Jed Zayner

Personal information
Full name	Jedidiah Zayner
Date of birth	December 13, 1984 (1984-12-13) (age 24)
Place of birth	Valparaiso, Indiana, United States
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Columbus Crew
Number	24
Youth career
2003–2005	Indiana Hoosiers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2005	Chicago Fire Premier	28	(2)
2006–	Columbus Crew	28	(0)
2008	→ Cleveland City Stars (loan)	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:15, 27 October 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Jedidiah "Jed" Zayner (born December 13, 1984 in Valparaiso, Indiana) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Youth and College 1.2 Professional 1.3 International 2 Personal 3 Honors 3.1 Columbus Crew 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] Youth and College

Zayner grew up in Orland Park, Illinois, attended Carl Sandburg High School, and played college soccer at Indiana University from 2003 to 2005. In his three seasons there he started 65 games earning one goal and 4 assists. He also played for three seasons with Chicago Fire Premier in the USL Premier Development League.

[edit] Professional

Zayner was drafted in the second round, 13th overall, of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft by the Columbus Crew, but saw no first-team games during the 2006 season due to injury. He made his MLS debut for Crew on 20 June, 2007, against Kansas City Wizards. During the 2008 season Zayner also spent a short time on loan with the Cleveland City Stars of the USL Second Division, making 2 appearances.

[edit] International

Zayner has represented the U.S. at the Under-18 level, and was a member of the U-20 pool in 2003.

[edit] Personal

Zayner serves as a celebrity spokesman for both the U.S. Soccer Foundation's Passback program and Lacelet, a fund-raising accessory that benefits the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Zayner is known for his sense of humor. For example, when a teenage girl fan awkwardly bumped into him once, he respond with "I think I was just violated."

[edit] Honors

[edit] Columbus Crew

• Major League Soccer Supporter's Shield (1): 2009

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

[edit] External links

• MLS player profile

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