Alecko Eskandarian
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alecko Eskandarian | ||
| Date of birth | July 9, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Montvale, New Jersey, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | Virginia Cavaliers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | D.C. United | 81 | (20) |
| 2007 | Toronto FC | 6 | (1) |
| 2007 | Real Salt Lake | 17 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Chivas USA | 18 | (6) |
| 2009–2010 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3 | (2) |
| Total | 125 | (30) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999–2003 | United States U20 | ||
| 2003–2009 | United States | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013– | New York Cosmos (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | New York Cosmos B | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2009. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 April 2010 |
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Alecko Eskandarian (born July 9, 1982) is an American former soccer player of Iranian Armenian descent. He is the assistant coach for New York Cosmos and head coach for their reserve team, New York Cosmos B.
While at Bergen Catholic High School Eskandarian won the 1999-00 Gatorade National High School Athlete of the Year Award. He was also named a NSCAA/adidas All-American and New Jersey State Player of the Year after leading the state of New Jersey in scoring with 66 goals and 15 assists through 25 games during his senior year. He finished his high school career with 154 career goals, the most in Bergen County history and the third most in New Jersey high school history.
Prior to playing as a professional, he played three years of soccer for the University of Virginia where he was named the best player in college soccer and awarded the Hermann Trophy in 2002 after scoring 25 goals (a school record) and 4 assists for the Cavaliers. He played three standout seasons at the University of Virginia and established himself as one of the all-time greats at the school. He finished his Cavaliers career with 50 goals (including 15 game winners), 113 points, and 13 assists in 60 games, before foregoing his senior year to go pro. During his 3 seasons at UVA, Eskandarian was a 3-time All-American, 1st Team All-ACC, ACC Rookie of the Year in 2000, and was also named ACC Player of the Year and Soccer America's College Player of the Year in 2002. Eskandarian returned to the University during the 2010 season to finish his degree and take an assistant coaching job with the team.
Eskandarian played his first four MLS seasons for D.C. United, who drafted him #1 overall in the 2003 MLS Superdraft. During his first season he recorded three goals and two assists in 23 games. In the 2004 season, after the replacement of coach Ray Hudson with Peter Nowak, Eskandarian saw significantly more playing time. In his sophomore campaign, Eskandarian led D.C. United in goal scoring with ten in the regular season and added two assists, while scoring 4 more goals in the playoffs as DC United won the 2004 MLS Cup. His strong play also earned him the D.C. United Coaches Award for 2004 and his first spot on the MLS All-Star team.
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