May 29, 2010 against the Kansas City Wizards at Rio Tinto Stadium, the fourth goal in a 4-1 RSL victory. In January 2012, RSL signed Grabavoy to a contract extension through the 2013 season. The following month the contract was extended an additional year through 2014. On December 10, 2014, Grabavoy was selected second overall by New York City FC in the 2014 MLS Expansion Draft. In 2015, Grabavoy played for New York City FC rejoining Coach Jason Kreis whom he had played for at Real Salt Lake from 2009 though 2013. In 2016, Grabavoy was part of the first Major League Soccer "free agent class." Grabavoy signed with Portland Timbers on January 12, 2016. On October 18, 2016, Grabavoy announced his retirement effective at the end of the 2016 season. He was named as director of scouting and recruitment for the Portland Timbers (Major League Soccer) in December 2016. International Grabavoy has also had a significant role with United States national youth teams from U14 through U18, including the U-20 team, which he played for in the FIFA World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates and more recently the U-23 team. Grabavoy had offers to live and train in Holland at 13 years of age, Germany (Stuttgart) at 16 and AC Monaco at 19. Front office career Grabavoy currently works in the Portland Timbers front office as the club's General Manager having previously served as the club's technical director. On October 5, 2022, upon the firing of Gavin Wilkinson from the team as a result of the fallout from the 2021 NWSL abuse scandal, Grabavoy was tabbed to direct soccer operations. Honors Los Angeles Galaxy Major League Soccer MLS Cup (1): 2005 Real Salt Lake Major League Soccer MLS Cup (1): 2009 Major League Soccer Eastern Conference Championship (1): 2009 Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship (1): 2013 References External links 1983 births Living people American soccer players Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer players Chicago Fire U-23 players LA Galaxy players Columbus Crew players San Jose Earthquakes players Real Salt Lake players New York City FC players Portland Timbers players Sportspeople from Joliet, Illinois Soccer players from Illinois USL League Two players Major League Soccer players United States men's youth international soccer players United States men's under-20 international soccer players LA Galaxy draft picks Association football midfielders All-American men's college soccer players