but eventually signed a four-year extension with the Dynamo instead. He signed another new contract with Houston after the 2011 season. Boswell's contract with Houston expired after the 2013 season. D.C. United Boswell entered the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft. He returned to D.C. United on December 12, 2013 when D.C. selected him in stage one of the draft. On May 13, 2015, Boswell recorded his 300th appearance for D.C. United against expansion team, Orlando City SC. He scored his final goal for DC against the Houston Dynamo in the 62nd minute. The game ended in a 3-1 DC loss at home. Atlanta United On August 8, 2017, Boswell was traded by United to expansion team, Atlanta United in exchange for a third round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. Boswell announced his retirement in February 2018. Upon retirement, Boswell was 7th on the all-time most MLS minutes played list, with 32,222 minutes in 366 appearances. International play In January 2006, Boswell was called into his first training camp for the U.S. national team. He earned his first cap on February 19, 2006, in a 4-0 victory against Guatemala. Personal Boswell was named one of the 50 Most Attractive Bachelors in the November 2006 issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine as Mr. Virginia. As a child, Boswell appeared on the Nickelodeon TV show GUTS as Bobby "Lightning" Boswell. At one point, he struggled to kick a soccer ball placed on a pedestal into a goal, missing the ball repeatedly, but still ended up winning the event. His older brother, Billy, also played soccer with FIU Golden Panthers. He has another brother named Chad and one named Drew. Their cousin is "Frasier" actor Adam Blake Boswell. Boswell is married to Keri Chadwick. Boswell has 3 children. His nephew is Riley Boswell, a youth soccer player at H.B. Plant High School, being scouted by his uncle's own team, D.C. United. Boswell stated that after retirement, he and his family moved back to Houston, Texas. Honors D.C. United Major League Soccer Supporters' Shield (2): 2006, 2007 Individual MLS Defender of the Year: 2006 MLS Best XI: 2006, 2014 References External links 1983 births Living people American soccer players D.C. United players Houston Dynamo FC players Atlanta United FC players FIU Panthers men's soccer players Florida International University alumni United States men's international soccer players 2007 Copa América players Major League Soccer players Major League Soccer All-Stars