Adegboyega "Bo" Oshoniyi (born November 3, 1971 in Poughkeepsie, New York) is an American soccer goalkeeper, who currently plays for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer. November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Poughkeepsie City of Poughkeepsie Town of Poughkeepsie Poughkeepsie, Arkansas This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... A goalkeeper leaves his feet to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Coach Bob Gansler, 1999- First Game Kansas City Wiz 3 - 0 Colorado Rapids (Arrowhead Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 6 - 0 MetroStars (Arrowhead Stadium; June 20, 1999) Worst Defeat Kansas City Wizards 0 - 7 Chicago Fire... MLS logo MLS redirects here. ...

Oshoniyi played college soccer at Southern Connecticut State University, where he helped lead the team to Division II championships in 1990 and 1992. He finished his career at the school with a record of 67 wins, 8 losses, and 7 ties. An NCAA tournament game between Indiana University and the University of Tulsa in 2004 College soccer is a term used to describe soccer that is played by teams operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes. ... Southern Connecticut State University is a state university in New Haven, Connecticut. ...

Upon graduating, Oshoniyi joined the New York Centaurs of the A-League in 1995. Upon the creation of MLS, Oshoniyi was selected in the fifth round of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft by the Columbus Crew. He started 13 games with the Crew, but was beaten out for the job by Brad Friedel, who was acquired in mid-season. Oshoniyi was released by the Crew after 1996, and played the next year with the Connecticut Wolves of the A-League. He moved to the Charleston Battery in 1998, and the Atlanta Silverbacks in 1999. The New York Centaurs were an A-League professional soccer club, based in New York City. ... The United Soccer Leagues First Division is a professional mens soccer league in North America. ... The MLS Inaugural Player Draft was held before Major League Soccers initial season, to distribute players who had already graduated college to the leagues ten inaugural teams. ... Year Founded 1994 League Major League Soccer Stadium Columbus Crew Stadium Coach Sigi Schmid, 2006- First Game Columbus Crew 4 - 0 D.C. United (Ohio Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Columbus Crew 6 - 1 New England Revolution (Ohio Stadium; August 8, 1998) Columbus Crew 6 - 1 Tampa Bay Mutiny... Bradley Howard Friedel (born May 18, 1971 in Lakewood, Ohio) is an American international football (soccer) goalkeeper who plays for Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League. ... The Connecticut Wolves were a soccer club that competed in the United Soccer Leagues from 1993 to Z. Based in New Britain, Connecticut, the club started in the D-3 Pro League before moving to the A-League in 1997. ... The Charleston Battery is a U.S. professional mens soccer team based in Charleston, South Carolina. ... The Atlanta Silverbacks are an American professional soccer club who currently play in the USL First Division, a division of the United Soccer Leagues, and the second division in the US Soccer hierarchy. ...

Oshoniyi returned to MLS in 2000, when he was selected 39th overall in the MLS SuperDraft by the New England Revolution. He played no games for New England, however, but played one game with the Kansas City Wizards, and was part of their MLS Cup-winning squad. Oshoniyi has been with the Wizards ever since, almost entirely as a backup to Tony Meola, but started during the 2004 stretch run as Meola went down with injury. He took over as the starter in 2005. The 2000 Major League Soccer SuperDraft. ... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Gillette Stadium Coach Steve Nicol, 2002- First Game Tampa Bay Mutiny 3 - 2 New England Revolution (Tampa Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win New England Revolution 6 - 1 Colorado Rapids (Gillette Stadium; September 18, 2004) Worst Defeat Chicago Fire 6 - 0 New... MLS Cup is the final game of the Major League Soccer post-season, officially recognized as the championship of the league. ... Meola on the cover of Tony Meolas Sidekick Soccer Tony Meola (born February 21, 1969 in Belleville, New Jersey) is an American goalkeeper, who became one of the most famous soccer players in the United States after his play in the 1994 World Cup. ...

See also

• List of current MLS players