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Daniel Steres
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-11-11) November 11, 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Burbank, California, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 LA Galaxy
Number 5
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 San Diego State Aztecs 72 (13)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Ventura County Fusion 21 (1)
2012 Seattle Sounders FC 0 (0)
2013 Wilmington Hammerheads 25 (7)
2014–2015 LA Galaxy II 49 (5)
2016– LA Galaxy 102 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 13, 2019

Daniel Steres (born November 11, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who has played as a defender for LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer since 2016.

Early and personal life

Steres was born in Burbank, California, to Suzie and Mark Steres, and is Jewish.[1] He became a bar mitzvah at Wilshire Boulevard Temple.[1] He has a younger brother Andrew.[2][1] His maternal grandmother is Jo Seligman, and his paternal grandparents are Bob and Rochelle Steres.[3][1] His hometown is Calabasas, California, and he now lives in Long Beach, California.[4][1]

Career

College and amateur

Steres started playing soccer with a U-11 team and played with the same team to U-19, during which the club won a Dallas Cup championship.[5][6]

He played four years for the Calabasas High School Coyotes soccer team.[2] He twice was a Maramonte League selection, and was all-California Interscholastic Federation.[6] He was also a three-time Jewish Community Center (JCC) Maccabi Championship Team member.[7]

Steres played four years of college soccer on scholarship at San Diego State University for the San Diego State Aztecs men's soccer team between 2008 and 2011.[7][8] In 2008 he was the Courtyard Marriott San Diego Central Most Valuable Defensive Player and SDSU/USD all-tournament team, and in 2009, he was All-Pac-10 (Honorable Mention), Pac-10 All-Academic Team (Honorable Mention), and Courtyard Marriott San Diego Central All-Tournament Team, and in 2010, he was All-Pac-10 (Second Team).[6]

Professional

Steres was drafted 28th in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft by Chivas USA of Major League Soccer, but did not sign a contract with the team.[9]

He was selected by Seattle Sounders FC in the 2012 MLS Waiver Draft, signed with the club on June 23, 2012, and mostly played at center back for the team.[10][11]

In 2013, after signing with the Wilmington Hammerheads in the Premier Development League, Steres led the team in goals with seven and had three assists.[12] He received the team's Most Valuable Player award, and was named to the 2013 USL PRO All-League Second Team.[12]

In the 2014 season, Steres signed for LA Galaxy II in the USL Championship, and was named captain.[5] He led the Galaxy to their first USL Championship championship.[4] During the two seasons he was with LA Galaxy II, Steres was named Defender of the Year in both seasons.[13]

After two seasons with LA Galaxy's reserve team, Steres was rewarded with a first-team contract on December 17, 2015.[14] He scored in his debut against DC United on a corner kick from Mike Magee. The goal started a come-from-behind win.[15]

On December 12, 2019, the Galaxy re-signed Steres, for his fifth season. [7] At that point he had made 102 appearances and 94 starts as a regular in the LA Galaxy backline since 2016. with seven goals and two assists from the central defense position.[7] He was the longest-tenured player on the team.[4]

Career statistics

As of 8 August 2016[16]
Club Season League Cup Play-off Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wilmington Hammerheads 2013 USL Pro 25 7 1 0 — — — — 26 7
LA Galaxy II 2014 USL Pro 24 3 0 0 2 0 — — 26 3
2015 USL 25 2 0 0 4 0 — — 29 2
LA Galaxy 2016 MLS 21 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 1
Total 21 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 1
Career total 95 13 2 0 6 0 1 0 104 13

Honors

Club

LA Galaxy II

Individual

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Galaxy's Jewish Heritage Night will feature Los Angeles native Daniel Steres". Jewish Journal. August 23, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Daniel Steres Profile". Goaztecs.cstv.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  3. ^ "Irwin Robert Steres Obituary - Mission Hills, CA". Dignity Memorial.
  4. ^ a b c "Daniel Steres | MLSsoccer.com".
  5. ^ a b c d "Getting 2 know Galaxy II: Defender Daniel Steres". LA Galaxy. April 15, 2015.
  6. ^ a b c "Daniel Steres - Men's Soccer". SDSU Athletics.
  7. ^ a b c d "LA Galaxy re-sign defender Daniel Steres | LA Galaxy".
  8. ^ "Daniel Steres College Profile". Goaztecs.cstv.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  9. ^ "Chivas USA selects five in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft". Cdchivasusa.com. January 17, 2012. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  10. ^ "Seattle Sounders sign Daniel Steres | MLS News". Tribal Football. June 23, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  11. ^ Oshan, Jeremiah (June 22, 2012). "Sounders Officially Waive Christian Sivebaek, Sign Daniel Steres". Sounder At Heart.
  12. ^ a b "Wilmington Hammerheads defender Daniel Steres named to 2013 USL PRO All-League second team". boxscorenews.com.
  13. ^ a b "Daniel Steres LA Galaxy:Profile". Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  14. ^ "LA Galaxy sign defender Daniel Steres to first-team contract". MLS. December 17, 2015.
  15. ^ "LA Galaxy 4, DC United 1 - 2016 MLS Match Recap". MLS. March 7, 2016.
  16. ^ Daniel Steres at Soccerway
  17. ^ "LA Galaxy II celebrate 2015 Western Conference Championship | GALAXY LATEST | LA Galaxy".
  18. ^ "DANIEL STERES; Soccer - 2018". Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
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