Graham Zusi
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Graham Zusi (2013)
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Personnel | ||
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Surname | Graham Jonathan Zusi | |
birthday | August 18, 1986 | |
place of birth | Longwood, Florida , USA | |
size | 178 cm | |
position | midfield | |
Juniors | ||
Years | station | |
2005-2008 | Maryland Terrapins | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
2005 | Central Florida Kraze | 10 (1) |
2009– | Sporting Kansas City | 243 (28) |
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) 2 |
2012– | United States | 55 (5) |
1 Only league games are given. As of August 26, 2018 2 As of September 5, 2017 |
Graham Jonathan Zusi (born August 18, 1986 in Longwood , Florida ) is an American football player .
The midfielder has played for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer since 2009 .
Career
college
After graduating from Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs , Florida , Zusi went to the University of Maryland . There he played college soccer for the "Maryland Terrapins", who played their games in the Atlantic Coast Conference , and scored 28 goals in 89 games. The team won the National Championship for college teams in 2005 and 2008. Zusi graduated from college with a degree in criminal science.
He played for the Central Florida Kraze in the USL Premier Development League in 2005 during college break seasons . be liable
Sporting Kansas City
Zusi came to the Kansas City Wizards via the MLS SuperDraft 2009 , which later renamed themselves Sporting Kansas City. He made his debut on March 21, 2009 against Toronto FC .
National team
On January 21, 2012, he completed his first international match for the USA. He was in the starting line-up against Venezuela. On January 25, 2012, he scored his first international goal.
successes
With the University of Maryland
- NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship: 2005, 2008
With Sporting Kansas City
As a player
- MLS Best XI : 2012, 2013
- MLS All-Star: 2012, 2013, 2014
- MLS Breakout Player of the Year: 2011
- Sporting Kansas City Most Valuable Player: 2012, 2013
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nancy Hass: Hey Zeus! Graham Zusi & the pressure of replacing US Soccer's best-ever player ( English ) MLS. April 16, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- ↑ 2005 Central Florida Kraze stats . Uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from March 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Andrew Wiebe: Zusi named MLS Breakout Player of the Year | Sporting Kansas City . Sportingkc.com. December 20, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ↑ Sporting KC announces 2012 team awards | Sporting Kansas City . Sportingkc.com. October 24, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ↑ Sporting KC announces 2013 team awards | Sporting Kansas City . Sportingkc.com. October 19, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
Web links
- Graham Zusi in the MLSSoccer.com database
- Graham Zusi in the database of weltfussball.de
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Zusi, Graham |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zusi, Graham Jonathan |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1986 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Longwood , Florida, USA |