Sam Reynolds (soccer)
American soccer player
Sam Reynolds (born December 13, 1981) is an American former professional soccer 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 Cal State Fullerton, where he played four seasons of NCAA 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 goals against average. Reynolds also played for the United States Adult Soccer Association 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 of the USL First Division, but saw no regular-season game time. In April 2006, Reynolds signed with Major League Soccer as the League Pool Goalkeeper for the 2006 season.
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