Steve Purdy

Steven Francis Purdy Ramos (born February 5, 1985) is a Salvadoran footballer. He has played for the El Salvador national team at the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2011 and 2013.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Purdy and the second or maternal family name is Ramos.
Steve Purdy
Purdy signing a shirt at a Portland Timbers event in 2012
Personal information
Full name Steven Francis Purdy Ramos
Date of birth (1985-02-05) February 5, 1985
Place of birth Bakersfield, California, United States
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
2003–2006 California Golden Bears
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 San Francisco Seals 0 (0)
2007–2008 1860 Munich II 26 (0)
2009 FC Dallas 5 (0)
2010 Portland Timbers (USL) 24 (0)
2011–2012 Portland Timbers 11 (0)
2013 Chivas USA 8 (0)
2016 Orange County Blues 7 (0)
National team‡
2003 United States U17 5 (0)
2004–2005 United States U20 3 (0)
2007–2008 United States U23 2 (0)
2011–2013 El Salvador 15 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 13, 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 4, 2013

Club career

College

Steven Purdy was born in Bakersfield, California to an American father and Salvadoran mother. Purdy attended Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, California, played college soccer for the University of California, Berkeley, and with the San Francisco Seals in the USL Premier Development League.

Professional

He signed his first professional contract with German side 1860 Munich in 2007, and spent two years as a member of the team's reserve squad, but never played a competitive first team game.

He was signed by FC Dallas on January 14, 2009[1] Purdy made his Major League Soccer career debut and first start in FC Dallas' season opener on March 21, 2009 against the Chicago Fire in a 3-1 home loss. Purdy was waived by Dallas on September 11, 2009 in a move that freed up the cap space for them to sign Heath Pearce. Dallas re-signed Purdy a few days later.

On April 2, 2010, the Portland Timbers announced [2] the signing of Purdy for the 2010 season. Purdy was a key player for Portland in his first year at the club. He appeared in 24 league matches and was a key figure in helping the club concede the second fewest goals in the league. On January 26, 2011 Purdy was signed by Portland Timbers to compete in the club's first season in Major League Soccer. He was a part of the team for its first two seasons in the league. At the end of the 2012 season, the Timbers declined to keep him, thus releasing him on December 3, 2012.

After training with the club for several weeks, Purdy signed with Chivas USA on February 14, 2013.[3] In a game against the San Jose Earthquakes, he received several facial fractures after an elbow by Steven Lenhart. This led to Purdy being sidelined for the rest of the season. After the season, he was waived.

International

United States

Purdy represented the United States at various levels, Under-18, Under-20 and Under-23. In 2004, he helped the United States Under-20s to a third-place finish in the Busan (Korea) Four-Nations International Tournament. During the 2007 season, he was called to his first senior U.S. National Team camp for a match against Switzerland on Oct. 17 and was available for selection but did not appear in the match.

El Salvador

During an interview with a North American blog released on July 19, 2010, Steve expressed his desire to play for the El Salvador national team, and hopes to be part of the team for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.[4][5] Former national team coach Carlos de los Cobos expressed interest in having Purdy — who is of Salvadoran descent — play with the El Salvador national football team.[6][7] [8]

On March 17, 2011, Purdy was selected by El Salvador in a squad for two friendlies against Jamaica and Cuba.[9] However, El Salvador did not give Portland 15 days notice as required by FIFA and the Timbers chose not to release him.[10]

On May 11, 2011, Purdy received his Salvadoran passport in Los Angeles.[11] Rubén Israel, new head coach of El Salvador, selected Purdy for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament,[12] and he received his first cap when starting for the squad in the quarterfinal match against Panama.[13] Purdy scored his first goal as well as had his first assist for El Salvador in a match against the Cayman Islands at Estadio Cuscatlán on October 11, 2011.

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1October 11, 2011Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Cayman Islands2 – 04 – 0World Cup qualification[14]
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References
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  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2010-11-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2013-02-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-06-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-20. Retrieved 2011-06-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. http://www.oem.com.mx/esto/notas/n1087744.htm
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2011-06-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2011-03-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. http://www.fesfut.org.sv/actualidad.php?id_noticia=378
  11. "Steve Purdy recibe pasaporte salvadoreño" (in Spanish). elsalvador.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
  12. "El Salvador calls up defender Steven Purdy for first time for Gold Cup in US in June". Washington Post. Associated Press. May 22, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-25. Retrieved 2011-07-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. http://www.goal.com/en-us/match/el-salvador-vs-cayman-islands/1177855/preview
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