Steve Ralston

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Steve Ralston
Personal information
Full name Steve Ralston
Date of birth June 14, 1974 (age 32)
Place of birth    Oakville, MO, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position midfielder
Club information
Current club Flag of United States New England Revolution
Number 14
Youth clubs

1992-95		 Flag of United States Scott Gallagher

Flag of United States FIU
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1996-01
2002-		 Flag of United States Tampa Bay Mutiny
Flag of United States New England Revolution		 187 (35)
139 (24)   
National team2
1997- Flag of United States United States 32 (4)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 02:33, 30 July 2006 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 21 March 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Steve Ralston (born June 14, 1974 in Oakville, Missouri) is an American soccer player, who currently plays right midfield and right defense in Major League Soccer for the New England Revolution.

Ralston was drafted 18th overall in the 1996 MLS College Draft by the Tampa Bay Mutiny out of Florida International University, and proceeded to become the first MLS player to win the Rookie of the Year Award. Ralston played for the Mutiny for six years, leaving only after the team was contracted in 2002 to join the New England Revolution. He was Tampa Bay's all-time leader in games played (177) and points (130). In his first year with the Revolution, Ralston led the league in assists with 19. He is currently the all-time MLS leader in games and minutes played. In ten years in the league, he scored 51 goals and 102 assists in 281 regular season games, and added three goals and five assists in 23 playoff games. Furthermore, Ralston has started in all but two of these matches.

Ralston had a break out year for the United States national team in 2005 earning 15 caps, however he was only listed as an alternate for United States World Cup roster. His first cap came on January 17, 1997 against Peru.

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Preceded by
Thomas Dooley		 MLS Fair Play Award Winner
1999 and 2000		 Succeeded by
Alex Pineda Chacón
New England Revolution - Current Squad

1 Reis | 2 Igwe | 3 Hernandez | 4 John | 5 Sims | 6 Heaps | 7 Cristman | 8 Franchino | 11 Noonan | 12 Warren | 13 Larentowicz | 14 Ralston | 15 Parkhurst | 16 Riley | 17 Flood | 18 Smith | 19 Lochhead | 20 Twellman | 21 Joseph | 22 Leonard | 23 Gonzalez | 24 Knighton | 25 Dorman | 27 Thompson | 28 Loftus | 30 Solle | 32 Oka | Coach: Nicol
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