Julian Nash

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Julian Nash
Personal information
Full name	Julian Nash
Date of birth	March 1, 1983 (1983-03-01) (age 25)
Place of birth	Oakland, CA, United States
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	forward
Club information
Current club	Houston Dynamo
Number	12
Youth clubs
2001-04	Creighton
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004 2005 2006-	Chicago Fire Premier San Jose Earthquakes Houston Dynamo	13 (12) 10 (1) 6 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 June 2006. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 13 April 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Julian Nash (born March 1, 1983) is an American soccer player who last played 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.^[1]

[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. He was released following the 2007 MLS season.

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