Brandon Prideaux (born August 18, 1976 in Seattle, Washington) is an American soccer defender who currently plays for D.C. United of Major League Soccer. August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water   - % water 369. ... Official language(s) None Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 18th 184,824 km² 385 km 580 km 6. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... In association football a defender is a player whose position of play is behind the midfielders and first and foremost provide support to the goalkeeper. ... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium RFK Stadium Coach Peter Nowak, 2004- All-Time Leaders* Games Jaime Moreno, 206 Goals Jaime Moreno, 92 Assists Marco Etcheverry, 101 Shutouts Nick Rimando, 29 First Game San Jose Clash 1 - 0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Largest Win... MLS logo For the defunct indoor soccer league, see Major Soccer League. ...

Prideaux played college soccer for the University of Washington from 1994 to 1997. Upon graduating in 1998, Prideaux joined the Seattle Sounders of the A-League - he excelled for the Sounders, registering two goals and ten assists while leading the team in minutes played. 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. ... The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a major public research university in Seattle, Washington. ... The Seattle Sounders are two U.S. professional soccer teams based in Seattle, Washington. ... The United Soccer Leagues First Division is a professional mens soccer league in North America. ...

Prideaux's performance in the A-League attracted the attention of MLS, and he signed with the Kansas City Wizards for the 1999 season; he played in 15 games, starting 8, registering one assist. In his second year with the Wizards, Prideaux seized a starting role, starting all 31 of the games he played in, and helped lead the Wizards to an MLS Cup, playing a part in one of the best defenses in the league's history. Prideaux played with the Wizards one more season, before being traded to United for Stephen Armstrong prior to the 2002 season. Prideaux started 53 of 55 games he played for D.C. in 2002 and 2003, but had his starting position challenged in 2004 with the emergence of Josh Gros, and a tactical shift that led the team to play a 3-5-2 formation more often. Nevertheless, he started 16 games, and was an useful role player for the club. In 2005, he resumed his regular role, starting 28 of 29 games. Prideaux is yet to score a goal in seven years in MLS. Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Coach Bob Gansler, 1999- All-Time Leaders* Games Preki, 218 Goals Preki, 71 Assists Preki, 98 Shutouts Tony Meola, 37 First Game Kansas City Wiz 3 - 0 Colorado Rapids (Arrowhead Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 6... MLS Cup is the final game of the Major League Soccer post-season, officially recognized as the championship of the league. ... Joshua Gros (born June 25, 1982 in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania) is an American soccer player, who currently plays midfielder for D.C. United of Major League Soccer. ...

See also

• List of current MLS players