonde signs with MLS, to be placed in lottery". Soccerbyives.net. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
- ↑ Toronto FC rallies to tie FC Dallas
- ↑ Daniel BonifaceThe Denver Post (October 27, 2012). "Rapids trade Marvin Chávez, acquire Gale Agbossoumonde from Toronto in three-team deal". The Denver Post. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- ↑ http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2014/11/25/out-with-the-old-colorado-declines-options-on-buddle-wynne-labrocca/
- ↑ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4907912
- ↑ http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news/2015/10/09/rowdies-remove-salgado-and-agbossoumonde-from-roster
- ↑ http://www.strikers.com/news/2015/12/29/strikers-ink-quartet-of-experienced-nasl-players
- ↑ "Bradley Names 18-Man Roster to Face South Africa on Nov. 17 in Cape Town". U.S. Soccer. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
External links
- Tampa Bay Rowdies profile
- MLS player profile
- Swedish Allsvenskan stats for Gale (season 2011) (Swedish)
- Gale Agbossoumonde at National-Football-Teams.com