Servando Carrasco
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Servando Carrasco | ||
| Date of birth | August 13, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Coronado, California, United States | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Orlando City | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2006 | San Diego Soccer Club | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | California Golden Bears | 73 | (13) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Seattle Sounders FC | 40 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Houston Dynamo | 19 | (0) |
| 2015 | Sporting Kansas City | 9 | (0) |
| 2015– | Orlando City | 43 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 2, 2016. | |||
Servando Carrasco (born August 13, 1988) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder for Orlando City in Major League Soccer.
Career
Carrasco spent his childhood living in Tijuana, Mexico, and attended St. Augustine High School in San Diego, California. Until the age of 19, he played for his high school and San Diego Surf Soccer Club, one of the most competitive soccer clubs in California. During that time, he was recognized as Western League Player of the Year, CIF Player of the Year, and the San Diego Union-Tribune All-County Player of the Year. He also participated in the Olympic Development Program and the Premier Development Program.[1]
College
In 2007, Carrasco accepted a scholarship at the University of California, Berkeley. During his first year, Carrasco recorded seven points on two goals and three assists. He scored his second goal of the season against Washington in the opening minutes of the game; he added an insurance goal for Cal against San Diego increasing the Bears' lead to 2–0; and he earned several assists against UCLA, Stanford and University of San Francisco.[2]
In 2008, Carrasco was named All-Pac-10 second team and Pac-10 All-Academic second-team. He started in all but one game and scored three goals for the year, tying him for second best on the team. He was one of two Cal players to have seven assists during the season, including one assist on the game-winning goal against Oregon State University.[2]
In 2009, despite suffering an ankle injury that sidelined him for a number of games, Carrasco still earned a second straight All-Pac-10 second-team selection and a Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention. He had one goal.[2]
In 2010, Carrasco was senior co-captain of the Berkeley squad with good friend A. J. Soares, a defender with Viking FK.[3] He was named NSCAA Third Team Far West Region, First Team All-Pac-10, Third Team Pac-10 All American, and Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention. Carrasco scored seven goals and had three assists.[2]
Throughout his 4 years at UC Berkeley, he scored 13 goals.
Professional
On January 13, 2011, Carrasco was drafted in the second round (27th overall) of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC.[4] During his short time with the Sounders, Carrasco has already been compared to Seattle’s current holding midfielder, Osvaldo Alonso, who is considered to be one of the league’s best in his position.[5] He signed with Seattle on March 2, 2011,[6] and made his debut on March 19, in a game against the New York Red Bulls.[7]
Carrasco scored his first career goal for Seattle on June 8, 2013, on a penalty kick in a 3–2 win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Carrasco was traded to the Houston Dynamo from Seattle in exchange for Adam Moffat on September 13, 2013.[8] Carrasco was then traded from the Houston to Sporting Kansas City for the 30th pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.[9] On July 20, 2015, Carrasco was traded to Orlando City SC in exchange for midfielder Amobi Okugo.[10]
Personal life
While born in the United States, Carrasco spent most of his early childhood growing up in the Mexican city of Tijuana. When he was seven, his family moved back to the United States for a better opportunity. His mother, Gloria, is a two-time survivor of breast cancer.[11] Carrasco married Alex Morgan, also a soccer player who plays on the Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League, on December 31, 2014.[12]
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| USA | League | Open Cup | North America | Total | ||||||
| 2011 | Seattle Sounders FC | Major League Soccer | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2012 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Houston Dynamo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | USA | 43 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 59 | 1 | |
| Career total | 43 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 59 | 1 | ||
Honors
Seattle Sounders FC
See also
References
- ↑ "Servando Carrasco". MLSsoccer.com.
- 1 2 3 4 "Servando Carrasco Player Profile". Calbears.com. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ↑ "A.J. Soares and Servando Carrasco Will Face Off at the Pro Level". Pac-10.org. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Record 5 Bears Taken in MLS SuperDraft". Calbears.com. January 13, 2011. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ↑ Stanley Holmes (February 17, 2011). "Sounders Rookie Playing Without Fear". Sounders.sportspressnw.com. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Sounders FC Signs Forward Lamar Neagle, Midfielder Servando – OurSports Central – Independent and Minor League Sports News". OurSports Central. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ↑ Agudelo's first MLS goal is difference vs. Seattle Archived March 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Houston Dynamo acquire midfielder Servando Carrasco from Seattle Sounders FC". Retrieved 2015-09-15.
- ↑ "Sporting Kansas City trades for Servando Carrasco". Reporting KC. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
- ↑ "Sporting Kansas City acquires Amobi Okugo from Orlando City SC in trade for Servando Carrasco". Sporting Kansas City.
- ↑ "Sounders FC rookie Servando Carrasco is mature beyond his years". The Seattle Times. May 24, 2011.
- ↑ "Soccer Stars Alex Morgan and Servando Carrasco Are Married : People.com". PEOPLE.com.