2009 Seattle Sounders FC Roster

Age as of 2009 Mar 1. Last update 2009 Aug 14.

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	Born	Ht	Wt	Last Season's Team	Home Town	Status	MLS Exp	Notes
1	Chris Eylander	G	24	1984 Mar 14	6'1"	185	Sounders	Sumner, WA	S, DL	0	Recovering from partial tear of posterior cruciate ligament
2	Michael Fucito	F	22	1986 Mar 29	5'9"	165	Harvard U	Westford, MA	S, D, DL	0	SuperDraft pick 46, on the DL with foot sesamoiditis
3	Brad Evans	M	23	1985 Apr 20	6'1"	160	Columbus Crew	Phoenix, AZ	S	2	Expansion Draft
4	Patrick Ianni	D	23	1985 Jun 15	6'1"	175	Houston Dynamo	Lodi, CA	S	3	Acquired by trade
5	Tyson Wahl	D	25	1984 Feb 23	6'2"	185	Kansas City Wizards	Newport Beach, CA	S	3	Expansion Draft
6	Osvaldo Alonso	M	23	1985 Nov 11	5'11"	165	Charleston Battery	San Cristóbal, Cuba	S	0
7	James Riley	D	26	1982 Oct 27	5'10"	150	San Jose Earthquakes	Colorado Springs, CO	S	4	Expansion Draft
8	Peter Vagenas	M	31	1978 Feb 6	5'8"	157	Los Angeles Galaxy	Pasadena, CA	S	9	Expansion Draft
9	Sebastien Le Toux	F/M	25	1984 Jan 10	6'0"	165	Sounders	Rennes, France	S	0	1st signed player for Sounders FC
10	Freddie Ljungberg	M	31	1977 Apr 16	5'9"	162	West Ham United	Vittsjö, Sweden	S, I, DP	0	Designated player, 2009 All-Star
11	Steve Zakuani	F/M	21	1988 Feb 9	6'0"	160	U Akron	London, England, born in Congo	D, I, Ga	0	SuperDraft pick 1, Generation adidas
12	Nathan Sturgis	D/M	21	1987 Jul 6	5'10"	150	Real Salt Lake	St. Augustine, FL	S	3	Expansion Draft
13	Jarrod Smith	F	24	1984 Jun 10	6'1"	180	Toronto FC	Havelock North, New Zealand	S, I	1	Expansion Draft, released Jul 16 due to surgery
14	Tyrone Marshall	D	34	1974 Nov 12	6'2"	195	Toronto FC	Kingston, Jamaica	S	11	Acquired by trade
15	Stephen King	M	23	1986 Mar 6	5'8"	153	Chicago Fire	Medford, NJ	S	1	Expansion Draft
16	Evan Brown	D	21	1987 May 1	5'11"	165	Wake Forest U	Raleigh, NC	S, D	0	SuperDraft pick 16
17	Fredy Montero	F	21	1987 Jul 26	5'9"	162	Deportivo Cali	Campo de la Cruz, Colombia	S, I	0	2009 All-Star
18	Kasey Keller	G	39	1969 Nov 29	6'2"	190	Fulham FC	Olympia, WA	S	0	2nd announced player, 2009 All-Star
19	Leonardo Gonzalez	D	28	1980 Nov 21	6'1"	174	Municipal Liberia (Costa Rica)	San Jose, Costa Rica	S, I	0	Signed Jul 30
19	Kevin Forrest	F	24	1984 Nov 3	5'11"	175	Sounders	Edmonds, WA	S, D	0	Waived Jun 25
20	Zach Scott	D	28	1980 Jul 2	5'11"	175	Sounders	Haiku, HI	S	0
21	Nate Jaqua	F	27	1981 Oct 28	6'4"	205	Houston Dynamo	Eugene, OR	S	6	Expansion Draft
23	Sanna Nyassi	M	20	1989 Jan 31	5'8"	145	Sounders, Ports Authority (Gambia)	Bwiam, Gambia	D, I	0	3rd announced player
24	Roger Levesque	F/M	28	1981 Jan 22	6'2"	174	Sounders	Portland, ME	S	2
26	Taylor Graham	D	28	1980 Jun 3	6'4"	190	Sounders	Fair Oaks, CA	S	4	Recovered from broken foot
27	Lamar Neagle	M	21	1987 May 7	5'11"	165	U Nevada Las Vegas	Federal Way, WA	S, D	0	Signed as free agent on Jun 10
28	Terry Boss	G	27	1981 Sep 1	6'3"	205	NY Red Bulls, Charlotte Eagles	Philomath, OR	S	0	Signed Jun 26
34	Jhon Kennedy Hurtado	D	24	1984 May 16	6'0"	183	Deportivo Cali	Palmira, Colombia	S, I	0	2009 All-Star
	From MLS GK Pool
22	Ben Dragavon	G	25	1983 Dec 31	6'1"	195	Sounders	Monroe, WA	P	0	Played 1 match, on the bench for others

Head Coach: Sigi Schmid
Assistant Coach: Brian Schmetzer
Assistant Coach: Ezra Hendrickson
Goalkeeper Coach: Tom Dutra
Fitness Coach: David Tenney
Assistant Coach and Scout: Kurt Schmid
Technical Director: Chris Henderson

Status Key:
S = Senior
D = Development
I = International
DP = Designated Player
Ga = Generation adidas
DL = Disabled List
P = Pool

2009 trialists