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Jake Rozhansky
Rozhansky with Netanya in 2018
Personal information
Full name Jake Michael Rozhansky
Date of birth (1996-07-04) July 4, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Germantown, Maryland, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem
(on loan from Maccabi Netanya)
Number 20
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Virginia Cavaliers 37 (5)
2016–2017 Maryland Terrapins 40 (7)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 D.C. United U-23 6 (3)
2018– Maccabi Netanya 13 (0)
2018– → Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem (loan) 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 28, 2018

Jake Michael Rozhansky (Template:Lang-he-n,[1] born July 4, 1996) is an American Israeli professional soccer player who plays for Liga Leumit club Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem, on loan from Maccabi Netanya, as a midfielder.

Youth and college

Born in Germantown, Maryland, Rozhansky is Jewish and attended Montgomery Blair High School. He played just one year of high school soccer for the Blazers, however, instead choosing to play club soccer through Olney Rangers and Bethesda Olney.[2] With Bethesda Olney, Rozhansky won the Golden Ball at the Youth Soccer National Championships.[3] Among his teammates at Olney were Gedion Zelalem and Jeremy Ebobisse.[4]

Rozhansky made his Virginia debut on August 29, 2014, playing the entirety of a 1–0 victory over 25th-ranked Old Dominion.[5] He started all but two matches as a freshman, helping the Cavaliers become national champions after defeating UCLA on penalties in the College Cup. Rozhansky had tallied his first collegiate goal in the second round of the tournament, a 62nd-minute winner against UNC Wilmington.[3] He finished the season with a goal and four assists in 23 appearances, was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team, and earned a spot on the College Cup All-Tournament Team.[3] Although Virginia was unable to repeat as national champions during his sophomore season, Rozhansky starred with four goals in 14 appearances. Those four goals were a team-high, including strikes in three straight games in mid-September and an 88th-minute goal against Rider in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.[3] Rozhansky missed four matches through injury, but was still named to the All-ACC Second Team at the end of the season.[6] He left the Cavaliers at the end of the season to trial with clubs in Europe, but instead returned to college and transferred to Maryland.[7] Rozhansky tallied five goals in 37 appearances across his two years at Virginia.

Rozhansky immediately stepped into the starting lineup at Maryland, making his Terrapins debut in the 2016 season opener against UCLA.[8] He scored his first goal for the school on September 13, the game winner in a double-overtime victory over Rutgers, then scored against Michigan State and Northwestern before the end of the month.[9] Rozhansky finished the season with three goals in 21 appearances, but Maryland crashed out of the NCAA Tournament against Providence. Along with George Campbell and Chase Gasper, Rozhansky was named as a captain his senior season.[9] He notched his first career multi-goal game in the season opener against Santa Clara, helping Maryland to a 4–2 victory.[9] Rozhansky added goals later in the season against Northwestern and Connecticut, finishing the season with four goals and a team-high nine assists in 19 appearances. He was named to the All-Big Ten First Team, alongside fellow Terrapin Eryk Williamson.[10] Rozhansky departed Maryland with seven goals in 40 appearances for the Terrapins.

D.C. United U-23

Following his sophomore season at Virginia, Rozhansky appeared for D.C. United U-23 in the PDL. He scored three times in six appearances,[11] but the club finished two points outside the playoff places due to a three-point deduction. Rozhansky also was with the U23s during the summer of 2017,[12] but the program was not part of a league and only played exhibition matches.

Club career

Rozhansky was selected to take part in the 2018 MLS Combine,[13] but he dropped out after signing with Maccabi Netanya.[14] He was still selected 44th overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by Columbus Crew SC, who retain his MLS rights.[15]

Maccabi Netanya

On January 11, 2018, Rozhansky signed his first professional contract with Maccabi Netanya, newly promoted to the Israeli Premier League.[14] He was classified as a domestic player,[16] claiming Israeli citizenship through the Law of Return because he is Jewish.[17] Rozhansky made his debut for Netanya on January 29, replacing Aviv Avraham in the 84th minute of a 2–1 victory against Beitar Jerusalem.[18] He earned his first start for the club two weeks later, getting the nod for an away fixture against Hapoel Haifa and playing 45 minutes of a 2–0 Netanya defeat.[19] Rozhansky made 13 appearances for Maccabi Netanya in the half-season he was with the club, helping the Diamonds to a fifth-place league finish. His initial six-month contract expired in June,[20] but Rozhansky announced his return to the club on May 13 via Instagram.[21]

International career

Rozhansky earned his only call up to the United States U-17 national team in July 2012, when he was selected by Richie Williams to a training camp in Carson, California.[22] The camp did not include a match, and Rozhansky was not called up again by the U17s.

