Ryan Cordeiro

Ryan Cordeiro

Personal information
Full name	Ryan Cordeiro
Date of birth	(1986-05-06) May 6, 1986
Place of birth	Highland Mills, New York, United States
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder/Forward
Youth career
2004–2007	Connecticut Huskies
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008	D.C. United	7	(0)
2009	Real Maryland Monarchs	14	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 April 2010

Ryan Cordeiro (born May 6, 1986 in Highland Mills, New York) is an American soccer player who last played for Real Maryland Monarchs in the USL Second Division.

Career

College

Cordeiro attended Monroe-Woodbury High School and played college soccer at the University of Connecticut. He was named to the All-Big East Third Team as a sophomore in 2005, was an All-Big East Honorable Mention as a junior in 2006, while in 2007 as a senior he was his team's co-captain, started all of the team's 24 games, and was named to the NSCAA All-Northeast Second Team and the All- Big East Second Team. He finished his career at UConn with 18 goals and 19 assists in 84 matches.

Professional

Cordeiro was drafted in the third round (33rd overall) in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United, and made seven MLS appearances in his debut professional season, tallying one assist in 207 minutes. He played extensively in the MLS Reserve Division for D.C.'s reserve squad, and made two starts during the club's successful U.S. Open Cup title run.

Cordeiro was released by D.C. United in December 2008, and subsequently signed for the Real Maryland Monarchs of the USL Second Division in April, 2009.

Honors

D.C. United

• Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (1): 2008

External links

• Real Maryland Monarchs bio
• Player profile at MLS