Ed Hayden

Ed Hayden
Personal information
Full name Edward Hayden
Date of birth (1983-10-24) October 24, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Olney, Maryland, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2002–2003 Saint Francis Red Flash
2004–2005 Monmouth Hawks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Richmond Kickers 10 (0)
2007 Atlantic City Diablos
2008–2010 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 41 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 25, 2010

Ed Hayden (born October 24, 1983, in Olney, Maryland) is an American soccer player who last played for Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL Second Division.

Career

College

Hayden attended Magruder High School in Rockville, Maryland, played youth soccer with the Olney Metro-Stars and the Baltimore Bays, and played college soccer at Saint Francis University and Monmouth University. He was Monmouth's Soccer MVP in 2004, and earned Second Team All-NEC in 2004, and First Team All NEC-in 2005.

Professional

Hayden turned professional in 2006 when he signed with the Richmond Kickers in the USL Second Division. He made his professional debut on April 23, 2006, in Richmond's opening day defeat to the Cincinnati Kings,[1] but later helped them secure the 2006 USL2 regular season title.

After spending a year with the Atlantic City Diablos in the amateur National Premier Soccer League in 2007, Hayden returned to the professional ranks in 2008 with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. On March 8, 2010, Pittsburgh announced the re-signing of Hayden to a new contract for the 2010 season.[2]

References

  1. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
  2. ^ "Riverhounds announce eight signings". USLsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2010-03-09.