Edson Buddle (born May 21, 1981 in New Rochelle, New York) is an American soccer player, who currently plays striker for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... New Rochelle is a city located in Westchester County in the US state of New York, 16 miles (26 km) from Grand Central Terminal in New York City. ... 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. ... Strikers, also known as centre forwards, forwards, and attackers, are the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... Year Founded 1995 (as MetroStars) League Major League Soccer Stadium Giants Stadium Coach Mo Johnston, 2005- All-Time Leaders* Games Mike Petke, 134 Goals Giovanni Savarese, 41 Assists Tab Ramos, 36 Shutouts Tony Meola, 20 First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2 - 1 MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996) Largest Win... MLS logo For the defunct indoor soccer league, see Major Soccer League. ...

Buddle played one year of college soccer at State Fair Community College, where he led State Fair to the 1999 NJCAA Division I National Championship. Buddle began his professional career in 2000, when he signed with the Long Island Rough Riders of the A-League. Buddle helped the team win the Northeast Division, scoring 11 goals and 4 assists, and was a finalist for the A-League Rookie of the Year Award. 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 Long Island Rough Riders are an American professional soccer team, that play in the USL Second Division, the third level in the American soccer pyramid. ... The United Soccer Leagues First Division is a professional mens soccer league in North America. ...

His performance in the A-League attracted the interest of MLS, and Edson was selected 27th overall in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft by the Columbus Crew. Buddle played very little in his rookie year, only 556 minutes, but managed to show his talent in his brief playing time, scoring three goals and two assists. The next year, at the age of 21, Buddle established himself as one of the league's best young strikers, scoring 9 goals and 5 assists in only 1304 minutes while helping the Crew to a U.S. Open Cup win. Plagued by injury troubles, Buddle only started 16 games for the Crew the next year, but again was a prolific scorer when healthy, registering 9 goals and 4 assists. The same pattern repeated itself in 2004, as Buddle missed significant time to injury, but still scored 11 goals and 2 assists in 20 starts. His 2005 totals were 9 goals and 2 assists. The 2001 Major League Soccer SuperDraft. ... Year Founded 1994 League Major League Soccer Stadium Columbus Crew Stadium Coach Sigi Schmid, 2006- All-Time Leaders* Games Mike Clark, 221 Goals Brian McBride, Jeff Cunningham, 62 Assists Robert Warzycha, 61 Shutouts Jon Busch, 22 First Game Columbus Crew 4 - 0 D.C. United (Ohio Stadium; April 13, 1996... The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is an American soccer competition open to all United States Soccer Federation affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams all the way to the professional teams of Major League Soccer. ...

Before the 2006 season, Buddle was traded to New York for Eddie Gaven and Chris Leitch. Eddie Gaven (poster) Eddie Gaven (born October 25, 1986 in Hamilton, New Jersey) is an American soccer player, currently one of the best young players in the world. ... Chris Leitch (born April 1, 1979 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for the MetroStars in Major League Soccer. ...

Although he is certainly a promising player for the United States national team, Buddle's injuries have made it difficult for him to break into the squad. He has figured for the U-20 and U-23 teams, playing in the 2001 World Youth Championship. However, he currently only has one cap with the senior team, which he earned March 23, 2003 in a friendly against Venezuela. First international Unofficial: USA 0 - 1 Canada (Newark, NJ, USA; November 28, 1885) Official: Sweden 2 - 3 USA (Stockholm, Sweden; August 20, 1916) Largest win USA 8 - 1 Cayman Islands (Mission Viejo, CA, USA; November 14, 1993) USA 7 - 0 El Salvador (Los Angeles, CA, USA; December 5, 1993) USA... The FIFA World Youth Championship is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). ...

Buddle is named after Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé. His father, Winston Buddle, a former professional soccer player born in Jamaica, chose the name. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Honorary KBE (born 23 October 1940), nicknamed Pelé (pron. ...

See also

• List of current MLS players