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| Adam Braz #3 |
| Impact Milestones: |
50th Game 2005/07/29 @ Atlanta
100th Game 2008/09/10 @ Seattle
50th Start 2005/09/11 @ Vancouver
100th Start 2009/08/12 vs Portland
5,000th Minute 2006/06/11 @ Toronto
10,000th Minute: 2010/05/30 vs Carolina |
| First Game: |
2002/05/04 @ Charleston |
| First Start: |
2002/05/11 @ Atlanta |
| First Assist: |
2005/06/22 vs Charleston |
| Playoff championship: |
2004, 2009 |
| Regular Season Championship: |
2005, 2006 |
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| Position: |
D |
| Height: |
6'2 |
| Weight: |
185 lbs |
| DOB: |
1981/06/07 |
| Citizenship: |
CAN |
| Residence: |
Montréal |
| Last club: |
Toronto FC (MLS) |
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| CAREER |
AMATEUR
Played for Fairfield University in the NCAA and AS Jean-Talon Rosemont in the Quebec Elite Soccer League (LSEQ)… Picked several times on the LSEQ all-star teams… Won two gold medals and one silver medal at the national championships with the U15, U17 and U18 Quebec Select teams… Won a silver medal at the national club championships with Jean-Talon Rosemont.
INTERNATIONAL
Invited at the Canadian national team’s training camps, January 8-20, 2006 in Carson, California, and May 1-8, 2006 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida… Was on Canada’s starting eleven for the international friendly against the United States, January 22 in San Diego… Contributed to the shutout in a 0-0 tie against the American team… Was picked on the starting eleven for the Canadian national team’s friendly game in Montreal against Jamaica, September 4, 2006 and helped Canada pick up a 1-0 win… Was then used as a sub in the return match in Kingston, Jamaica, on October 8, in a 2-1 loss against the Reggae Boyz… In 2005, played every minute of all three round-robin games for Canada at the Gold Cup tournament, July 7 against Costa Rica, July 9 against the USA and July 12 against Cuba… Also played the full 90 minutes in an international friendly against Spain on September 3… Had his first cap with the Canadian World Cup team January 18, 2004, a friendly match against Barbados… Helped his team come up with a 1-0 win… Was part of the starting eleven with the Canadian Olympic team during 2003 qualifying rounds, as well as during the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament held February 2-12, 2004, in Mexico… Was also part of Canada’s U20 team from 1998 to 2002, and became team captain, but missed the CONCACAF qualifying tournament and then the 2001 Youth World Championship in Argentina, because of his IT ligament syndrome…
PROFESSIONAL
Made his USL D1 debut with the Impact in 2002… Trained on an informal basis with the Impact during the 1998-99 indoor season, but only officially joined the team for the 2002 outdoor season… As a rookie with the Impact, spent a total of 1,554 minutes on the field in 2002, good for 4th place among Impact defenders… After earning a trial the preceding month, came to an agreement with 2nd-division Swedish club Vasteras SK in January of 2003… Started 25 of the team’s 30 games in 2003… Back with the Impact in 2004, was one of the key elements of the best defence in the league, that allowed only 15 goals in 28 games, a club record… Was part of the starting eleven for the championship final, which the Impact won 2-0, against the Seattle Sounders… Earned his first career point with the Impact June 22, 2005 against the Charleston Battery, when he set up Mauricio Vincello’s goal… In 2006, reached the 5,000 career minutes played mark with the Impact… His 1,914 minutes played in 2006 are a USL D1 career high for him so far. In 2007, played 13 games, nine as starter for a total of 773 minutes, with the Toronto FC, in the Major League Soccer… In 2008, made a comeback with the Impact after signing a two-year agreement January 18… That year, started 17 of the 19 regular season games he played (1,496 minutes)… Registered an assist on the Impact’s first goal scored at Saputo Stadium by Rocco Placentino on June 13… Helped the Impact to end the season with the second best defensive record, tied with Vancouver, with only 28 goals allowed… In a Nutrilite Canadian Championship game against the Toronto FC July 22, he injured his thigh and subsequently missed 10 games… Started all four games of that tournament… Played 7 of the 10 games in the CONCACAF Champions League.
2009 SEASON
Received the Unsung Hero Award… Played 22 games, including 18 starts, for a total of 1,690 minutes… Tallied one assist August 30 in a 1-1 tie against the Carolina RailHawks… After missing one month (six games) due to a thigh injury, he came back strong in July to help the team qualify for the playoffs and win the third championship in club history… During the playoffs, played the full 90 minutes of all games... Tallied one assist on Peter Byers’ goal October 10, against Vancouver, in the first leg of the championship final… Earned a second playoff championship with the Impact… Signed a two-year deal with the Impact on November 26, 2009. |
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| Montreal |
2002 |
20 |
17 |
1554 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
23 |
4 |
0 |
| Montreal |
2004 |
18 |
17 |
1510 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
31 |
3 |
1 |
| Montreal |
2005 |
20 |
16 |
1458 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
24 |
7 |
1 |
| Montreal |
2006 |
24 |
22 |
1914 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
25 |
6 |
0 |
| Toronto - MLS |
2007 |
13 |
9 |
773 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
5 |
0 |
| Montreal |
2008 |
19 |
17 |
1496 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
21 |
4 |
2 |
| Montreal |
2009 |
22 |
18 |
1690 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
15 |
7 |
0 |
| Montreal |
2010 |
18 |
11 |
1023 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
5 |
0 |
| Total Impact |
- |
141 |
118 |
10645 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
17 |
158 |
36 |
4 |
| Total USL |
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141 |
118 |
10645 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
17 |
158 |
36 |
4 |
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