Floyd Franks (born April 5, 1984) is an American

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player.

Career

College and Amateur

Franks attended

Vestavia Hills High School Vestavia Hills High School. Vestavia Hills High School (VHHS), founded in 1970, is a public high school in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, USA. It is part of the Vestavia Hills City Schools. History The land was acquir ...

and played four years of

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at the

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, finishing his career with 18 goals and 15 assists in 71 matches. He two-time all-Conference USA selection after his sophomore and junior seasons and an all-Atlantic 10 Conference selection after his senior season. During his college years Franks also played with

Carolina Dynamo North Carolina Fusion U-23, formerly known as Carolina Dynamo, is an American soccer team based in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The ...

in the

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Professional

Franks was selected in the first round (10th overall) of the

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by Chicago Fire; he scored his first career professional goal on July 29, 2007, against

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. After being released by Chicago at the end of the 2007 season, Franks signed with Cleveland City Stars in April 2008, and spent a year playing in the

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before moving to Denmark to play with

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in the

Danish 2nd Division West The 2nd Division ( da, Danmarksturneringens 2. division or Herre-DM 2. division) is a semi-professional association football league for men and the third division in Denmark. It is organised by the Divisionsforeningen on behalf of the Danish Footb ...

. He played 33 games and scored 4 goals for the Danes before leaving in a blaze of glory at the end of the 2008/09 season. Floyd currently is up for election into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Additionally, he was voted a rising star in "Dunavant Soccer" magazine, which described Franks as "an athlete, a tremendous competitor." On February 15, 2010, the Carolina RailHawks announced that they had signed him for the 2010 season. Franks was signed by

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on March 6, 2012 and waived on June 28. He later returned to the RailHawks. On July 25, 2013, Midway through the 2012, Franks was traded by the RailHawks to the Minnesota United FC.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Franks, Floyd 1984 births Living people American soccer players American expatriate soccer players Charlotte 49ers men's soccer players North Carolina Fusion U23 players Chicago Fire FC players Cleveland City Stars players Jammerbugt FC players North Carolina FC players Vancouver Whitecaps FC players Minnesota United FC (2010–2016) players Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate soccer players in Canada Soccer players from Birmingham, Alabama USL League Two players Major League Soccer players USL Second Division players USSF Division 2 Professional League players North American Soccer League players Chicago Fire FC draft picks People from Vestavia Hills, Alabama Association football midfielders