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My Take
What stays with me about Bobby Convey is the quiet grit of an American who spent five formative years at Reading and helped push them into the Premier League for the first time. That is no small feat for a Philadelphia kid crossing an ocean into a foreign football culture. At 174 cm he was never the most imposing figure, yet he carved out a long career across England and MLS before closing things out with the New York Red Bulls. I admire players like him who prize results over headlines, the dependable craftsmen whose contributions only fully register once you trace the whole journey.
Overview
Robert Francis Convey (; born May 27, 1983) is an American former professional soccer player who last played for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer. In addition to several MLS clubs, Convey spent five years in England with Reading, whom he helped gain promotion to the Premier League for the first time.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bobby Convey
- Name (Japanese)
- ボビー・コンヴェイ
- Reading
- ぼびー・こんゔぇい
- Born
- May 27, 1983 (age 43)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Boar
- Origin
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 174 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.