Mike Zaher
 Mike Zaher playing with the San Jose Earthquakes | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Rory Zaher | ||
| Date of birth | September 24, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2007 | UCLA Bruins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 |
Boulder Rapids Reserve | 6 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | San Fernando Valley Quakes | 21 | (1) |
| 2008 | D.C. United | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 10 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Charleston Battery | 38 | (3) |
| 2012 |
Rochester Rhinos | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 9, 2012 | |||
Michael Rory Zaher (born September 24, 1985 in Phoenix, Arizona) is a former American soccer player.
Career
College and amateur
Zaher attended
Las Vegas, Nevada
, whom 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
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
Boulder Rapids Reserve and the San Fernando Valley Quakes
.
Professional
Zaher was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2008 MLS Superdraft by Canadian
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]
Zaher featured in 10 MLS games for San Jose before being released at the end of the 2009 season; he signed terms with USL Second Division side Charleston Battery on March 23, 2010.[4]
After two years with Charleston, Zaher signed with USL side
Rochester Rhinos on November 28, 2011.[5]
Personal
In 2006, Zaher played the male lead in the JoJo music video "Too Little Too Late".[6]
Honors
- D.C. United
- 2008
- Charleston Battery
- USL Second Division Champions: 2010
- USL Second Division Regular Season Champions: 2010
References
- ^ http://dcunited.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080417&content_id=151252&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=t103[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Major League Soccer: Match Tracker: Main". Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ^ http://sjearthquakes.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090316&content_id=226524&vkey=pr_sje&fext=.jsp&team=t110[permanent dead link]
- ^ Charleston adds two for 2010 Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Miller, Andrew. "Battery's Mike Zaher can't escape music video". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2020-04-14.