Julian Nash

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Julian Nash
Personal information
Full name Julian Nash
Date of birth March 1, 1983 (age 23)
Place of birth Oakland, CA, United States
Height 5'9
Position forward
Club information
Current club Houston Dynamo
Number 12
Youth clubs
2001-04 Creighton
Professional clubs*
Years Club Apps (goals)
2004
2005
2006-
Chicago Fire Premier
San Jose Earthquakes
Houston Dynamo
13 (12)
10 (1)
6 (0)

* Professional club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 25 June 2006.
** National team caps and goals correct
as of 13 April 2006.

Julian Nash (born March 1, 1983) is an American soccer player, who currently plays forward for Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.

[edit] High School Years

Nash attended San Leandro High School and was a good student and a letterman in cross country, soccer, and tennis. In soccer, he was named the Team MVP as a sophomore and as a senior.

[edit] Major League Soccer Career

Nash was signed by the San Jose Earthquakes as a developmental player in March 2005 after an outstanding collegiate career at Creighton, and a stellar season in the USL Premier Development League where he scored 12 goals in 13 games for Chicago Fire Premier. With the Blue Jays, Nash scored 18 goals and recorded 22 assists in four years and was named a semifinalist for the prestigious Hermann Trophy his senior season. He also led the 2004 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with four goals while playing for the Chicago Fire Reserves.

He played 10 games for San Jose in 2005 and scored in his only start against Real Salt Lake October 8. He appeared in all 12 reserve games for San Jose, scoring four goals. Along with the rest of his Earthquakes teammates, he moved to Houston for the 2006 season.

[edit] See also


Houston Dynamo - Current Squad

1 Wells | 2 Robinson | 3 Goldthwaite | 4 Aloisi | 5 Cochrane | 6 Gray | 7 Wondolowski | 8 Dalglish | 9 Mullan | 11 Davis | 12 Nash | 13 Clark | 14 De Rosario | 15 Moreno | 16 Waibel | 17 Chabala | 18 Onstad | 19 Ianni | 21 Lanes | 22 Holden | 23 Moloi | 24 Barrett | 25 Ching | 26 Storey | 30 Hutton | Coach: Kinnear