Craig Ziadie

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Craig Ziadie
Personnel
Surname Craig Andrew Ziadie
birthday 20th September 1978
place of birth Pembroke Pines , Florida ,  USA
size 178 cm
position Defender
Juniors
Years station
1993-1997 Norman Manley High School
1997-2000 University of Richmond
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2001-2002 DC United 19 (0)
2002-2004 MetroStars 57 (1)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
2002-2004 Jamaica 26 (0)
1 Only league games are given.

Craig Andrew Ziadie (born September 20, 1978 in Pembroke Pines , Florida , USA ) is a former American- Jamaican football player on the position of a defender .

In his professional career, which lasted from 2001 to 2004, he played for the two MLS franchises DC United and MetroStars . In addition, he was a regular player for the national team in his home country from 2002 to 2004 , making 26 international appearances.

Career

High school and college

Born in Pembroke Pines , FL , Ziadie grew up in Jamaica and attended Norman Manley High School in the capital Kingston from 1993 . After graduating there, he returned to his native country in 1997, where he began studying at the University of Richmond in Richmond , Virginia and was also active for their men's football team. During his college days, he was also active for the former PDL franchise Palm Beach Pumas , in the fourth division. During his time in college football team three times was in the Ziadie All- CAA Store selected and was also in his senior year in 2000 CAA Player of the Year. With the Richmond Spiders , the nickname of the college sports team , Ziadie became a playmaker during his time there and was also active as the team's captain towards the end of his career there .

In addition to a few nominations and inclusions in various selections, Ziadie celebrated his greatest college successes with the election of CAA Player of the Year 2000 and three inclusions in the All-CAA selection . In his first year at university, the Jamaican defensive player was used in all 19 championship games from the start. In the following years the Sweeper was an integral part of the team and was also used in 19 games for the Spiders in its senior year.

Draft to DC United

In early 2001, Ziadie was drafted in the third round of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft as the 28th pick to DC United . A little later, the Richmond Kickers , who at that time still had their game operations in the second-rate USL First Division , also secured the draft spot for Ziadie, if this should not be signed by DC United. Ziadie made his professional debut on April 7, 2001 in a 3-2 win over the Kansas City Wizards . In his first year with the MLS franchise from the US state of Kansas , the young defender had a record of 18 championship games, of which he was in 13 right from the start and made a total of three assists over the season. Due to a thigh injury, he was out of the last four games in the MLS. Since he performed so well in his first season, he was invited to a game of the Jamaican national team for the first time. But Ziadie declined the invitation as he still had hopes that the then US national team coach Bruce Arena could nominate him for the US national team .

Swap players with the MetroStars

After he was only used in one league game in the 2002 season , Ziadie was transferred to the MetroStars at the beginning of May 2002 together with his teammate Mark Lisi for Petter Villegas and Orlando Perez . The then 23-year-old made his team debut in a 2-1 away defeat against the San José Earthquakes , when he came on the field in the 72nd minute for the Liberian Sam Forko of the same age . At the MetroStars, the defender immediately made contact and quickly made it into the starting squad of the Quakes, for which he was used in a total of 20 league games in the 2002 season and was on the pitch in 18 games from the start. He also made two appearances in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup in 2002 , in which the MetroStars made it to the quarter-finals and were eliminated 1: 2 against the Columbus crew .

Also in the 2003 season, Ziadie was in the starting line-up of the MetroStars for most of the time and so came to a record of 22 league appearances. In 2003 he also scored his first and only professional league goal in his career. In the 2-1 home win over the Colorado Rapids , he first assisted Clint Mathis in the 51st minute of the game and scored the all-important 2-1 winner just eleven minutes later. In addition to the 22 league games, the 1.78 m tall defender was also used in a playoff match and in two games of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup 2003 , in which the MetroStars made it to the final of the competition and only there with 0: 1 lost to the Chicago Fire . In the game year 2004 Ziadie brought it again to 15 league appearances (+ two assists) as well as an employment in the playoffs and was drafted via the MLS Expansion Draft 2004 for the CD Chivas USA .

