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Sacha Kljestan

Sacha Kljestan
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Kljestan in 2014.
Personal information
Full name Sacha Bryan Kljestan
Date of birth (1985-09-09) September 9, 1985 (age 31)
Place of birth Huntington Beach, California, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
New York Red Bulls
Number 16
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Seton Hall Pirates 61 (20)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Orange County Blue Star 2 (1)
2006–2010 Chivas USA 114 (15)
2010–2015 Anderlecht 132 (18)
2015– New York Red Bulls 67 (14)
National team
2004–2005 United States U20 16 (1)
2007–2008 United States U23 16 (3)
2007– United States 52 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 March 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 29, 2017

Sacha Kljestan (/ˈsɑːʃə ˈklɛsən/; born September 9, 1985) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer and the United States men's national soccer team.

Kljestan played for the Region IV Olympic Development Program team. He then played three years of college soccer at Seton Hall University. He was named NCAA Division I First-Team All-America in 2004 and earned third team honors in 2005. Kljestan was named Big East Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 2005 and earned first-team All-Big East in 2004 and 2005. He holds the single-season assists record at Seton Hall with 15 in 2005 and ranks fifth all-time at the school with 28 over a three-year career. Kljestan finished his college career with 20 goals and helped Seton Hall University to three NCAA Tournament appearances. He then signed a Generation adidas contract with MLS, and played USL Premier Development League soccer for Orange County Blue Star in 2005. Kljestan was taken fifth overall at the 2006 MLS SuperDraft.


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