Chris Rolfe
 Chris Rolfe in august 2011. (Photo: Lars Schmidt) |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chris Rolfe | ||
| Date of birth | January 17, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Kettering, Ohio, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger, Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Aalborg | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2004 | Dayton Flyers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004 | Chicago Fire Premier | 11 | (6) |
| 2005–2009 | Chicago Fire | 123 | (36) |
| 2010– | AaB | 32 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2008 | United States | 10 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 23, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Chris Rolfe (born January 17, 1983 in Kettering, Ohio) is an American soccer player who currently plays for AaB in the Danish Superliga.
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[edit] Career
[edit] College
Rolfe attended Kettering Fairmont High School, and played college soccer at the University of Dayton. Despite missing most of his final two intercollegiate seasons due to injury, Chris posted some of the best scoring numbers in UD's history. Rolfe also played for Chicago Fire Premier in the USL Premier Development League.
[edit] Professional
Rolfe was drafted by the senior team in the third round of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft by Chicago Fire, and became a Chicago mainstay, scoring 30 goals in his first four seasons with the club, leading his team in goals with eight in his debut 2005 season, and winning the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2006. Since 2007, Rolfe has been one of the Fire's top league scorers, scoring 8 goals in the 2007 season and a career high 9 goals in the 2008 season, including a hat-trick and man of the match performance versus the New York Red Bulls[1]
On September 2, 2009 it was announced that Rolfe had signed with Danish Superliga side Aalborg beginning January 1, 2010. Rolfe struggled at first in Denmark due to injuries, but came into form after recovering from his injuries.[2]
[edit] International
Rolfe made his debut with the United States men's national soccer team on November 12, 2005 against Scotland at Hampden Park in Glasgow. Chris was once again called to duty on the national soccer team, in November 2008.
[edit] Trivia
Rolfe was in a Nike commercial which had him advertising the new Nike Pro.
[edit] Honours
Chicago Fire
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Chris Rolfe |
- ChrisRolfe.com Official website
- MLS player profile
- http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=56979&cc=5901
- aabsport.dk
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- United States men's international soccer players
- Dayton Flyers men's soccer players
- Chicago Fire Premier players
- Chicago Fire Soccer Club players
- AaB Fodbold players
- People from Dayton, Ohio
- USL Premier Development League players
- Danish Superliga players
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark
