Best of 2011: Shea the US Breakout Player of 2012
We may never know if Hyndman’s assertion is true, because soon after Dallas playmaker David Ferreira went down with a season-ending injury in April, Shea shifted back out to the left flank and promptly took over the reins on offense for FCD. The lanky, speedy Texan scored 11 goals, contended for the MVP award and solidified his standing with the US national team along the way.
Now, Shea is poised to do on the USMNT what he did in MLS in 2011: Break out in a big way.
The laid-back 21-year-old with an aversion to “normal haircuts” actually debuted for the US in October 2010 under coach Bob Bradley — but apart from the fact that the appearance made him the first player born in the 1990s to play for the full national team, it was a forgettable 45 minutes.





