Sacha Kljestan

• Sport: Olympic Soccer
• Nation: United States of America
• Position: Midfielder
• Height: 6-foot-1
• Weight: 150
• DOB: Sept. 9, 1985
• Hometown: Huntington Beach, Calif.
• Team: Chivas USA
• College: Seton Hall
• U.S. National Team: One of the most dynamic and gifted midfielders for the U.S., Kljestan has six caps with the full national team. ... Named to the MLS All-Star team that faced West Ham United of the English Premier League on July 24 at Toronto, but missed the game due to the Olympics. ... Made his debut with the U.S. national team and got an assist in a 4-1 win over China on June 2, 2007. ... Started two games at the 2007 Copa America in Venezuela, as the U.S. lost all three games and was eliminated in the group phase. ... Helped the U.S. Under-23 squad gain a berth to the Beijing Games by scoring one goal in five qualifiers in March. ... Played two games - one start - for the U.S. U-20 national team at the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup in the Netherlands.
• Professional: The fifth overall selection by Chivas USA of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft, he went on to get seven assists in 32 games. ... Scored four goals in 25 games in 2007, and tied Los Angeles’ Landon Donovan for second in MLS with a career-high 13 assists, one shy of Steve Ralston of New England. ... Has five goals and four assists in 15 games this season.
• College: Started all 60 games during his collegiate career at Seton Hall under coach Manfred Schellscheidt, recording 20 goals and 28 assists. ... Named Big East Offensive Player of the Year in 2005.