Alex Grendi

Alex Grendi (born July 28, 1987) is an American soccer player.

Alex Grendi
Personal information
Full name Alex Grendi
Date of birth (1987-07-28) July 28, 1987
Place of birth Cold Spring Harbor, New York, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2005–2008 Pennsylvania Quakers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Long Island Rough Riders 16 (3)
2009 Columbus Crew 3 (0)
2010 Long Island Rough Riders 8 (2)
2011 Wilmington Hammerheads 8 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 4, 2011

Career

College

Grendi played college soccer at the University of Pennsylvania. During his college years Grendi also played with Long Island Rough Riders in the USL Premier Development League.[1]

Professional

Grendi was drafted in the third round (45th overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by the Columbus Crew. He made his professional debut on 21 March 2009, in Crew's first game of the 2009 MLS season against Houston Dynamo,[2] and subsequently played two more MLS games before being cut on March 23, 2010.[3]

Having been released due to a recurring knee injury, Grendi returned to the University of Pennsylvania to finish his degree and play for the Long Island Rough Riders in the USL Premier Development League in 2010.[4]

On April 5, 2011, Grendi signed with Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Pro league.[5] On June 6, 2011, Grendi tore his ACL and was unable to play for the remainder of the season.

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References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2009-03-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2009-03-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Columbus Dispatch article
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-28. Retrieved 2010-05-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2014-05-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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