This is the Los Angeles Galaxy: Pat Noonan

This is Part Four in a series of articles on the players who will be playing for the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2012.

Pat Noonan is a forward that has had a long, storied career playing in Major League Soccer, especially with the New England Revolution.

Having spent time with six different clubs, including a side from Norway, Noonan will look to win a second MLS Cup, this time as a member of the Los Angeles Galaxy.

Pat Noonan was born on Aug. 2, 1980 in Ballwin, Missouri. Ballwin is a suburb of St. Louis, ranked at one time by Money Magazine as one of the 100 best cities in America.

Noonan played for the Spartans of De Smet Jesuit High School in nearby Creve Coeur. His scoring prowess saw him play for Jerry Yeagley's Indiana Hoosiers from 1999 to 2002. Named an NSCAA first-team team All-American in his senior and junior season, he finished as a runner-up to Alecko Eskandarian for the Hermann Trophy in 2002.

On the senior side Noonan first broke on to the scene as a member of the Michigan Bucks, scoring nine times in 17 appearances. In 2003, Noonan was selected by the New England Revolution as the ninth overall selection in the MLS SuperDraft.

From 2003 through 2007, Pat Noonan was a fixture up top. In his first season, he recorded 10 goals and seven assists and was a runner-up for the Rookie of the Year Award. In 2004, Noonan recorded 11 goals and eight assists and tied Amado Guevara for the Budweiser Golden Boot.

2005 was not as friendly for Noonan, who just managed eight goals and seven assists. That set the stage for a tough 2006 campaign, where the injuries began to take their toll. That season, Noonan managed just 14 appearances and only one goal. 2007 would be his final year with the Revolution, but while injuries did limit his playing time, he recorded seven goals that season while winning a U.S. Open Cup.

Overall, Noonan scored 37 goals in 119 league appearance for the New England Revolution.

In 2008, Noonan began the season playing for Aalesunds FK of the Norwegian Tippeligaen, and made eight appearances for the Tangoshirts. Midway through the year, Noonan returned to MLS and signed with the Columbus Crew.

Noonan's time with the Columbus Crew may not have been as long as that with the Revs, but that year, he helped the team win the MLS Supporters' Shield and MLS Cup double.

2009 saw Noonan split time with the Crew and Colorado Rapids. After 16 league appearances with Columbus in which he only scored once, Noonan was traded to the Rapids in June 2009, scoring twice in 17 league appearances.

In March 2010, Noonan was waived by the Rapids, according to OurSportsCentral, and signed with the Seattle Sounders after going on trial, according to the News Tribune. From 2010-11, Noonan made 21 appearances, winning a Cascadia Cup and two U.S. Open Cups.

As a member of the USA Men's National Team, Noonan won a CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2005. He made 15 appearances for the Stars and Stripes, recording one goal.

At the end of the 2011 MLS season, Noonan was selected in Stage 2 of the MLS Re-Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Galaxy.

Three U.S. Open Cups. A Supporters' Shield. An MLS Cup and a  CONCACAF Gold Cup. Indeed, Pat Noonan has won plenty of hardware as a forward.

And now as a member of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Noonan will look to add more to his trophy collection.