Steven Francis Purdy Ramos (born February 5, 1985) is a former professional

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who played as a defender. Born in the United States, he represented El Salvador national team at international level, appearing for them at the CONCACAF Gold Cup in

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and

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Club career

College

Steven Purdy was born in

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to an American father and Salvadoran mother. Purdy attended Archbishop Mitty High School in

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, played

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for the

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, and with the San Francisco Seals in the

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Professional

He signed his first professional contract with German side

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in 2007, and spent two years as a member of the team's reserve squad, but never played a competitive first team game. He was signed by

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on January 14, 2009 Purdy made his

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career debut and first start in

' season opener on March 21, 2009, against the Chicago Fire in a 3–1 home loss. Purdy was waived by Dallas on September 11, 2009, in a move that freed up the cap space for them to sign Heath Pearce. Dallas re-signed Purdy a few days later. On April 2, 2010, the

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announced the signing of Purdy for the 2010 season. Purdy was a key player for Portland in his first year at the club. He appeared in 24 league matches and was a key figure in helping the club concede the second fewest goals in the league. On January 26, 2011, Purdy was signed by

to compete in the club's first season in

. He was a part of the team for its first two seasons in the league. At the end of the 2012

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, the Timbers declined to keep him, thus releasing him on December 3, 2012. After training with the club for several weeks, Purdy signed with

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on February 14, 2013. In a game against the

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, he received several facial fractures after an elbow by

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. This led to Purdy being sidelined for the rest of the season. After the season, he was waived.

International

United States

Purdy represented the United States at various levels, Under-18, Under-20 and Under-23. In 2004, he helped the United States Under-20s to a third-place finish in the Busan (Korea) Four-Nations International Tournament. During the 2007 season, he was called to his first senior U.S. National Team camp for a match against Switzerland on Oct. 17 and was available for selection but did not appear in the match.

El Salvador

During an interview with a North American blog released on July 19, 2010, Steve expressed his desire to play for the El Salvador national team, and hopes to be part of the team for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. Former national team coach

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expressed interest in having Purdy — who is of Salvadoran descent — play with the

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. On March 17, 2011, Purdy was selected by

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in a squad for two friendlies against

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and

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. However, El Salvador did not give Portland 15 days notice as required by

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and the Timbers chose not to release him. On May 11, 2011, Purdy received his Salvadoran passport in Los Angeles.

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, new head coach of El Salvador, selected Purdy for the

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tournament, and he received his first cap when starting for the squad in the quarterfinal match against Panama. Purdy scored his first goal as well as had his first assist for El Salvador in a match against the

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on October 11, 2011.

International goals

References

External links

MLS player profileCalifornia Golden Bears profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Purdy, Steve 1985 births Living people American men's soccer players United States men's youth international soccer players United States men's under-20 international soccer players United States men's under-23 international soccer players Salvadoran men's footballers Salvadoran expatriate sportspeople in Germany El Salvador men's international footballers American expatriate soccer players in Germany American sportspeople of Salvadoran descent Salvadoran people of American descent Soccer players from California California Golden Bears men's soccer players San Francisco Seals (soccer) players TSV 1860 Munich II players FC Dallas players Portland Timbers (2001–2010) players Portland Timbers players Chivas USA players Orange County SC players USSF Division 2 Professional League players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Sportspeople from Bakersfield, California LA Galaxy draft picks Men's association football defenders Archbishop Mitty High School alumni