Sacha Kljestan
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| Sacha Kljestan | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sacha Kljestan | |
| Date of birth | September 9, 1985 (age 21) | |
| Place of birth | Anaheim, CA, United States | |
| Height | 6'1 | |
| Position | midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Chivas USA | |
| Number | 16 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2003-05 | Seton Hall | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 2005 2006- |
Orange County Blue Star Chivas USA |
2 (1) 32 (0) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Sacha Kljestan (born September 9, 1985 in Anaheim, California) is an American soccer midfielder, who currently plays for C.D. Chivas USA of Major League Soccer.
Kljestan played for the Region IV Olympic Development Program team. He then played three years college soccer at Seton Hall University. He was named first team All-American in 2004 and earned third team honors in 2005. Kljestan was named Big East Offensive Player of the Year in 2005 and earned first-team All-Big East in 2004 and 2005. He holds the single-season assists record at Seton Hall with 15 in 2005 and ranks fifth all-time at the school with 28 over a three-year career. Kljestan finished his college career with 20 goals and helped Seton Hall University to three NCAA Tournament appearances. He then signed a Generation adidas contract with MLS, and played USL Premier Development League soccer for Orange County Blue Star in 2005. Kljestan was taken fifth overall at the 2006 MLS SuperDraft.
Kljestan was part of the United States Under-20 team at the 2005 World Youth Championship.
He is a front-runner for 2006 Rookie of the Year.
[edit] See also
| C.D. Chivas USA - Current Squad |
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2 Suárez | 3 Llamosa | 4 Whitfield | 6 Mendoza | 7 Ramírez | 8 García | 9 Razov | 10 García | 11 O'Brien | 12 Muñoz | 13 Bornstein | 14 Arias | 15 Marsch | 16 Kljestan | 17 Palencia | 18 Guzan | 19 Taylor | 20 Perez | 21 Hernandez | 22 Morales | 23 Burpo | 25 Vaughn | 27 Robles | 28 Helm | 29 Sanchez | 30 Borja | 31 Corona | 88 Lopez | - Guevara | Coach: Bradley |
