Graham Zusi
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Zusi with United States in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Graham Jonathan Zusi | ||
| Date of birth | August 18, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Longwood, Florida, United States | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Sporting Kansas City | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Maryland Terrapins | 89 | (28) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 | Central Florida Kraze | 10 | (1) |
| 2009– | Sporting Kansas City | 194 | (26) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012– | United States | 44 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 18, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 3, 2017 |
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Graham Jonathan Zusi (/ˈzuːsi/; born August 18, 1986) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Sporting Kansas City and the United States national team.
Zusi was born on August 18, 1986. Zusi graduated from Lake Brantley High School.
Zusi played college soccer at the University of Maryland, College Park. During his college career, Zusi played in 89 games, recording 28 goals and 20 assists, and helped Maryland win the National Championship in 2005 and 2008, scoring the game-winning goal in the 2008 National Semi-Final and Championship Games. He graduated with a degree in criminology.
During his college years Zusi also played with Central Florida Kraze in the USL Premier Development League.
Zusi was drafted in the second round (23rd overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by the Kansas City Wizards. He made his professional debut on March 21, 2009, in Kansas City's first game of the 2009 MLS season against Toronto FC.
Zusi enjoyed a breakout season in 2011 helping the renamed Sporting Kansas City franchise to an Eastern Conference championship and earning a call-up to the U.S. national team. His efforts were rewarded by Sporting with a new four-year contract announced on February 16, 2012. In the 2012 season he led the league in assists with 15.
During the 2012–13 offseason, Zusi trialed with English Premier League side West Ham United.
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