BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY Robert "Robbie" Findley (born August 4, 1985) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer. He has also been capped by the United States national team, making his international debut in 2007.
Findley played college soccer for the Oregon State Beavers and amateur soccer for the Boulder Rapids Reserve before turning professional in 2007; he played in Major League Soccer for Los Angeles Galaxy and Real Salt Lake, before moving to English club Nottingham Forest in January 2011. Early and personal life
Findley is a cousin of basketball players Mike Bibby and Eddie House, and American football wide receiver Shaun McDonald.[1]
Club career
College and amateur
Findley began his career playing college soccer at Oregon State University.[2] Findley spent two seasons with the Boulder Rapids Reserve of the USL Premier Development League.[3]
Major League Soccer
Findley was selected by the Los Angeles Galaxy in the second round of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft as the sixteenth pick overall.[4]
On June 21, 2007, Findley was traded along with midfielder Nathan Sturgis to Real Salt Lake in exchange for veteran forward Chris Klein.[5] He joined Danish Superliga side Brøndby on trial in January 2009.[6] However, he failed to secure a contract with the club and returned to Salt Lake. In the following season, he had three multi-goal matches, including the first hat trick in franchise history.[7]
In the 2009 MLS Cup Final, Findley scored in the 64th minute, tying the match at 1–1; Salt Lake later emerged victorious in penalty kicks, claiming the MLS Cup in one of the biggest upsets in the history of the MLS Cup final.[8]
Findley's contract with Real Salt Lake expired at the end of the 2010 MLS season, and he announced his intentions to leave MLS and move to Europe.[9] Despite this statement of intent, Findley was selected by Portland Timbers in the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft, enabling Portland to retain his MLS rights should he ever choose to return to the league.[10]
Nottingham Forest
Findley made his full competitive debut for Forest on August 8, 2011 in a home fixture against Notts County in the first round of the 2011–12 Football League Cup. Findley scored Forest's second goal - his first goal for the club - after having an earlier effort ruled out for offside. He also converted his penalty in the match's penalty shoot-out, which Forest won.[14] Forest manager Steve McClaren said: "He can have a big impact in the Championship. He is as fast as lightning. He is quick, he covers a lot of ground, he works for the team, he defends when he has to and, most importantly, he can get a goal".[15] After struggling for first-team opportunities in 2012, Findley was loaned to League Two clubGillingham on September 21, 2012 for an initial period of one month.[16] He made his debut for Gillingham in a 2-0 away win at Port Vale, and supplied the cross for the first goal.[17] Vale manager Micky Adams stated that "the pace of Findley scared the life out of" his team.[18] After seven appearances for the Gills, Findley returned to Forest.[19]
On January 14, 2013 Nottingham Forest announced that Findley's contract had been terminated by mutual consent.[20]
Return to Real Salt Lake
Following his release from Forest, Real Salt Lake acquired Findley's MLS rights from Portland in exchange for allocation money and re-signed him on January 16, 2013.[21]
International career
Findley made his international debut for the United States national team in October 2007[1][22] and made three appearances at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.[23]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Boulder Rapids Reserve | 2005 | 9 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 2 |
| 2006 | 8 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 5 | |
| Total | 17 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 15 | |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 2007 | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Total | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| Real Salt Lake | 2007 | 16 | 6 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
| 2008 | 29 | 6 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 32 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 27 | 12 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | 31 | 15 | |
| 2010 | 24 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 26 | 6 | |
| Total | 96 | 29 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 4 | 107 | 33 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 2010–11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | |
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | |
| Gillingham (loan) | 2012–13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 154 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 169 | 56 | |
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