club roster 2009 season stats GP Goals Assists 26 1 2 name: Bobby Convey position: M height: 5-9 weight:150 Birthdate: May 27, 1983 Hometown: Philadelphia, PA last club: Reading FC (England)

date	clubs	video description
04/11/09	Fire @ Quakes	Convey scores first with Quakes

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Outlook: Convey comes to San Jose in the prime of an outstanding career after a four and a half year stint in England with Reading F.C. He was a key part of Reading's promotion to the Premier League for the first time in club history and looks to play a big role in the Quakes rise in MLS. A left-footer who can play on the left wing or in the middle, Convey joins a talented Quakes midfield. At just 25 years old, Convey brings over eight years of professional soccer experience to San Jose.

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 recorded eight goals … Made 98 league appearances, seven FA Cup appearances and five League Cup appearances … 2008-09: Appeared in six league games and two League Cup matches 2007-08: Made 20 appearances with 12 starts in league games … Scored one goal in the League Cup … 2006-07: Made nine appearances in Premier League and played in three FA Cup matches … Knee injury in training forced him to miss majority of season … 2005-06: Had a standout second season with Reading in 2005-06, making 45 appearances and scoring seven goals … Scored first goal against Millwall on 70-yard run … 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 … Team earned 106 points that season to set a league record, while scoring 99 goals and allowing just 32 … 2004-05: Played 18 league games, two FA Cup matches and two League Cup matches in first season in England. 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 … 5/1 tallied his first assist of the season against SJ … Recorded assists in back-to-back games on 6/26 and 7/3 against DAL and MET.

2003 MLS: 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 the DAL in a losing effort … Notched assist on 10/25 against KC … Playoffs: Appeared in both playoff matches against Chicago Fire.

2002 MLS: 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 MLS: Played in 12 matches and scored one goal, and registered 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 MLS: Youngest player at the time ever signed by Major League Soccer … Played 22 games, starting 18 for D.C. United … First career game was 3/25 against LA … First career start was against CLB on 5/3 … Tallied first career point with an assist on a cross to Raul Diaz Arce on 7/4 versus COL … Had two assists against Newcastle United in a friendly.

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: Appeared in just over half of the matches, making 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 … Played in five matches in a row, beginning with a start against on Holland on Feb. 18 … 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. U-20 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 in timely fashion, finishing off a lightning quick counterattack by tucking a curling, left-footed strike just inside the near post 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 ... U-23s: Was a part of the U-23 squad that narrowly missed out on qualifying for the 2004 Olympics ... U-20s: Was widely hailed as the U-20 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 U-20s 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 U-20 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 … U-17s: Youngest player on the team at the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship … Appeared in 45 matches for the U-17s 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 … was a 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 … Likes to sing.