name: Ezra Hendrickson position: D-M height: 6-3 weight:185 Birthdate: January 16, 1972 Hometown: Layou, St. Vincent

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	Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career		266	225	20,743	23	30	204	82	342	132	38	6

Most Recent Video Highlights

date	teams	video description
06/23/07	Crew @ Galaxy	Ezra Hendrickson Red Card
04/28/07	United @ Crew	Ezra Hendrickson Interview
04/28/07	United @ Crew	Hendrickson scores for the Crew

MLS Experience

A tall, skillful defender with attacking instincts, now in his 12th MLS season... Had appeared in 253 MLS games, with 218 starts, entering this season... Had recorded 23 goals and 30 assists in that time... Has been a member of two MLS Cup championship teams, the 2002 Los Angeles Galaxy and 2004 D.C. United… Has played for five MLS teams in his career...

U.S. Open Cup Highlights: Scored a goal in his first Open Cup game with the Crew, 7/12/06 at Michigan (PDL).

2007: Appeared in 23 games, 21 of them starts... Scored game-winning goal on 4/28 vs. D.C. ... Was issued a red card 6/23 at L.A. and sat out 6/30 match with mandatory suspension... Recipient of the Crew Coaches Award at season's end.

2006: Appeared in 24 games, starting 20, in his first season with the Crew... Had one goal, 9/2 vs. N.E., and two assists, 5/6 at RSL (GWA) and 5/20 vs. D.C. ... Recipient of the Crew Coaches Award at season's end... Had not appeared in any games for Chivas before being traded to the Crew on 4/28 … 2006 U.S. Open Cup: Started both games, tallying the first goal in the Round of 32 win against the Michigan Bucks (PDL) on 7/12/06.

2005: Played in 31 games, all starts, for Chivas USA, registering three goals and one assist.

2004: Played 12 games, starting eight, for 2004 MLS Cup champion D.C. United, going the full 90 against New England in the Eastern Conference final on 11/6... Joined United after starting the season with the Charleston Battery of the A-League.

2003: Began the season with L.A., making 12 appearances and 10 starts before a mid-season trade to Dallas… With Dallas, started 15 of 16 appearances, recording one goal and one assist.

2002: Appeared in 23 games, all starts, for MLS Cup-champion L.A., registering two goals and eight assists.

2001: Scored five goals, all game-winners, and added three assists in league play for U.S. Open Cup-champion L.A. … Scored two goals in L.A.'s 3-2 win over Olimpia of Honduras in the CONCACAF Champions Cup… Named 2001 Galaxy Most Valuable Player.

2000: Started 20 of his 22 regular-season appearances for 2000 CONCACAF Champions Cup-champion L.A., tallying a goal and three assists.

1999: Played 26 games, 19 of them starts, for L.A., registering four goals and three assists.

1998: Started 22 of 27 games, recording five goals and eight assists for L.A. … Scored in four consecutive matches from 6/4 to 7/4… Tied for the most game-winning assists in MLS with five.

1997: Began the season with N.Y., starting four of eight matches played... Earned first MLS start in a 3-1 loss to N.E. on 5/30 and was waived mid-season… Claimed by L.A. off waivers on 8/6 and finished the season with one assist and 14 appearances.

Other Pro Experience

Opened the 2004 season with the Charleston Battery of the A-League, where he stated five games before signing with D.C. United... Began his professional career with the New Orleans Gamblers of the USISL Select League from 1995-96... Was named Select League Defender of the Year in 1996... Named to All-Star team in same year... Trained with Brazilian First Division club União São João of São Paulo in 1994.

International

After upsetting Nicaragua in second-round World Cup qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, captained Saint Vincent and the Grenadines against CONCACAF opponents Mexico, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago in the semifinal round… Participated in CONCACAF qualifying for the 1998 World Cup… Played in the Caribbean Cup from 1995-1998 and the Gold Cup in 1996... Earned his first cap against Barbados in the fall of 1995 at Arnos Vale Stadium in Saint Vincent.

College

Played four years at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, from 1990-1993... Was a third-team All-American as a senior... A three-time All-Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) and two-time Academic All-MVC selection… Was honored with the Jerry Howlett Award for most outstanding student-athlete.

Other Amateur Highlights

Played for the Des Moines Menace of the USISL Premier League as a forward in 1994 and scored 13 goals.

Personal

Has a daughter named Xavia… Goes by the nickname "EZ"… Earned a B.A. in marketing at Drake University in 1994... If he wasn't a professional soccer player, he would be using his marketing degree in the business world... His favorite kind of food is Caribbean, especially curry chicken with rice… Favorite movie is "Goodfellas"… Favorite music is reggae and favorite artist Bob Marley.