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Mike Zaher
Personal information
Full name	Michael Rory Zaher
Date of birth	September 24, 1985 (age 24)
Place of birth	Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	San Jose Earthquakes
Number	23
Youth career
2004–2007	UCLA Bruins
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 October, 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).;

Mike Zaher (born September 24, 1985 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American soccer player who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] College and Amateur

Zaher attended Bishop Gorman High School which at the time was located in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, who he led to the Nevada high school state championship in 2002; he scored 34 goals as a senior, 25 as a junior, 13 as a sophomore and six as a freshman for a total of 78 career goals. He also led his club soccer team, Las Vegas Premier, to seven Nevada state championships.

Zaher played college soccer at UCLA, where he majored in political science. He played in 38 games over three seasons, scoring twice in the run-up to the 2006 NCAA soccer championship game in St. Louis, which UCLA lost 2-1 to UC Santa Barbara. Zaher is a former member of the U.S. U-18 National Team, was listed at #21 in Soccer America’s Top 25 recruits list, is a two-time Parade All-American, was a member of the 2004 McDonald’s All-American team and the 2003 NSCAA/adidas All-American team, was the Gatorade State Player of the Year in 2004, and was selected to the ESP All-Star Team in 2002 and 2003.

During his college years, Zaher also played in the USL Premier Development League, for Boulder Rapids Reserve and the San Fernando Valley Quakes.

[edit] Professional

Zaher was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2008 MLS Superdraft by Canadian Major League Soccer side Toronto FC. However, his rights were traded to D.C. United for an undisclosed pick, and he was officially signed to the development roster on 17 April, 2008^[1]. He made his professional debut for DC on 19 July, 2008, coming on as a second half substitute for Bryan Namoff in a SuperLiga game against Houston Dynamo^[2], and made his first MLS appearance came on August 20, 2008, starting against New England Revolution.

On March 16, 2009, Zaher signed a developmental contract with the San Jose Earthquakes.^[3]

[edit] Personal

Zaher has also dabbled in acting, featuring as the leading man in JoJo’s music video for her 2006 hit song, Too Little Too Late.

[edit] Honors

[edit] D.C. United

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (1): 2008

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

[edit] References

[edit] External links

[0] ttp://dcunited.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080417&content_id=151252&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=t103

[1] ttp://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=07192008_HOUDC

[2] ttp://sjearthquakes.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090316&content_id=226524&vkey=pr_sje&fext=.jsp&team=t110

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