Sam Reynolds (born December 13, 1981, in

Fortuna, California Fortuna (Spanish for "Fortune"; Wiyot: ''Vutsuwitk Da'l'') is a city on the northeast shore of the Eel River, approximately from where it enters the Pacific Ocean, and is on U.S. Route 101 in west-central Humboldt County, California, United St ...

) is a former American professional

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player, now a player liaison for PROficient Agency, representing professional soccer players, primarily in the United States and Europe.

Career

Youth and high school

Reynolds attended Davis Senior High School, where he played for the Ashley Yudin–coached Blue Devils who were undefeated for two seasons and won two CIF Section championships. He graduated in 2000. Reynolds played his youth soccer for the Davis Devils and in 1999–2000 for the River City Rush, a CYSL team coached by Marcos Mercado that won the California State Cup Championship (U-18) in 2000.

College and amateur

Reynolds attended

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, where he played four seasons of

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Division I soccer under head coach Al Mistri. He red-shirted his freshman year, then played from 2001 to 2004 a total of 59 games, starting 57, accumulating 12 shutouts and finishing with a 1.51

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. Reynolds also played for the

United States Adult Soccer Association The United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) is a national organization for amateur soccer in the United States. It consists of 55 state organizations as well as national, regional and state leagues. The National Premier Soccer League, NISA ...

California-South Region IV team that won the 2004 George F. Donnelly Cup, the US national amateur championship. Reynolds was named MVP of the tournament.

Professional

On April 2, 2005, Reynolds signed with the

Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are an American professional men's soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The Timbers have played their home games at P ...

of the

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, but saw no regular-season game time. In April 2006, Reynolds signed with

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as the League Pool Goalkeeper for the 2006 season. He spent most of the season as a reserve keeper with

Chivas USA Chivas USA (pronounced ''CHEE-vahs'') was an American professional soccer team based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California. The club played from 2005 to 2014 in Major League Soccer (MLS) and was a subsidiary of Mexican club C.D. Guada ...

, under head coach

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and goalkeeper coach Zak Abdel, and played in MLS reserve matches, but never made a first team start. He re-signed as a pool goalkeeper with MLS in 2007, training with Chivas USA, and gained his MLS debut with

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on July 1, 2007, in a 1–1 draw with the

Kansas City Wizards Sporting Kansas City, often shortened to Sporting KC, is an American men's professional soccer club based in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The administrative offices are located in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and the team clubhouse and ...

. Three days later he started for Toronto again and earned a 2–1 win over

Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake, often shortened to RSL, is an American professional soccer franchise based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The club competes as a member club of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Western Conference. RSL began play in 20 ...

, but was injured in the 85th minute. In April 2008, Reynolds signed to a contract with

Miami FC The Miami FC is an American professional soccer team based in Miami, Florida that competes in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. The club began play in the North American Soccer League (NASL) in the 2016 se ...

. He made three starting appearances in 2008, earning a 1–1 draw on the road against the Vancouver Whitecaps and two shutout victories against the Rochester Rhinos and Atlanta Silverbacks to close out the Miami season with a .33 goals against average. He joined

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for the 2009 season. He made 12 appearances, but was released at the end of the year. In 2010, he returned to Cal State Fullerton to coach goalkeepers for both the men's and women's teams for two seasons. In 2012, he joined PROficient Agency, a Portland-based firm started by Reynolds' former Portland Timbers and CSU Fullerton teammate

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International

Reynolds has played in several international exhibitions, including in July 2005 with Portland Timbers in a friendly against

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of the English

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; friendly matches with Chivas USA against Mexican Primera A sides

Necaxa Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V. (); often simply known as Necaxa, is a Mexican professional football club in Liga MX based in the city of Aguascalientes. It plays in the Estadio Victoria. History Foundation (Light and Power Comp ...

in October 2006 in Aguascalientes, Mexico, and

Chivas Guadalajara Club Deportivo Guadalajara (); often simply known as Guadalajara () and their nickname ''Chivas'' (), is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Zapopan, Jalisco. Guadalajara is one of the Primera División de Méxic ...

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in November 2007; and on August 2, 2008, for Miami FC in a friendly match against the

Haiti national football team The Haiti national football team (french: Équipe d'Haïti de football, Haitian Creole: ''Ekip foutbòl Ayiti'') represents Haiti in international football. Haiti is administered by the Fédération Haïtienne de Football (FHF), the governing b ...

in Miami.Miami FC and Haiti ends in a 1-1 draw
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training camp in Miami for three days of training as the team prepared for their World Cup qualifier match against Cuba. In February 2012 Reynolds played goalkeeper for the United States Men's National Beach Soccer Team coached by

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at th
Cancun Cup

References

External links

Reynolds Career Story
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PROficient Agency Bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reynolds, Sam 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Davis, California American men's soccer players Cal State Fullerton Titans men's soccer players Men's association football goalkeepers Major League Soccer players Austin Aztex FC players Chivas USA players Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016) players Portland Timbers (2001–2010) players Toronto FC players USL First Division players Davis Senior High School (California) alumni People from Fortuna, California Soccer players from California Sportspeople from Humboldt County, California