Well not on a Senior Team, but a pretty sweet gig none the less. Stefan Frei is off to the land the Sundowns, Capes and Great White Sharks!! He's added another accolade to his list of accomplishments for 2009. Along with an MLS nomination for Rookie of the Year, he was TFC's Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and is now traveling with the Generation Adidas Team to South Africa for a couple of exhibition games and seeing the sights.
Frei came with (and still has) a lot of hype given his play this season. I think the only other keeper to play this much as a rookie was Brad Guzan who is now at Aston Villa. I didn't follow Guzan's rookie year so I don't know where he was at this stage of development but it is clear that Frei has talent yet still has a ways to go before he legitimately earns the "europe bound" tag.
A slight but not complete sidenote - I'm curious to see what is in store for Brian Edwards. He must be chomping at the bit knowing he's fully capable of competing and winning games at this level and is roughly at the same stage of his career. For our sake I hope he stays on because IF Frei jumps ship, we could have a keeper who has paid his dues and is ready to take hold (and not let go) of the #1 position.
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