End of career and life after

However, since he was not offered a contract there, he was only dismissed from the club shortly afterwards and was henceforth without a club. As he retired from his official football career, Jamaican-born Ziadie said he had been concerned about making money in Major League Soccer, and that the roughly $ 40,000 he made a year wasn't enough of an incentive for him to continue his active career as a professional player. After retiring as a professional, Ziadie played in various local hobby and amateur football leagues in Florida and entered the real estate business, especially real estate valuation.

In 2008, Craig Ziadie was on the verge of returning to professional football when he did a few practice sessions and games at Real Salt Lake camp in Florida. Although he was still able to keep up with the MLS players in terms of stamina, he lacked a lot of match practice and he also had little time privately, as his wife was pregnant at the time. This was also the reason why he often had to leave the training camp to be able to go to his wife. When Ziadie's son was born at the same time, that didn't make the situation any easier, whereupon the former defender decided to give up his comeback in professional football.

International

Like his father and two brothers, Craig Ziadie also played for the Jamaican national soccer team. After he was invited to an international match by Jamaica in his first professional season at DC United, and perhaps even played there, the US-American-Jamaican dual citizen initially refused to run for his parents' home country, just to preserve the chance to be appointed to the US national team. In October 2002 he accepted a new offer from the Jamaicans and made his A-team debut on October 16, 2002, when he drew 1-1 in a friendly international match against Japan . He also made three international appearances during the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2003 in the USA as well as six appearances in all six group matches in Jamaica in the third round of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup . Between 2002 and 2004 he made a total of 26 international matches for his parents' home country.

successes

University of Richmond

  • 1 × CAA player of the year 2000
  • 3 × in the All-CAA selection

MetroStars

Family / private

Craig Ziadie grew up in a sports-loving family. His father, Dennis Ziadie , who died in 1986 , was an active soccer player and at the end of the 1960s he played for the Boston Beacons in the North American Soccer League (NASL). In addition, Craig's older brothers Chris and Nick were active for the college football team at Columbia University in the late 80s and early 90s , and celebrated some success there. In addition, both still played football in Jamaica and were part of the Jamaican youth selection and the senior national team. Former US international and professional player Mark Chung is a cousin of Ziadies.

In February 2008, Ziadie became the father of a son. To date (2010) Craig Ziadie has / had his main residence in four different US cities, in Pembroke Pines (Florida), Miramar (Florida) , Hoboken (New Jersey) and Hyattsville (Maryland) .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Richmond's Craig Ziadie, Shawn Alexander And Jon Tihen Tabbed All-South Atlantic Region ( February 24, 2015 memento in the Internet Archive ), accessed May 21, 2010
  2. ↑ 2001 SuperDraft ( memento of October 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (English), accessed on May 21, 2010
  3. ↑ 2001 Draft List ( Memento from July 15, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ), accessed on May 21, 2010
  4. ↑ a b c With Jamaica calling, Ziadie must decide if he should wait for Arena. ( Memento of September 8, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (English), May 21, 2010
  5. ↑ Awful first half leads to Metro demise in San Jose (English), May 21, 2010
  6. ^ Ziadie leads Metros over Rapids, 2: 1 (English), accessed on May 21, 2010
  7. ↑ USA Cup (USA Open Cup) 2003 at rsssf.com (English), accessed on May 21, 2010
  8. ↑ a b c d Ziadie hangs up his boots (English), accessed on May 21, 2010
  9. ↑ STATS: JAMAICA - JAPAN - October 16, 2002 ( Memento from July 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (English), May 21, 2010
  10. ↑ Dennis Ziadie on nasljerseys.com (English), May 21, 2010
  11. ↑ Men's Soccer All-Ivy League Honorees ( Memento from March 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English), May 21, 2010
  12. ↑ Craig Ziadie on ussearch.com , accessed May 21, 2010
personal data
SURNAME Ziadie, Craig
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ziadie, Craig Andrew (full name); Cafu (nickname for the national team)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American-Jamaican soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH 20th September 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Pembroke Pines , Florida, USA