Adam Frye

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Adam Frye

| image =

| fullname = Adam Frye

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|2|15}}

| birth_place = Alamogordo, New Mexico, U.S.

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}

| position = Defender/Forward

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1992–1995

| youthclubs1 = UCLA Bruins

| years1 = 1996–1998

| clubs1 = Tampa Bay Mutiny

| caps1 = 43

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1996

| clubs2 = → Tampa Bay Cyclones (loan)

| caps2 =

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 1999

| clubs3 = San Jose Clash

| caps3 = 3

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1999

| clubs4 = → Team Sacramento (loan)

| caps4 = 2

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1999

| clubs5 = → MLS Pro 40 (loan)

| caps5 = 1

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2000

| clubs6 = Orange County Zodiac

| caps6 = 1

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2000–2002

| clubs7 = Los Angeles Galaxy

| caps7 = 48

| goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2000

| clubs8 = → MLS Pro-40 (loan)

| caps8 = 1

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2000

| clubs9 = → San Diego Flash (loan)

| caps9 = 5

| goals9 = 2

| years10 = 2009–

| clubs10 = Southern California Seahorses

| caps10 = 13

| goals10 = 0

| nationalyears1 =

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| medaltemplates =

| pcupdate = 22 July 2009

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Adam Frye (born February 15, 1974) is an American soccer player who last played for Southern California Seahorses in the USL Premier Development League.

Career

=Youth and collegiate=

Frye was a Parade magazine High School All-American soccer player the 1992 New Mexico High School Soccer Player of the Year. He played college soccer at the University of California, Los Angeles from 1992 to 1995. A forward in high school, UCLA coach Sigi Schmid moved Frye to the backline his first season at UCLA. In 1995, in his senior season, Frye was named his team's defensive MVP.{{Cite web |url=http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/ucla/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/awards-honors.pdf |title=UCLA Bruins |access-date=2008-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165353/http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/ucla/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/awards-honors.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}

=Professional=

Frye was selected in the first round (fourth overall) of the 1996 MLS College Draft by Tampa Bay Mutiny. He spent three seasons in Tampa Bay before being released in 1998. On February 7, 1999, the San Jose Clash chose Frye in the first round (third overall) of the 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft. He played only three games with the Clash, who waived him at the end of the season. He began the 2000 preseason with the San Diego Flash of the USL A-League. However, on March 16, 2000, the Los Angeles Galaxy picked him in the Waiver Draft. He only played six games with the Galaxy that season as they loaned him to MLS Project 40 for one game,[https://web.archive.org/web/20110629130233/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/aleague/stats/2000/stats.uspstax.html 2000 MLS Project 40] then back to the Flash.[http://images.si.com/soccer/aleague/stats/2000/stats.sdgstax.html 2000 San Diego Flash] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219071616/http://images.si.com/soccer/aleague/stats/2000/stats.sdgstax.html |date=2012-02-19 }} He also played one game with the Orange County Zodiac in 2000.{{Cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/aleague/stats/2000/stats.oczstax.html |title=2000 Orange County Zodiac |access-date=2009-04-12 |archive-date=2012-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024163853/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/aleague/stats/2000/stats.oczstax.html |url-status=dead }}

In 2001, he saw time in twenty-two games, many as a forward, as the Galaxy was hit with several injuries to its front line. Frye and his teammates also won the 2001 U.S. Open Cup. He played another twenty games in 2002, but was released at the end of the season and retired from playing professionally.

In 2005, he played in a Chivas USA reserve game.[http://www.3rddegree.net/roster-dance/2005-roster-dance/ 2005 Roster Dance] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422230625/http://www.3rddegree.net/roster-dance/2005-roster-dance/ |date=April 22, 2008 }}

In 2009 Frye came out of retirement to play a season with the Southern California Seahorses in the USL Premier Development League.[http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/22384.html 2009 Seahorses roster] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520193900/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/22384.html |date=May 20, 2009 }}

Personal life

Frye met his wife, Gina, through a charity auction benefiting children suffering from cancer. Gina paid $350 to go on a date with him, not expecting the date to materialize, but considering the money well spent if it helped the children. She ultimately went on the date with Frye, eventually leading to their marriage.[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/AUCTION+A+KICK+TO+GALAXY+PLAYER'S+ROMANCE.-a080182554 Raisin, Amy AUCTION A KICK TO GALAXY PLAYER'S ROMANCE]