Sacha Kljestan

soccer team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Youth
Kljestan played for the Region IV Olympic Development Program team. He was named first team All-American in 2004 and earned third team honors in 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.

Brad Guzan & Sacha Kljestan

Sacha Kljestan On KCAL 9 SportsCentral

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.
Career
He was a finalist for 2006 MLS Rookie of the Year and played for the US in Copa América 2007.

He also played for the US Under-23s at the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament and scored in a 3-0 win against Canada to send the US Under-23s through to the Olympics.
He was nominated for the Starting XI in the 2008 MLS All-Star Game, but chose instead to play for the U.S. His performance for club and country has drawn attention from many clubs overseas, and he left the U.S.

Sacha Kljestan On The USA Training Camp

Sacha Kljestan Post-game After Hat Trick

Kljestan fouled Real Salt Lake forward Andy Williams in the second half of Chivas USA's 4-0 win on Saturday, April 21, and received a yellow card. In this circumstance, the MLS disciplinary committee reviewed the play and concluded that the challenge was an unequivocal red card offense and egregious.
International
Kljestan was part of the United States Under-20 team at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.

He had entered the U-20 program in 2004, earning a total of 16 caps, scoring 1 goal with the team up to 2005. In early 2007, Kljestan was called into training camp with the senior U.S. national team, but did not earn a cap in the following games.

US Soccer/Chivas USA - Jonathan Bornstein Vs. Sacha Kljestan

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Mens Soccer goal of 2008, and a penalty against Nigeria in the 2-1 loss that knocked them out of the tournament. Since then he has been starting consistently for the United States under Bob Bradley as a central midfielder and has two assists (three total) in World Cup Qualifying.