Tim Gigl – Time In
ussoccerplayers.com/tim-giglHe grew up in New Jersey, a hotbed of American soccer since at least the 1970's.
Josh Sage – Time In
ussoccerplayers.com/josh-sageEverything seemed normal and routine for the family of CJ and Sally Sage, an average middle class American family with two children.
Christopher Melkonian – Time In
ussoccerplayers.com/christopher-melkonianFor Christopher’s first ten spinal taps, Darlene admitted she was hysterical.
Time In
ussoccerplayers.com/time-inFrom the beginning the US National Soccer Team Players have been committed to serving the American soccer community…
Bruce Murray
ussoccerplayers.com/player/murray-bruceBruce Murray was an integral part of American soccer during the '80's and '90's.
Billy Walsh
ussoccerplayers.com/player/walsh-billyTo an earlier generation of American soccer fans, he and his familay are known for the Walsh Cup, an annual backyard tournament in New Jersey that drew recognizable faces from the professional ranks, college, and high school players, and at least one kid who would grow up to be a mainstay with the USMNT.
Earnie Stewart
ussoccerplayers.com/player/stewart-earnieAfter an heroic performance at the 2002 World Cup, Stewart returned to the US from Holland to show off his wares for American fans on a weekly basis in MLS.
Hugo Perez
ussoccerplayers.com/player/perez-hugoHugo Perez bridged the end of the North American Soccer League era and the USA's return to the World Cup stage.
Frank Klopas
ussoccerplayers.com/player/klopas-frankieWorld Cup squad, the 1995 Copa America team, and the 1988 U.S.
Chad Deering
ussoccerplayers.com/player/deering-chadChad Deering earned his American soccer pedigree playing in Germany in the early 1990s.
Bobby Smith
ussoccerplayers.com/player/smith-bobbyA three-time North American Soccer League champion, Smith was part of the remarkable Philadelphia Atoms, champions in their expansion year, and the Pele-fueled Cosmos. He also spent time in the Major Indoor Soccer League with the Philadelphia Fever. He retired as a member of the NASL's Montreal Manic in 1981.
Janusz Michallik
ussoccerplayers.com/player/michallik-januszThe son of a Polish national team player, Michallik was an original member of the Columbus Crew who has played at nearly every level of American professional soccer.
Alan Merrick
ussoccerplayers.com/player/merrick-alanHe also played for the San Jose Earthquakes, the LA Aztecs, the Toronto Blizzard, and the ill-fated Team America.
Harry Keough
ussoccerplayers.com/player/keough-harryHe was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1976 and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame in 1996.
Desmond Armstrong
ussoccerplayers.com/player/armstrong-desHe played at every level of American soccer and is now using his diverse talents to assist inner-city soccer and develop young players.
Tony Meola
ussoccerplayers.com/player/meola-tonyHis ability to marshal his defenders and see the opposition's attack as it develops has made him one of our most consistent keepers ever, and it's no surprise that he was the only American to be named a FIFA World All-Star for the match against the 2002 World Cup hosts.
Winston DuBose
ussoccerplayers.com/player/dubose-winstonWinston DuBose was a college star, drafted by the Tampa Bay Rowdies at the height of the North American Soccer League and staying with US professional soccer through the uncertainty after the collapse of the NASL.
Frank Borghi
ussoccerplayers.com/player/borghi-frankBorghi was already an established American soccer player, part of several quality St.
Alecko Eskandarian
ussoccerplayers.com/player/eskandarian-aleckoAnother player to emerge from the hotbed of American soccer in Northern New Jersey, Alecko Eskandarian's USMNT and MLS career ended early due to concussions.
Danny Szetela
ussoccerplayers.com/player/szetela-dannyAfter leaving professional soccer in 2010, Szetela returned to the game as a member of the North American Soccer League's New York Cosmos in the Fall of 2013.
John O’Brien
ussoccerplayers.com/player/obrien-johnDespite injuries, O'Brien became the first American to play in the quarterfinals of the European Champions League.
Sacha Kljestan
ussoccerplayers.com/player/kljestan-sachaMade his senior international debut in an exhibition game against China, then went on to make two starts at the Copa America.
Diego Gutierrez
ussoccerplayers.com/player/gutierrez-diegoBorn in Colombia, and a member of the South American nation's national youth program, Gutierrez became a US citizen during the 2000 MLS season.
Ricardo Clark
ussoccerplayers.com/player/clark-ricardoHe also started all three games for the US in the 0-3 Copa America whitewash.
Marcus Hahnemann
ussoccerplayers.com/player/hahnemann-marcusThe tall, imposing goalkeeper quietly became one of the top goalkeepers in MLS after jumping to the American top flight from the A-League in 1997.
