Ali Curtis

Ali Curtis

Personal information
Date of birth	(1978-12-18) December 18, 1978
Place of birth	Philadelphia, PA, United States
Height
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1997–2000	Duke Blue Devils
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001	Tampa Bay Mutiny	20	(2)
2002–2003	D.C. United	37	(6)
2003	Dallas Burn	8	(1)
Total		65	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ali Curtis (born December 18, 1978) is an American former soccer forward. He was the 1999 Hermann Trophy and 2000 MAC Award winner before playing in Major League Soccer from 2001 to 2004. He currently serves as sporting director of the New York Red Bulls.

Career

College

A native of Ann Arbor, MI, Ali Curtis had an extraordinary career playing college soccer at Duke University, where he scored 53 goals and 28 assists from 1997 to 2000, and, in his junior season won the Hermann Trophy, and in his senior season won the MAC Award, both recognizing college soccer's best player. He ranks as the all-time leading goal-scorer in Duke soccer history.

MLS

After graduating from Duke, Curtis was drafted second overall in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft by the Tampa Bay Mutiny. From 2001 through 2004, Curtis spent time with three (3) MLS Clubs - Tampa Bay Mutiny, DC United and FC Dallas (formerly Dallas Burn).

Post-playing career

After Curtis's playing career, he worked for the investment bank, JP Morgan from 2004 through 2007. In 2007 Curtis returned to MLS and held various positions in the league office, and was the league's Senior Director of Player Relations and Competition. On December 23, 2014, the New York Red Bulls hired Curtis as sporting director. In his first season in charge New York captured the Eastern Conference regular season title and the MLS Supporters' Shield.

External links

• MLS Player profile