Sacha Kljestan

Sacha Kljestan

  • Team: Chivas USA
  • Year Entered MLS: 2006
  • Number: 16
  • Position: Midfield
  • Age: 23
  • Height: 6-1
  • Weight: 170
  • Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA
  • Birth Date: September 09, 1985
  • Background Story: His father, a semi-professional soccer player in the former Yugoslavia, immigrated to the United States. Sacha's older brother, Gordon, was a teammate of Sacha's at Seton Hall and once played an Open Cup match for Red Bull New York.

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MLS Stats

Sacha Kljestan
  • 2008 Season: Goals: 5 Assists: 7

  • 2008 Awards: Chivas USA Budweiser Golden Boot; Chivas USA Budweiser Golden Boot; MLS Best XI; All-Star Team

  • 2006: Kljestan was taken fifth overall at the 2006 MLS SuperDraft.

International Stats

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  • 2007 - Full U.S. National Team, and was in the squad for each of the U.S.' World Cup Qualifiers in 2008. 13 appearances; 3 goals

  • 2007 - 2008: United States U-23 National Team Beijing Games in August 2008. 16 appearances; 3 goals

  • 2004-2005: United States Under-20 team at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. 16 appearances; 1 goal

College

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  • Set the school record for most assists in a season at Seton Hall in 2005. Picked up numerous awards in his four years.

  • Awards: Third team NSCAA All-American (2005), Big East Offensive Player of the Year (2005), first team NSCAA All-American (2004), Seton Hall Freshman Male Athlete of the Year (2003)

Youth

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  • Was the leading scorer for the Cal-South ODP team in the Regional and National Championships

Sacha's Favorites

Food

Sushi and Mexican

TV Show

Lost. By far, the best show in television history.

Music

Lately a lot of new hip-hop, I’ve always loved the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and always listen to this one rapper whose name is Silent Army.

Pregame Routine

I do the same thing before every game. I wake up around 10, I eat breakfast, mostly I stay on the couch and watch soccer all day and relax, and then on the way to the stadium I always listen to the same playlist.

Influence

My older brother is one, my college coach Manny Schellscheidt, and also I guess you could say Bob Bradley, Preki, and Jesse Marsch.

Player

Zinedine Zidane. I think playing with him would be like a dream come true, and it would be so easy to play with a guy like that. Him, or Leo Messi.