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Ezra Hendrickson
Personal information
Full name	Ezra Hendrickson
Date of birth	January 16, 1972 (1972-01-16) (age 38)
Place of birth	Layou, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Seattle Sounders FC (Assistant coach)
Youth career
1990–93	Drake University Soccer
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994 1995–1996 1997 1997–2003 2003 2003–2004 2004 2005–2006 2006–2008	Des Moines Menace New Orleans Storm MetroStars Los Angeles Galaxy Dallas Burn Charleston Battery D.C. United Chivas USA Columbus Crew	000 0(?) 000 0(?) 008 0(0) 139 (17) 016 0(1) 005 0(0) 012 0(0) 031 0(3) 060 0(2)
National team2
1995–2008	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	123 (0)0
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 April 2009. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 28 June 2005. * Appearances (Goals)

Ezra Hendrickson (born January 16, 1972 in Layou, St. Vincent) is a retired Vincentian Football (soccer) player. He is currently an assistant coach with Seattle Sounders FC.

Hendrickson played college soccer at Drake University from 1990 to 1993, where he was named all-Missouri Valley Conference three times, and was named an NSCAA third team All-American as a senior.

Upon graduating, Hendrickson joined the amateur Des Moines Menace in 1994, where he played striker, scoring 13 goals in his first year. After a season with the Menace, Hendrickson was signed to a professional contract by the New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers of the USISL. Hendrickson played for the Riverboat Gamblers, and was named Select League Defender of the Year in 1996.

After his exceptional 1996 season, Hendrickson was drafted 5th overall in the 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft by the New York/New Jersey MetroStars, for whom he played eight forgettable matches in 1997. Midseason, Hendrickson was cut and picked up by the Los Angeles Galaxy, where he solidified his role as a starter, and earn a reputation as one of the best wing backs in MLS. After seven seasons with the Galaxy, Hendrickson was traded to the Dallas Burn in 2003.

When the Burn reorganized the team following their dismal 2003 campaign, Hendrickson found himself without a team in MLS, and briefly signed with the Charleston Battery of the A-League. However, not long into the 2004 season, D.C. United acquired him to play a backup role in their central defense. Hendrickson was selected fifth overall by C.D. Chivas USA in the Expansion Draft after the season. After a year with Chivas, he was on a move again, sent to Columbus early in the 2006 season.

Hendrickson has also spent time as the captain of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national team, and has been one of the team's best players since earning his first cap in 1995 against Barbados.

Honors

Columbus Crew

• Major League Soccer MLS Cup (1): 2008
• Major League Soccer Supporter's Shield (1): 2008

Los Angeles Galaxy

• CONCACAF Champions' Cup:
  • Winner (1): 2000
  • Runner-up (1): 1997

• MLS Cup:
  • Winner (1): 2002
  • Runner-up (2): 1999, 2001

• MLS Supporters' Shield:
  • Winner (2): 1998, 2002
  • Runner-up (1): 1999

• U.S. Open Cup:
  • Winner (1): 2001
  • Runner-up (1): 2002

See also