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Graham Zusi
	Zusi with United States in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Graham Jonathan Zusi
Date of birth	August 18, 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth	Longwood, Florida, United States
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sporting Kansas City
Number	8
Youth career
2005–2008	Maryland Terrapins
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005	Central Florida Kraze
2009–	Sporting Kansas City
International career‡
2012–	United States
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 9, 2015; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 25, 2015

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Graham Jonathan Zusi^[1] (/ˈzuːsi/; born August 18, 1986) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Sporting Kansas City and the United States national team.

Early life

Zusi was born on August 18, 1986. He is of Albanian descent.^[2] Zusi graduated high school at Lake Brantley High School.

Career

College

Zusi played college soccer at the University of Maryland, College Park. During his college career, Zusi played in 89 games, recording 28 goals and 20 assists, and helped Maryland win the National Championship in 2005 and 2008, scoring the game-winning goal in the 2008 National Semi-Final and Championship Games. He graduated with a degree in criminology.^[3]

During his college years Zusi also played with Central Florida Kraze in the USL Premier Development League.^[4]

Professional

Zusi was drafted in the second round (23rd overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by the Kansas City Wizards. He made his professional debut on March 21, 2009, in Kansas City's first game of the 2009 MLS season against Toronto FC.^[5]

Zusi enjoyed a breakout season in 2011 helping the renamed Sporting Kansas City franchise to an Eastern Conference championship and earning a call-up to the U.S. national team. His efforts were rewarded by Sporting with a new four-year contract announced on February 16, 2012.^[6] In the 2012 season he led the league in assists with 15.

During the 2012–13 offseason, Zusi trialed with English Premier League side West Ham United.^[7]

International career

On January 21, 2012, Zusi made his debut for the senior side of his country (as a starter) in a 1–0 win over Venezuela in a friendly match. On January 25, 2012, Zusi scored his first international goal in the ninth minute against Panama in a 1–0 victory. Zusi was named to the national team's Hexagonal roster for the February 6, 2013 match against Honduras; he entered the game as a second half substitute.

On October 15, 2013, Zusi scored a stoppage-time equalizer against Panama in a World Cup qualifier. Though the United States had already qualified, Zusi's goal meant that Mexico would advance to the next round at Panama's expense. As a result, a group of Mexico fans later presented Zusi with a framed photo and plaque with the words San Zusi ("Saint Zusi").^[8]

On June 16, 2014, in the United States' first game in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Zusi provided the assist from a corner kick for John Brooks' game winning goal in the 2-1 victory against Ghana.

On June 22, 2014, in the United States' second game in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Zusi provided the assist for Clint Dempsey's goal in the 2-2 draw against Portugal.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	January 25, 2012	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Panama	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2	October 11, 2013	Sporting Park, Kansas City, United States	Jamaica	1–0	2–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
3	October 15, 2013	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Panama	2–2	3–2	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier

Career statistics

Club

As of December, 21 2015.

**All-time club performance**
Club	Season	MLS			US Open Cup			Playoffs			CONCACAF			Total
Club	Season	App	Goals	Assists	App	Goals	Assists	App	Goals	Assists	App	Goals	Assists	App	Goals	Assists
Sporting Kansas City	2009	13	0	1	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	0	1
	2010	19	1	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	1	0
	2011	32	5	7	4	0	0	3	0	2	—	—	—	39	5	9
	2012	32	5	15	5	2	0	2	0	1	—	—	—	39	7	16
	2013	27	6	8	2	0	1	5	0	2	6	0	2	40	6	13
	2014	24	5	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	0	1	26	5	9
	2015	25	2	5	1	1	0	—	—	—	-	-	-	26	3	5
	Club Total	172	24	44	15	3	1	10	0	5	8	0	3	205	27	53
Career Total		172	24	44	15	3	1	10	0	5	8	0	3	205	27	53

International

As of July 25, 2015.

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
United States
	2012	6	1
	2013	12	2
	2014	10	0
	2015	4	0
Total		32	3

Honors

University of Maryland

NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship (2): 2005, 2008

Sporting Kansas City

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: 2012, 2015
Major League Soccer Eastern Conference Championship (1): 2013
Major League Soccer MLS Cup Champion (1): 2013

Individual

MLS Best XI (2): 2012, 2013
MLS All-Star (3): 2012, 2013, 2014
MLS Breakout Player of the Year: 2011 ^[9]
Sporting Kansas City Most Valuable Player (2): 2012,^[10] 2013 ^[11]

References

^ 2013 Gold Cup official roster
^ http://albanian.cri.cn/501/2014/06/30/302s132723.htm
^ Nancy Hass (April 16, 2013). "Hey Zeus! Graham Zusi & the pressure of replacing US Soccer's best-ever player | OVERLAP Magazine". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
^ "2005 Central Florida Kraze stats". Uslsoccer.com. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
^ [1] Template:Wayback
^ Palmer, Tod. "Sporting signs Zusi to extension". KansasCity.com. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
^ Bailey, Graeme. "West Ham United have taken American international Graham Zusi on trial". Sky Sports. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ Edwards, Andy. ""Saint" Graham Zusi presented with gifts from fans, radio station for sending Mexico to World Cup playoff". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
^ Andrew Wiebe (December 20, 2011). "Zusi named MLS Breakout Player of the Year | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
^ "Sporting KC announces 2012 team awards | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. October 24, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
^ "Sporting KC announces 2013 team awards | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. October 19, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2014.

External links

MLS player profile
Graham Zusi at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] 2013 Gold Cup official roster

[2] ttp://albanian.cri.cn/501/2014/06/30/302s132723.htm

[3] Nancy Hass (April 16, 2013). "Hey Zeus! Graham Zusi & the pressure of replacing US Soccer's best-ever player | OVERLAP Magazine". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved May 4, 2014.

[4] "2005 Central Florida Kraze stats". Uslsoccer.com. Retrieved June 24, 2014.

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[6] Palmer, Tod. "Sporting signs Zusi to extension". KansasCity.com. Retrieved August 10, 2012.

[7] Bailey, Graeme. "West Ham United have taken American international Graham Zusi on trial". Sky Sports. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

[8] Edwards, Andy. ""Saint" Graham Zusi presented with gifts from fans, radio station for sending Mexico to World Cup playoff". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved October 17, 2013.

[9] Andrew Wiebe (December 20, 2011). "Zusi named MLS Breakout Player of the Year | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved May 4, 2014.

[10] "Sporting KC announces 2012 team awards | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. October 24, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2014.

[11] "Sporting KC announces 2013 team awards | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. October 19, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2014.

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 Zusi enjoyed a breakout season in 2011 helping the renamed [[Sporting Kansas City]] franchise to an Eastern Conference championship and earning a call-up to the U.S. national team. His efforts were rewarded by Sporting with a new four-year contract announced on February 16, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|last=Palmer |first=Tod |url=http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/16/3434283/sporting-signs-zusi-to-extension.html |title=Sporting signs Zusi to extension |publisher=KansasCity.com |date= |accessdate=August 10, 2012}}</ref> In the 2012 season he led the league in assists with 15.