Graham Zusi
Graham Zusi was born in Longwood, Florida, United States on August 18th, 1986 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 38, Graham Zusi biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Graham Jonathan Zusi (born August 18, 1986) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder or defender for Sporting Kansas City and the United States national team.
Early life and college
Born in Longwood, Florida, Zusi, alongside his siblings, was first coached by his father, David. He played high school soccer at Lake Brantley High School.
Zusi played college soccer for the Maryland Terrapins of the University of Maryland, College Park. During his college career with the Terrapins, 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.
Club career
Zusi played with Central Florida Kraze in the USL Premier Development League during his college days.
The Kansas City Wizards drafted Zusi in the second round (23rd overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft. In Kansas City's first game of the 2009 MLS season against Toronto FC, he made his professional debut on March 21, 2009.
Zusi played a breakout season in 2011 in the renamed Sporting Kansas City franchise, winning a call-up to the US national team and helping the renamed Sporting Kansas City franchise win an Eastern Conference championship. Sporting had his efforts recognised with a new four-year deal that was announced on February 16, 2012. With 15 assists, he led the league in assists in the 2012 season.
Zusi tested with West Ham United in the English Premier League during the 2012-13 offseason.
Zusi returned to Sporting Kansas City and became a converted right-back, winning MLS All Star picks in 2016, 2017 and 2018, as well as assisting Sporting Kansas City in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup Championship.
Zusi re-signed with the club in the 2022 season.
International career
Zusi made his US debut on January 21, 2012, defeating Venezuela 1–0 in a friendly match. In the ninth minute against Panama, he scored his first international goal on January 25, 2012, a 1–0 victory. Zusi was named to the national team's Hexagonal roster for the match against Honduras on February 6, 2013; he appeared as a second-half substitute.
In a World Cup qualifier, Zusi scored a stoppage-time equalizer against Panama on October 15, 2013. Despite the fact that the United States had already qualified, Zusi's aim was that Mexico would qualify to the next round at Panama's expense. As a result, a group of Mexico fans presented Zusi with a framed photo and plaque labelled San Zusi ("Saint Zusi").
Zusi provided the support for John Brooks' game-winning goal in the United States' first game in the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 16, 2014. Zusi scored Clint Dempsey's goal in the 2–2 draw against Portugal on June 22, 2014, in the United States' second game in the World Cup.
Zusi scored their fourth goal against Guatemala in their bid to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia on March 29, 2016, going two years without scoring for the US. During the Copa América Centenary, Zusi scored a late goal for the United States to beat Costa Rica 4–0. His goal made it clear that Costa Rica's 4–0 win over Costa Rica was the highest against Costa Rica in history for the national team.
Zusi was not invited into the team by Dave Sarachan and Gregg Berhalter after failing to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and Bruce Arena's departure.