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- Freddy won the U.S. Soccer 2003 Chevy Young Male Athlete of the Year.
- Before Freddy, the youngest player to sign with MLS was Santino Quaranta, who joined the league in 2000 at the age of 16.
- According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Freddy is the youngest player to take the field for a team in a major American sport since Fred Chapman debuted as a 14-year-old in 1887 for Philadelphia of baseball’s American Association.
- Freddy served as the translator for Nana Kuffour, an 18-year-old player from Ghana on an extended tryout with D.C. United during 2004.
- Freddy’s favorite number is 11. But he wears #9 for D.C. United because teammate Alecko Eskandarian already had #11. Alecko, the son of former New York Cosmos star Andranik Eskandarian, was the first overall pick of the 2003 MLS draft.
- Among the celebrities who have gone out of their way to meet Freddy are Robert Duvall, Will Farrell, Mischa Barton and Sean “P-Diddy” Combs. Eli Manning is one of many pro athletes who wear replicas of Freddy’s jersey.
- Freddy’s pregame ritual includes listening to Eminem and Ludacris.
- Freddy once performed a “Stupid Human Trick” on the Late Show with David Letterman. He took off his jacket and put it back on while balancing a soccer ball on the back of his neck.
- Freddy is a big basketball fan. His favorite player is Kobe Bryant.
- Among Freddy’s hobbies are video games.
- Freddy is a golf fanatic. His best score to date is 84, at the Montgomery Country Club in Maryland. He says his dream foursome is him, Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley.
- Freddy’s favorite movies are The Lord of the Rings trilogy. His favorite meal is jollos and rice, an African stew that his mom makes. She prepares it in a special way, cooking the rice along with the stew.
- Freddy has already been immortalized in EA Sport’s FIFA Street video game.
- Freddy’s friends like to call him “Doogie Howser” because he graduated from high school at such an early age.
- Freddy has a crush on actress Hilary Duff.
- Freddy bought a five-bedroom house in Rockville, Maryland. His favorite spot is the rec room in basement, which includes a pool table and state-of-the-art stereo system.
- Freddy is a talented artist. He entered his first art contest as a fifth grader and won the top prize.
- Freddy’s brother is a good player in his own right. When he graduates from Georgetown Prep School, he hopes to continue his soccer career at North Carolina.
Eli Manning,
2004 New York Post sticker
Kobe Bryant, 2001
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