KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Sporting Kansas City has acquired midfielder Bobby Convey from the San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for an international roster slot for 2012.
The 28-year-old Convey spent the last three seasons in San Jose, where he was an MLS All-Star in 2010 and 2011. He has 11 goals and 30 assists in 164 appearances in Major League Soccer.
He was the youngest player ever to sign with Major League Soccer prior to the 2000 season, joining D.C. United at the age of 16. In 2006, he was on the 23-man squad that travelled to Germany for the 2006 World Cup.
