Alec Purdie

Alec Purdie (born November 24, 1988) is an American soccer player who most recently played for New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.

Alec Purdie
Personal information
Full name Alec Gregory Purdie
Date of birth (1988-11-24) November 24, 1988
Place of birth Elkhart, Indiana, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2007–2011 Indiana Hoosiers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Indiana Invaders 12 (0)
2012 New England Revolution 5 (0)
2013 FK Älmeboda/Linneryd 10 (3)
Teams managed
2017– Belmont Bruins (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 29, 2013

Career

College and Amateur

Purdie played college soccer at the Indiana University between 2007 and 2011. During his time at Indiana, Purdie was named Captain of the team, earned first-team All-Big Ten honors as a senior, earned Offensive MVP honors and later Big Ten player of the week/National player of the week accolades for helping lead Indiana to the title at the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament. After the season had concluded, he was invited to the 2012 MLS Combine in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.[1]

Purdie spent time playing with USL Premier Development League club Indiana Invaders between 2007 and 2009.[2][3][4]

Professional

New England Revolution selected Purdie in the second round (No. 22 overall) of the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft.[5]

Purdie made his debut as a 70th-minute substitute during a 1–0 win against Portland Timbers on March 24, 2012.[6][7]

Before the 2013 season he signed a three-month contract with [Swedish Football Division 3] club FK Älmeboda/Linneryd to train and gain fitness after leaving New England Revolution. After his 3-month stint in Vaxjo, he spent time going on trials throughout Sweden. In January 2014, he had to decide whether to stay in Sweden or to take a job offer, and retired from playing.[8]

References
  1. http://www.iuhoosiers.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/purdie_alec00.html
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2012-03-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2012-03-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-08. Retrieved 2012-03-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-18. Retrieved 2012-09-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2012-03-24-ne-v-por/stats
  7. "Weekly Update: Superdraft". 14 January 2013.
  8. Rydström, Daniel (7 March 2013). "Från MLS till Älmeboda/Linneryd – Smålandsposten". Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2013.


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