Davy Arnaud (; born June 22, 1980) is an American soccer coach and former player. During his professional career, he played for Sporting Kansas City, Montreal Impact, and

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, and served on the coaching staff of D.C. United and Houston Dynamo. Arnaud also made seven appearances for the United States national team, scoring one goal. He is currently an assistant coach at

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Career

College

Arnaud played

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from 1999 to 2001, finishing his career with 31 goals and 11 assists. In his junior year he scored 13 goals and 3 assists, becoming a Division II NCAA All-American, the first from his school.

Professional

After his junior year, Arnaud turned professional, and was drafted 50th overall in the

2002 MLS SuperDraft The 2002 Major League Soccer SuperDraft was held on February 10, 2002 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. One month earlier, MLS had contracted two clubs: Tampa Bay Mutiny and Miami Fusion. In conjunction with the contraction, the league conducted bo ...

by the Kansas City Wizards. He hardly played at all his first year, registering only 43 minutes in three games. Although his second year began much the same, Arnaud began to get significant time as the year progressed, and finished the year having played in 18 games, and scored three goals. Although his performance in 2003 boded well for his 2004 season, Arnaud exceeded everybody's expectations. After Preki and Igor Simutenkov went down with long-term injuries before the beginning of the season, Arnaud was given a starting role in the Wizards' offense next to

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. Arnaud proved he deserved the opportunity from the outset, and went on to start all 30 of Kansas City's games, scoring nine goals and eight assists while leading the club to first place in the Western Conference. Arnaud remained a starter for the club for the next several years. Before the 2010 season, Arnaud was named the team's new captain by coach

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. During the 2011 season injuries limited his play but he still remained a key player for the club helping Sporting to a first place Eastern Conference finish during the regular season. On November 28, 2011, Arnaud was traded to new expansion team Montreal Impact for defender Seth Sinovic and allocation money. He was named captain of the Montreal Impact for the team's first season in Major League Soccer. On March 17, 2012, before a crowd of 58,912 at

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in Montreal, Arnaud scored the first ever goal for the Montreal Impact in MLS in the 56th minute by heading a cross from

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into the top right corner against Chicago Fire keeper

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. On December 10, 2013, Arnaud was traded to

in exchange for an international roster slot. On March 3, 2016, Arnaud officially announced his retirement. In his professional career he played 351 games, scored 50 goals, and recorded 46 assists.

Coaching

Upon retirement from playing, Arnaud immediately joined the D.C. United's coaching staff as an assistant coach. Arnaud joined the Houston Dynamo in late 2016 as an assistant coach, joining Wilmer Cabrera back in his native Texas. Upon Cabrera's departure from the club after a 9–13–3 start to the 2019 season, Arnaud was elevated to the role of interim head coach. Arnaud went 3–5–1 in the interim role before

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was named permanent head coach. On July 13, 2020, Arnaud was named assistant coach for

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International

Arnaud made his first appearance for the United States national team as a late substitute during the U.S.'s 4–2 friendly defeat against

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on September 9, 2007 at

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. He scored his first international goal on July 11, 2009 against Haiti in the

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at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts.

International goals

Honors

Kansas City Wizards / Sporting Kansas City

Kansas City Wizards

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, commonly known as the U.S. Open Cup (USOC), is a knockout cup competition in men's soccer in the United States of America. It is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in that country. The 2023 U.S. O ...

: 2004 * Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship: 2004

Sporting Kansas City

* Sporting Legends (Club Hall of Fame): 2022

Montreal Impact

* Canadian Championship:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arnaud, Davy 1980 births Living people People from Nederland, Texas American soccer players American expatriate soccer players Sporting Kansas City players CF Montréal players D.C. United players United States men's international soccer players Soccer players from Texas 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Expatriate soccer players in Canada Sporting Kansas City draft picks Major League Soccer coaches Major League Soccer players Major League Soccer All-Stars D.C. United non-playing staff Houston Dynamo FC non-playing staff Association football midfielders Houston Dynamo FC coaches American soccer coaches Austin FC non-playing staff