Findley Traded to Real Salt Lake
SALT LAKE CITY -- Former Oregon State star Robbie Findley, early into his rookie Major League Soccer season, was traded this week from the Los Angeles Galaxy to Real Salt Lake.
According to the RSL press release: "Findley comes to Salt Lake City with plenty of potential, which has already been utilized early in his rookie season as evidenced by a pair of goals scored in just 377 minutes of play. Findley also appeared in all nine of L.A.'s games this season, including three starting nods, after being drafted in the second round (16th overall) of January's 2007 MLS SuperDraft. After finishing his four-year career at Oregon State University as the school's third-leading scorer with 28 goals, Findley earned an invite to the adidas/MLS Player Combine in January, where he impressed MLS scouts and coaches enough to shoot up the draft charts to his eventual early second-round position."
"Robbie Findley is a player we had our eye in very closely during the draft in January, and his early results this year prove why he was so sought after," said Real Salt Lake Technical Director/Director of Soccer Operations John Ellinger.
It's the second straight year that a former Oregon State player was involved in a trade with Real Salt Lake. Ryan Johnson was drafted by RSL in 2006 and was later traded to the Chicago Fire. He now plays overseas.
