Jeff Larentowicz
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jeffrey Adam Larentowicz | ||
| Date of birth | August 5, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Pasadena, California, United States | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder, Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Atlanta United | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2004 | Brown Bears | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | New England Revolution | 111 | (9) |
| 2005 | → New Hampshire Phantoms (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Colorado Rapids | 96 | (14) |
| 2013–2015 | Chicago Fire | 94 | (14) |
| 2016 | LA Galaxy | 23 | (1) |
| 2016 | → LA Galaxy II (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2017– | Atlanta United | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | United States | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 05, 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 21, 2012 |
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Jeffrey Adam "Jeff" Larentowicz (born August 5, 1983) is an American soccer player of Polish descent who currently plays for Atlanta United in Major League Soccer. He was a starting midfielder on the Rapids' 2010 MLS Cup Championship team.
He is described as one of the most consistent midfielders in Major League Soccer, adept at passing and possession while well above average in tackling, tracking and defensive cover.
Born in Pasadena, California, Larentowicz played college soccer for Brown University from 2001 to 2004. In his four seasons there he played in 66 matches, amassing 7 goals and 6 assists, helping Brown to two Ivy League Championships. Before Brown, he helped lead traditional Philadelphia-area power Chestnut Hill Academy to back-to-back Interacademic League championships in 2000 and 2001. He also captained the FC Delco Arsenal to two USYSA National Championships in 2002 and 2003.
Larentowicz was selected in the fourth round, 45th overall in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft by New England Revolution. He spent his first season on the bench, playing only one minute with the first team all year. However, in 2006 Larentowicz came into more playing time through injuries, starting 19 games and appearing in a further seven. He scored his first-ever MLS goal on August 27, 2006 at a home game against the Columbus Crew. In 2007, he firmly established himself as a regular starter for the Revolution, playing all but two games as defensive midfielder alongside Shalrie Joseph.
Larentowicz has been known by various nicknames. He acquired Ginja (or Ginger) Ninja after scoring an acrobatic goal against Chicago Fire on May 6, 2007. As a defensive midfielder who occasionally ventures into the offensive half of the pitch, he was called der Kaiser by Paul Mariner, a reference to Franz Beckenbauer. Other monikers he has been given include Big Red, Ginger, Ginger Lobby Eater, Ginger Bonita and Ginger Jeff.
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