Cristian Roldan
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Full name | Cristian Roldan[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | June 3, 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Artesia, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Seattle Sounders FC | ||||||||||||||||||
Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
College career | |||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Washington Huskies | 41 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Washington Crossfire | 13 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||
2015 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
2015– | Seattle Sounders FC | 203 | (28) | ||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||
2015 | United States U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
2017– | United States | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 5, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 2, 2022 |
Cristian Roldan (born June 3, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC and the United States national team.[2]
Career[]
College and amateur[]
Roldan was named the 2013 Gatorade National Player of the Year in soccer while attending El Rancho High School in Pico Rivera, California.[3]
Roldan spent his college career at the University of Washington. In his two seasons with the Huskies, Roldan made a total of 41 appearances and tallied 10 goals and seven assists and helped lead the team to a Pac-12 title in 2013.
Roldan also played in the Premier Development League for the Washington Crossfire.[4][5]
Professional[]
On January 8, 2015, it was announced that Roldan had left college early to sign a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer.[6] On January 15, he was selected 16th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC.[7] After making two substitute appearances the first two weeks of the season against the New England Revolution and the San Jose Earthquakes, Roldan made a substitute appearance for USL affiliate club Seattle Sounders FC 2 on March 21 and scored an 89th-minute goal in a 4–2 victory over defending USL champion Sacramento Republic FC.[8] Due to injuries and international call-ups, he made his first MLS start the following week in a goalless draw away to FC Dallas.[9]
Roldan scored his first career MLS goal on July 13, 2016, during a 5–0 win over FC Dallas.[10]
On November 10, 2019, Roldan featured for Seattle in a 3–1 home win over Toronto FC in the 2019 MLS Cup Final; he was involved in the build-up to his team's opening goal, after colliding with Jonathan Osorio, who lost the ball, while Seattle went on to score with Kelvin Leerdam.[11]
International[]
Roldan represented the United States at under-20 level. He was also eligible to represent either Guatemala or El Salvador through his parents,[12] and mentioned in an interview that he had been offered senior callups from both nations.[13] On July 12, 2017, he was cap-tied to the United States national team by starting their 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage match against Martinique.[14]
Personal life[]
Roldan was featured in an Adidas commercial as a nine-year-old, selected for his soccer ball juggling skills from 110 kids who tried out for the commercial.[15] Roldan is of Salvadoran and Guatemalan descent, and has an older brother named Cesar Jr., who works as a trainer for the LA Galaxy, and a younger brother Alex who also plays for the Seattle Sounders as of 2019.[16][17]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played November 7, 2021[18]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 2015 | USL | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Seattle Sounders FC | 2015 | MLS | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 32 | 0 |
2016 | MLS | 33 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 6[b] | 0 | 42 | 5 | ||
2017 | MLS | 33 | 6 | — | — | 5[b] | 0 | 38 | 6 | |||
2018 | MLS | 34 | 4 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 40 | 4 | ||
2019 | MLS | 29 | 6 | — | — | 4[b] | 0 | 33 | 6 | |||
2020 | MLS | 22 | 2 | — | 2[a] | 1 | 4[b] | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
2021 | MLS | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 1 | — | 31 | 7 | ||
Total | 201 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 243 | 31 | ||
Career total | 202 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 244 | 31 |
International[]
- As of match played October 10, 2021[19]
National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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United States | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | 4 | 0 | |
2019 | 14 | 0 | |
2020 | 0 | 0 | |
2021 | 11 | 0 | |
2022 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 31 | 0 |
Honors[]
Seattle Sounders FC
- MLS Cup: 2016, 2019
United States
Individual
- MLS All-Star: 2021
References[]
- ^ "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: United States" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 16. Retrieved May 21, 2019 – via Bernews.
- ^ "Seattle Sounders enfrentará al Santa Tecla con dos salvadoreños en sus filas: los hermanos Roldán". elgrafico.com (in Spanish). Dutriz Hermanos. February 20, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Cristian Roldan named Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year". usatodayhss.com. May 20, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ "2013 Washington Crossfire stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ "2014 Washington Crossfire stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ "Major League Soccer announces 2015 Generation adidas class". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 8, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ "Sounders FC Selects Cristian Roldan in First Round of 2015 MLS SuperDraft". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Public Relations. January 15, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "Match Recap: Sounders FC 2 earns 4–2 win over Sacramento in inaugural match". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Public Relations. March 21, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ "Sounders FC and FC Dallas play to a scoreless stalemate". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Public Relations. March 28, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ Matt Pentz (July 13, 2016). "Sounders enjoy an easy 5-0 victory over Dallas, until losing Clint Dempsey to a red card". The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ Armstrong, Laura (November 10, 2019). "Toronto FC cries foul after MLS Cup letdown". The Toronto Star. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ Alicia Rodriguez (March 30, 2016). "Could Seattle Sounders' Cristian Roldan play for Guatemala or El Salvador?". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- ^ Oficina de Comunicación MLS (July 14, 2016). "Cristian Roldán: "Quiero jugar para una selección; tengo tres opciones, Guatemala, El Salvador y EEUU"". Univision.com. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- ^ U.S. Soccer (July 12, 2017). "LINEUP NOTES: MNT VS. MARTINIQUE - 2017 CONCACAF GOLD CUP". USSoccer.com. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- ^ "Cristian Roldan: From commercial star to Sounders rookie". komonews.com. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ^ Baker, Geoff (January 19, 2018). "Sounders select Alex Roldan, younger brother of Cristian Roldan, in first round of MLS SuperDraft". Seattle Times. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ Baker, Geoff (August 1, 2017). "Sounders' Cristian Roldan remembers the sacrifices his parents made in Pico Rivera". Seattle Times. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ Cristian Roldan at Soccerway
- ^ Cristian Roldan at National-Football-Teams.com
External links[]
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Pico Rivera, California
- Sportspeople from Los Angeles County, California
- American people of Guatemalan descent
- Soccer players from California
- American soccer players
- American sportspeople of Salvadoran descent
- Association football midfielders
- Washington Huskies men's soccer players
- USL League Two players
- Washington Crossfire players
- Major League Soccer players
- Seattle Sounders FC draft picks
- Seattle Sounders FC players
- USL Championship players
- Tacoma Defiance players
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
- United States men's international soccer players
- CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players
- 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players