In May 2014, Rozhansky was called up by the United States U-20 national team for a training camp in Raleigh, North Carolina.[23] He appeared in the three exhibition games during the camp, against Carolina RailHawks, Carolina RailHawks U23's, and Wilmington Hammerheads.[24] However, the camp marked Rozhansky's only call up to the U20s; he never earned an official cap at the U20 level.

Rozhansky was called up to the United States U-23 national team during the summer of 2015, as part of a college identification camp ahead of the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[25] The camp did not include a match, and although Rozhansky is still eligible for the U23s he has yet to be capped at that level.

Rozhansky was selected to the United States squad to take part in the 2017 Maccabiah Games, alongside his collegiate teammate Aaron Franco.[26] He appeared in all six games at the tournament, finishing as the Golden Boot winner with six goals. In the championship match against Great Britan, Rozhansky scored a hat trick to single-handedly win the gold medal for the United States with a 3–0 victory.[27] It marked the second straight gold medal in the event for the United States.

Career statistics

As of September 28, 2018[28]
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
D.C. United U-23 2015 PDL 6 3 – – – 6 3
Maccabi Netanya 2017–18 Israeli Premier League 13 0 0 0 0 0 – 13 0
2018–19 Israeli Premier League 0 0 0 0 5 0 – 5 0
Total 13 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 18 0
Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem (loan) 2018–19 Liga Leumit 4 0 0 0 1 0 – 5 0
Career total 23 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 29 3
  1. ^ All appearances in the Toto Cup

References

  1. ^ "ג'ייק רוזנסקי - התאחדות הכדורגל בישראל" [Jake Rozhansky - Israeli Football Association]. football.org.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "A decade ago this youth soccer club rarely won. Now it has produced seven pros in recent years". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "Jake Rozhansky - Virginia Bio". VirginiaSports.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  4. ^ "NCAA soccer preview: Terps welcome two major transfers". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  5. ^ "#3 Virginia 1–0 #25 Old Dominion (OT)". VirginiaSports.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  6. ^ "Five Cavaliers Earn All-ACC Honors". VirginiaSports.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  7. ^ "Former Virginia midfielder Jake Rozhansky transfers to Maryland men's soccer". DBKNews.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  8. ^ "#16 UCLA 1–1 #4 Maryland (2OT)". UMTerps.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  9. ^ a b c "Jake Rozhansky Bio - Maryland Terrapins". UMTerps.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  10. ^ "Big Ten Announces Men's Soccer Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  11. ^ "2015 PDL Player Stats". USLPDL.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  12. ^ "United Under-23 program roster announced". DCUnited.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  13. ^ "MLS invites initial group of 60 players to 2018 Combine". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  14. ^ a b "Jake Rozhansky drops out of MLS Combine, signs for Maccabi Netanya". SBISoccer.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  15. ^ "Columbus Crew SC select midfielder Jake Rozhansky with the 44th overall pick". MassiveReport.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  16. ^ "ג'ייק רוזנסקי" [Jake Rozhansky]. FCMN.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  17. ^ "Division 1 Men's Soccer All-America Team 2017". JewishSportsReview.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  18. ^ "Maccabi Netanya 2–1 Beitar Jerusalem". Soccerway.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  19. ^ "Hapoel Haifa 2–0 Maccabi Netanya". Soccerway.com. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  20. ^ "Crew Cuts: Crew SC, Abubakar build momentum on set pieces". Dispatch.com. Retrieved July 5, 2018. Rozhansky's contract in Israel was for six months and Maccabi Netanya's season is nearly complete. Five months later, the situation still doesn't appear to have much clarity.
  21. ^ "Jake Rozhansky (@jroz12) on Instagram". Instagram.com. Retrieved July 5, 2018. Very happy to be staying with Netanya next season! Thank you to everyone for all the support!
  22. ^ "UNDER-17 MNT HEAD COACH RICHIE WILLIAMS NAMES 40-PLAYER ROSTER FOR JULY TRAINING CAMP". USSoccer.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  23. ^ "US U20 MNT roster for NC training camp". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  24. ^ "20 May 2014: U.S. starters". AndyMead.PhotoShelter.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  25. ^ "USA U-23's name 28-player roster for College Identification Training Camp". StarsandStripesFC.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  26. ^ "MACCABI USA ANNOUNCES THE OPEN MEN'S SOCCER TEAM FOR THE 20TH WORLD MACCABIAH GAMES". MaccabiUSA.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  27. ^ "ROZHANSKY, FRANCO LEAD USA TO MACCABIAH GOLD". UMTerps.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  28. ^ Jake Rozhansky at Soccerway

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