O'Brian White

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O'Brian White
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Personal information
Full name O'Brian White
Date of birth (1985-12-14) 14 December 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Forward
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2008 Connecticut Huskies 77 (46)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010 Toronto FC 33 (4)
2011–2012 Seattle Sounders FC 7 (2)
Total40(6)
International career‡
1999 Jamaica U15 12 (10)
2001 Jamaica U17 4 (3)
2005 Jamaica U20 5 (2)
2010 Jamaica 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2010

O'Brian White (born 14 December 1985) is a Jamaican former footballer who played as a forward. White played for Toronto FC and Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer (MLS) and appeared internationally for the Jamaica national football team.

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Career

Youth and college

White grew up in Jamaica before moving to Scarborough, Ontario in 2002 to live with his mother. [1] He began playing football while attending Lester B. Pearson Collegiate Institute, where he was named the Most Valuable Player of the squad in 2004 and 2005.

White played college soccer at the University of Connecticut. He won the Hermann Trophy, [2] the highest individual honor in NCAA Division I soccer and the Soccer America Player of the Year Award in 2007. [3]

Professional

After signing a deal with Major League Soccer, [4] he was selected fourth overall by Toronto FC in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft on 15 January 2009. [5] White made his debut for Toronto FC in an international friendly against the Argentinean side River Plate, [6] at BMO Field on 22 July 2009, and made his MLS debut on 25 July 2009, against the Columbus Crew. He scored his first MLS goal on 15 August 2009, against D.C. United. White won his first individual award with Toronto FC after being named MLS Goal of the Week in week 26 [7] for his goal in the 3–2 victory against Colorado Rapids on 12 September 2009. On 25 April 2010, White scored his first goal on the 2010 Season in a 2–0 win against the Seattle Sounders FC. [8]

White was taken by the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft, but was traded to Seattle Sounders FC three hours afterwards. [9]

After undergoing blood clot surgery, White was bought out of his contract by Seattle so that he'd no longer be part of the club's roster. However, he would stay with the club while they supported him during his recovery. [10]

International

White has played for Jamaica's under-15, under-17 and under-20 national teams [11] but through FIFA rules he remains eligible to represent either Jamaica or Canada at the senior level. [12] However, in November 2010 White accepted an invitation from the Jamaican Senior Team to play against Costa Rica on the 17th. White did make his debut for Jamaica in the Costa Rica match that ended in a 0–0 draw.

Post-football

In 2014, in an article and interview with the Jamaican Gleaner newspaper, White discussed the uncertainty regarding his potential return to football, citing the necessity of the use of blood-thinning medication which prevented him from playing even recreationally. He announced his intention to run football clinics, and sanguinely accepted the short-lived nature of a professional footballing career with a positive view of the future. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Campbell, Morgan (10 January 2008). "Local kid makes good on NCAA stage as soccer stardom looms". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  2. ↑ "Canadian O'Brian White wins NCAA soccer MVP". The Toronto Star. 11 January 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  3. ↑ Canadian O'Brian White wins NCAA MVP. CBC Sports (11 January 2008). Retrieved on 11 February 2009.
  4. ↑ Connecticut's O'Brian White Signs MLS Deal. Goal.com (14 January 2009). Retrieved on 10 February 2009.
  5. ↑ "Toronto FC picks 2 Canadians in MLS draft". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
  6. ↑ Beast's debut for Toronto FC [ permanent dead link ]. Torontofc.ca (22 July 2009). Retrieved on 25 July 2009.
  7. ↑ White Wins Goal of the Week [ permanent dead link ]. Torontofc.ca (16 September 2009). Retrieved on 17 September 2009.
  8. ↑ "De Rosario attack stuns Seattle". Torontofc.ca. 25 April 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  9. ↑ White Taken To Vancouver; Toronto FC, 24 November 2010
  10. ↑ Seattle buys out contract of White – Seattle Sounders Football Club
  11. ↑ "Men's Soccer: O'Brian White". Uconn. Archived from the original on 19 October 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
  12. ↑ White leads UConn's turnaround. ESPN (7 December 2007). Retrieved on 10 February 2009.
  13. ↑ "Ja footballer O'Brian White battles illness". 14 September 2014.
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