Shalrie Joseph

Shalrie Joseph
Joseph warming-up for the New England Revolution in 2010
Personal information
Full name Shalrie Jamal Joseph
Date of birth (1978-05-24) May 24, 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth St. George's, Grenada
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1998–1999 Bryant & Stratton Bobcats
2000–2001 St. John's Red Storm
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 New York Freedom 18 (7)
2003–2012 New England Revolution 261 (37)
2012 Chivas USA 12 (2)
2013 Seattle Sounders FC 10 (1)
2014 New England Revolution 0 (0)
2016–2017 FC Boston 4 (0)
Total 305 (47)
International career‡
2002–2008 Grenada 20 (1)
Managerial career
2018–2019 Grenada
2020–2021 New England Revolution (academy)
2022–2023 New England Revolution (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 28, 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 3, 2009

Shalrie Jamal Joseph (born May 24, 1978) is a Grenadian former professional footballer and coach.

Youth and college career

Joseph moved to Brooklyn, New York with his family as a teenager. He played college soccer at Bryant & Stratton College[1][2] and St. John's University, New York, graduating in 2002.

Playing career

Professional

Joseph playing for the Revs in the MLS Cup 2006.

New England

Joseph was drafted fourteenth overall in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft by the New England Revolution, but did not join the team until the 2003 season, having spent much of 2002 searching for a club overseas and later playing for the New York Freedom of USL D-3 Pro League. Upon joining the Revolution, Joseph quickly proved himself to be one of the most talented defensive midfielders in the league. He was named to the MLS Best XI in 2005.

In August 2006, Joseph had a $1 million offer from Celtic F.C., but MLS rejected the offer.[3] In January 2007, another offer of $2 million from Celtic was also rejected by MLS.

In 2008, he started and played the entire MLS All-Star Game versus West Ham United. The All-stars won that game 3–2, making them 5–0 all time against foreign teams.

He became the Revolution's captain in 2010 after previous captain Steve Ralston left the Revolution to join AC St. Louis. Later in 2010, Joseph took a leave of absence from the team while he was involved in the Major League Soccer substance abuse and behavioral health program. Joseph returned to the Revolution at the end of May.[4]

The Revolution signed Joseph to a Designated Player contract for the 2012 season.[5]

Later career

On August 1, 2012, Joseph was traded to Chivas USA in exchange for Blair Gavin, a second round pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft, and allocation money.[6]

On February 19, 2013, Joseph was traded to Seattle Sounders FC along with second round picks in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft and 2015 MLS SuperDraft, and a swap in allocation order.[7]

In April 2014, Joseph rejoined the New England Revolution.[8]

On May 21, 2016, Joseph signed up to play with Premier Development League side FC Boston.[9]

International career

Joseph was a member of the Grenada national team, for whom he has played for in the Caribbean Cup, the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, and World Cup qualifiers.[10]

Coaching career

Joseph became head coach of Grenada national team in March 2018.[11] In March 2020, Joseph returned to the United States and joined his former club the New England Revolution in a coaching role.[12]

Personal life

Joseph earned his U.S. citizenship in 2009.[13]

Honors

New England Revolution

Individual

References

  1. ^ 2006 Bryant & Stratton Bobcats, APC Spectrum, Fall 2006, found at APC Colleges website Archived 2008-08-27 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 22 July 2008.
  2. ^ Shalrie Joseph MLS bio, ″Shalrie Joseph″, found at [1]. Accessed 8 July 2019.
  3. ^ Joseph blocked MLS says no to Celtic FC offer Frank Dell'Apa, Boston Globe Online 30 August 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2006.
  4. ^ Dell'Apa, Frank (28 April 2010). "Revolution's Joseph is in substance abuse program". Boston.com.
  5. ^ "No place like home: Joseph re-ups with New England | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 2011-12-05.
  6. ^ "Kick Off: Revs ship Joseph to Chivas USA for Gavin | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 2012-08-04.
  7. ^ "Sounders acquire Shalrie Joseph in deal with Chivas USA | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 2013-02-22.
  8. ^ "New England Revolution bring back club legend Shalrie Joseph after Tuesday's Waiver Draft | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 2014-04-23.
  9. ^ "Boston Signs Former Revs Midfielder Joseph". 21 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-06-24.
  10. ^ Shalrie Joseph Roster: Player Bio Archived 2007-02-19 at the Wayback Machine Major League Soccer. Retrieved 4 December 2006.
  11. ^ Catanese, Jake (March 13, 2018). "Shalrie Joseph Named Grenada National Team Coach". Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  12. ^ Boehm, Charles (May 11, 2020). "MLS Legends: Shalrie Joseph on a New England Revolution reunion, Grenada and MLS memories".
  13. ^ "Revs' Shalrie Joseph aglow with US citizenship – Boston Globe Soccer Blog – Corner Kicks". Boston.com. August 24, 2009. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
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