Floyd Franks
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Floyd Franks | ||
| Date of birth | April 5, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Vestavia Hills, Alabama, United States | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Charlotte 49ers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 |
Carolina Dynamo | 10 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 |
Chicago Fire | 16 | (1) |
| 2008 | Cleveland City Stars | 17 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 |
Blokhus | 33 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 |
Carolina RailHawks | 50 | (2) |
| 2012 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 |
Carolina RailHawks | 21 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Minnesota United | 23 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 13, 2014 | |||
Floyd Franks (born April 5, 1984) is an American soccer player.
Career
College and amateur
Franks attended
college soccer at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
, finishing his career with 18 goals and 15 assists in 71 matches. He two-time all-Conference USA selection after his sophomore and junior seasons and an all-Atlantic 10 Conference selection after his senior season.
During his college years Franks also played with
USL Premier Development League.[1]
Professional
Franks was selected in the first round (10th overall) of the
Chicago Fire; he scored his first career professional goal on July 29, 2007, against Toronto FC.[2]
After being released by Chicago at the end of the 2007 season, Franks signed with
Danish 2nd Division West. He played 33 games and scored 4 goals for the Danes before leaving in a blaze of glory at the end of the 2008/09 season. Floyd currently is up for election into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Additionally, he was voted a rising star in "Dunavant Soccer" magazine, which described Franks as "an athlete, a tremendous competitor."[4]
On February 15, 2010, the
Carolina RailHawks announced that they had signed him for the 2010 season.[5]
Franks was signed by Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer on March 6, 2012[6] and waived on June 28.[7] He later returned to the RailHawks.[8] On July 25, 2013, Midway through the 2012, Franks was traded by the RailHawks to the Minnesota United FC.
References
- ^ "Carolina Dynamo All-Time Player Stats 1993–2006". Carolina Dynamo. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2008.
- ^ "Roster". Carolina RailHawks. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
- ^ MLS Veteran Floyd Franks to Join Stars Roster Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ John Ryan, Editor of Dunavant Magazine
- ^ "RailHawks bolster midfield with addition of Floyd Franks". NASL.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
- ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC add midfielder Floyd Franks". Whitecapsfc.com. March 6, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC trade Long Tan to D.C. United and waive Floyd Franks | Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Whitecapsfc.com. June 28, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
- ^ "News". Carolina RailHawks. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2012.