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All year long, we will be bringing you up close to members of the Tampa Bay Rowdies team.

In this feature of the 2012 Get to Know the Rowdies, we spotlight defender Draymond Washington, who is in his first season with Tampa Bay.

Washington is a native of Potomac, Maryland and saw action in 68 matches for George Mason University during his four-year career. Washington also served as team captain for Real Maryland FC in 2011, seeing action in 15 games.

Nickname: Dray

What are you looking forward to most with the Rowdies?
Winning the Championship

What is your typical pre-match meal?
Pasta

What has been your most memorable soccer moment thus far?
Scoring hat trick in state finals

Growing up, what soccer team did you support?
D.C. United

What is your favorite thing about playing soccer?
Expressing myself

Who is your all-time favorite soccer player?
Didier Drogba

Who is your favorite athlete outside of soccer?
Michael Jordan

What is your favorite sport outside of soccer?
Golf

What is your favorite sporting event to watch?
Football

List your top 2 favorite movies:
Remember the Titans, Friday Night Lights
   
Who is your favorite actor/actress?
Denzel Washington

What is your favorite TV show?
Friday Night Lights

What is your favorite meal?
Pizza

Where is your favorite place in the world?
Italy Amalfi Coast

Is there one destination that you’ve never been but have always wanted to visit?
Australia

What is your favorite place where you have lived?
Italy

Do you have any siblings? How many?
3 sisters, 2 brothers (all half)

What is your biggest fear?
Heights

What do you like doing in your free time?
Video games

Who is your hero and why?
Dad - been there through everything

If you had to pick three words to describe you, what would they be?
Outgoing, Happy, Athletic

If you could have dinner with anyone, dead or alive, who would it be? Why?
Michael Jordan


Circle One:

Chicken, Steak or Seafood: Steak
Coke or Pepsi: Coke
Gatorade or Powerade: Powerade
Coffee or Tea: Coffee
Redbull or Monster: Red Bull
Cats or Dogs: Dogs
Facebook or Twitter: Facebook
X-Box or Playstation: X-Box
Chocolate or Vanilla: Vanilla
iPhone, Droid or Blackberry: iPhone