Bradley Joseph Davis (born November 8, 1981) is an American former

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player who played as a

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Career

Youth and College

Davis attended high school at Chaminade College Preparatory School in Missouri. When he was 16, he had the chance to move to

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and join the

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academy, but Davis opted to stay at home. He joined

Saint Louis University Saint Louis University (SLU) is a private Jesuit research university with campuses in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, and Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1818 by Louis William Valentine DuBourg, it is the oldest university west of the Mississip ...

(SLU) in 2000, where he played for two seasons before leaving

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for the professional ranks. While at SLU, Davis was named the

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Freshman of the Year his first year, and a second team NSCAA All-American as a sophomore.

Professional

Davis was selected third overall in the

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by MetroStars. On April 6, he scored his first career MLS goal, scoring the winner to give the MetroStars a 2–1 win over the

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. He scored four goals in 24 appearances in his debut season, and was a finalist for the

MLS Rookie of the Year Award The MLS Young Player of the Year Award (known as the Rookie of the Year Award from 1996 to 2019) is an annual award given to the top player in Major League Soccer under the age of 22. The award was initially awarded to a rookie, or a player who no ...

. He was then traded to

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for the fourth overall pick in the

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. In his second year with the team, new coach Colin Clarke tried to move Davis to the center of the field to play attacking midfielder. After making little impact through several games, however, Davis returned to the left. There he had to compete with newcomer

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for playing time. Davis finished the season with only two goals and two assists despite playing more minutes than in 2003, as the Burn yet again missed the playoffs. On MLS draft day 2005 Davis was traded to

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with cash and the #4 draft pick in exchange for

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, Arturo Alvarez and the #6 draft pick. That season he made 18 MLS appearances for San Jose, scoring two goals. Davis did not appear for them in the MLS play-offs due to a groin strain. After the 2005 season, the club moved to Houston and was rechristened Houston Dynamo. For the 2006 season, Davis had a team high 11 assists as the Dynamo finished second in the Western Conference and qualified for the playoffs. In the second leg of the semi finals against

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, Davis scored on a penalty kick to tie the aggregate score. The Dynamo won the tie 3–2 on aggregate. He helped the team reach the final by getting two assists in a 3–1 win over the

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in the conference finals. In the final, the Dynamo defeated the

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on penalties. In 2007, Davis missed extensive time due to a torn right meniscus he suffered in practice. He returned from injury in time for the playoffs. The Dynamo matched up with Davis's former team

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(known as Dallas Burn while Davis played there) in the first round. He scored on a free kick in the 100th minute of the second leg to give the Dynamo a 4–2 win on aggregate. In the final against the Revolution, Davis assisted on the winning goal by

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in the 74th minute, giving the Dynamo a 2–1 win. In 2008, Davis and the Dynamo finished first in the west, but were upset in the first round of the playoffs by

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. The Dynamo had success in the

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that year, however the Revolution got revenge by beating Davis and the Dynamo on penalties. In 2009, Davis had a strong season individually, being named an MLS all star and scoring 5 and assisting on 12 in MLS play, and the team finished 2nd in the west. However the Dynamo lost in the Conference Finals to the

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. For 2010, Davis would match the previous season's stats and once again make the all star team, but this time the Dynamo would miss the playoffs. 2011 saw Davis lead MLS in assists with 16, make the all star team and finish as a finalist for the league MVP Award. However, despite helping the Dynamo advance to their third-ever

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, Davis missed the final after suffering a torn quadriceps in an Eastern Conference Final win over

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. Houston would lose to the Galaxy 1–0. During the 2012 season, he scored a personal best of 8 goals, made the 2012 all star team, and lead the

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to the MLS Cup final. Despite taking an early lead, the Dynamo would fall once again to the Galaxy, this time by a score of 3–1. In 2013, he recorded 4 goals and 9 assists, made his 5th straight all star team, and again helped Houston qualify for the playoffs. However this time they would fall to Kansas City in the conference finals. Davis scored the game-winning goal in the 1st leg of the

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quarterfinals vs

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, but they fell 3–1 on aggregate. Ahead of the 2016 season, Davis was traded to

for picks in the

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and

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s as well as future considerations. He retired following the 2016 season. In February 2017, Davis and the Houston Dynamo agreed to a one-day contract, allowing him to officially retire as a member of the Houston Dynamo organization.

International

Davis has played for several youth United States national teams. He played for the US at the 2001 World Youth Championship in

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for the Under-23 team. Davis received his first cap for the senior team July 7, 2005 in a Gold Cup match against

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. He also converted the clinching penalty kick in the United States' shootout victory over

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in the Gold Cup final. Davis has also recorded four assists with the United States men's national soccer team, including the assist on

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's goal on October 15, 2013 against Panama that eliminated Panama from the

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and saw

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qualify. Davis was included on Jürgen Klinsmann's 30-man preliminary roster for the

. Davis subsequently made the final 23 that will go to the World Cup. In the USMNT's first send-off game against

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, Davis came off the bench and assisted Aron Johannsson on the United States' second goal of the night to make the score 2–0, which was also the final score. He was in the starting lineup for a group stage game against

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Personal life

Davis is married to Heather Davis. Davis is a

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. He has done charity work involving veterans, such as providing free tickets to games and helping veterans return to civilian life.

Career statistics

Honors

Team

;United States *

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(1):

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;San Jose Earthquakes *

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(1):

;Houston Dynamo *

(2):

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* Western Conference (playoffs) (2):

* Eastern Conference (playoffs) (2):

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Individual

;MLS *

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(6x):

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2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

MLS MVP The Landon Donovan MVP Award is an annual award for MLS players. It is voted on by media, MLS players, and club management and is given to the player deemed the most valuable player in the league each season. From 1996 to 2007, the award was kno ...

runner-up: 2011 *

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: 2011 * 3rd-most assists all-time in MLS * Most MLS appearances in Dynamo history * 2nd-most appearances in Dynamo history in all competitions * 3rd-most goals in Dynamo history (MLS and all competitions) * Most assists in Dynamo history (MLS and all competitions) * Dynamo team MVP (4x): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Brad 1981 births Living people People from St. Charles, Missouri American soccer players United States men's international soccer players New York Red Bulls players FC Dallas players San Jose Earthquakes players Houston Dynamo FC players Sporting Kansas City players Major League Soccer players Major League Soccer All-Stars Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer players United States men's youth international soccer players United States men's under-20 international soccer players United States men's under-23 international soccer players New York Red Bulls draft picks Soccer players from Missouri Sportspeople from Greater St. Louis 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2014 FIFA World Cup players CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players Association football wingers Chaminade College Preparatory School (Missouri) alumni