Andy Najar
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Andy Ariel Najar Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Choluteca, Honduras | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Right back / right winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Anderlecht | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | D.C. United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | D.C. United | 82 | (10) |
| 2013 | → Anderlecht (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2013– | Anderlecht | 87 | (11) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012– | Honduras Olympic | 7 | (0) |
| 2011– | Honduras | 33 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 October 2015 |
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Andy Ariel Najar Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [naˈxar] na-HAR; born 16 March 1993) is a Honduran footballer who plays for Anderlecht in the Belgian Pro League, and the Honduras national team.
Najar moved with his family from Honduras to Virginia at the age of thirteen. Najar attended Edison High School in Alexandria, Virginia and joined D.C. United's youth academy in 2008. During his time with the academy program Najar received numerous awards and honours for his outstanding play at right back. He was named to the USSF Development Academy Starting XI in 2009 and was the leading scorer in the US Developmental Academy Finals in Los Angeles in 2009.
Najar signed a professional Generation Adidas contract with D.C. United on 22 March 2010. Once part of MLS, the league and his team became responsible for his education. He was the second player to sign with the first team directly from United's Academy, after goalkeeper Bill Hamid who signed with the first team in September 2009.
Najar made his professional debut on 27 March 2010, in DC's opening game of the 2010 MLS season against the Kansas City Wizards, and scored his first professional goal on 28 April 2010 in a US Open Cup game against FC Dallas. Najar was voted MLS Rookie of the Year for the 2010 season, ahead of Tim Ream and Danny Mwanga.
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