Servando Carrasco

Servando Carrasco
Personal information
Full name Servando Carrasco
Date of birth (1988-08-13) August 13, 1988
Place of birth Coronado, California, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 LA Galaxy
Number 15
Youth career
1996–2006 San Diego Soccer Club
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 California Golden Bears 73 (13)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Seattle Sounders FC 40 (1)
2013–2014 Houston Dynamo 19 (0)
2015 Sporting Kansas City 9 (0)
2015–2017 Orlando City 58 (1)
2018– LA Galaxy 18 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 9, 2018

Servando Carrasco (born August 13, 1988) is a soccer player who plays as a midfielder for LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer.

Career

Carrasco spent his childhood living in Tijuana, Mexico, and attended St. Augustine High School in San Diego, California. Until the age of 19, he played for his high school and San Diego Surf Soccer Club, one of the most competitive soccer clubs in California. During that time, he was recognized as Western League Player of the Year, CIF Player of the Year, and the San Diego Union-Tribune All-County Player of the Year. He also participated in the Olympic Development Program and the Premier Development Program.[1]

College

In 2007, Carrasco accepted a scholarship at the University of California, Berkeley. During his first year, Carrasco recorded seven points on two goals and three assists. He scored his second goal of the season against Washington in the opening minutes of the game; he added an insurance goal for Cal against San Diego increasing the Bears' lead to 2–0; and he earned several assists against UCLA, Stanford and University of San Francisco.[2]

In 2008, Carrasco was named All-Pac-10 second team and Pac-10 All-Academic second-team. He started in all but one game and scored three goals for the year, tying him for second best on the team. He was one of two Cal players to have seven assists during the season, including one assist on the game-winning goal against Oregon State University.[2]

In 2009, despite suffering an ankle injury that sidelined him for a number of games, Carrasco still earned a second straight All-Pac-10 second-team selection and a Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention. He had one goal.[2]

In 2010, Carrasco was senior co-captain of the Berkeley squad with good friend A. J. Soares, a defender with Viking FK.[3] He was named NSCAA Third Team Far West Region, First Team All-Pac-10, Third Team Pac-10 All American, and Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention. Carrasco scored seven goals and had three assists.[2]

Throughout his 4 years at UC Berkeley, he scored 13 goals.

Professional

On January 13, 2011, Carrasco was drafted in the second round (27th overall) of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC.[4] He signed with Seattle on March 2, 2011,[5] and made his debut on March 19, in a game against the New York Red Bulls.[6]

Carrasco scored his first career goal for Seattle on June 8, 2013, on a penalty kick in a 3–2 win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Carrasco was traded to the Houston Dynamo from Seattle in exchange for Adam Moffat on September 13, 2013.[7] Carrasco was then traded from the Houston to Sporting Kansas City for the 30th pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.[8] On July 20, 2015, Carrasco was traded to Orlando City SC in exchange for midfielder Amobi Okugo.[9] On April 9, 2017, Carrasco scored his first goal for Orlando and second overall career goal when he headed home from a corner in a 1–0 win v New York Red Bulls.[10]

At the end of the 2017 season Carrasco entered the 2017 MLS Re-Entry Draft after Orlando City declined his contract option. On December 21, 2017, he was selected by LA Galaxy in Stage Two of the draft.[11] He signed with the club on January 11, 2018.[12]

Personal life

While born in the United States, Carrasco spent most of his early childhood growing up in the Mexican city of Tijuana. When he was seven, his family moved back to the United States for a better opportunity. His mother, Gloria, is a two-time survivor of breast cancer.[13] On December 31, 2014 Carrasco married Alex Morgan, a professional soccer player for the Orlando Pride of the NWSL and the United States Women's National Team.[14]

Career statistics

All-time club performance
Club Season Major League Soccer MLS Cup US Open Cup CONCACAF Total
AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Seattle Sounders FC2011120001060190
201290003030150
2013191--1000201
Club total401005090541
Houston Dynamo20133010--2060
2014160--20--180
Club total190102020240
Sporting Kansas City201590--00--90
Club total9000000090
Orlando City SC2015120--10--130
2016310--20--310
2017151--10--161
Club total581004000621
Career total1262101201101482

References

  1. ↑ "Servando Carrasco". MLSsoccer.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Servando Carrasco Player Profile". Calbears.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  3. ↑ "A.J. Soares and Servando Carrasco Will Face Off at the Pro Level". Pac-10.org. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Record 5 Bears Taken in MLS SuperDraft". Calbears.com. January 13, 2011. Archived from the original on December 17, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Sounders FC Signs Forward Lamar Neagle, Midfielder Servando – OurSports Central – Independent and Minor League Sports News". OurSports Central. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  6. ↑ Agudelo's first MLS goal is difference vs. Seattle Archived March 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ "Houston Dynamo acquire midfielder Servando Carrasco from Seattle Sounders FC". Retrieved 2015-09-15.
  8. ↑ "Sporting Kansas City trades for Servando Carrasco". Reporting KC. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
  9. ↑ "Sporting Kansas City acquires Amobi Okugo from Orlando City SC in trade for Servando Carrasco". Sporting Kansas City.
  10. ↑ Logan Bowles (April 9, 2017). "Servando Carrasco scores in 34th minute, Orlando City tops New York Red Bulls". FOX Sports. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  11. ↑ https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/12/21/three-players-selected-2017-mls-re-entry-draft-stage-2
  12. ↑ https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/01/11/la-galaxy-sign-veteran-midfielder-servando-carrasco
  13. ↑ "Sounders FC rookie Servando Carrasco is mature beyond his years". The Seattle Times. May 24, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Soccer Stars Alex Morgan and Servando Carrasco Are Married : People.com". PEOPLE.com.
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