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Andy Ariel Najar Rodríguez (/nəˈhɑːr/ nə-HAR;[3] Spanish: [naˈxaɾ]; born 16 March 1993) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club D.C. United and the Honduras national team.

Andy Najar

Najar with Honduras in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Andy Ariel Najar Rodríguez[1]
Date of birth	(1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth	Choluteca, Honduras
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s)	Right-back, right-winger
Club information
Current team	D.C. United
Number	14
Youth career
2008–2010	D.C. United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	D.C. United	82	(10)
2013	→ Anderlecht (loan)	0	(0)
2013–2020	Anderlecht	126	(11)
2020	Los Angeles FC	8	(0)
2021–	D.C. United	49	(1)
National team‡
2012	Honduras U23	7	(0)
2011–	Honduras	42	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:56, 19 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2022

Early life

Najar moved with his family from Honduras to the United States at the age of thirteen, settling in the Washington metropolitan area. Najar attended Thomas A. Edison High School in Alexandria, Virginia and joined D.C. United's youth academy in 2008. During his time with the academy program, Najar received numerous awards and honours for his outstanding play at right back, being named to the USSF Development Academy Starting XI in 2009. He was also the leading scorer of the 2009 US Developmental Academy Finals in Los Angeles.

Club career

D.C. United

Najar signed a professional Generation Adidas contract with D.C. United on 22 March 2010. Once part of MLS, the league and his team became responsible for his education.[4] He was the second player to sign with the first team directly from United's Academy, after goalkeeper Bill Hamid who signed with the first team in September 2009.

Najar made his professional debut on 27 March 2010, in DC's opening game of the 2010 MLS season against the Kansas City Wizards,[5] and scored his first professional goal on 28 April 2010 in a US Open Cup game against FC Dallas.[6] Najar was voted MLS Rookie of the Year for the 2010 season, ahead of Tim Ream and Danny Mwanga.[7][8]

Najar was considered by pundits such as Soccer America's Paul Gardner to be one of D.C. United top players already, at the young age of 17.[9] He received interest from European clubs, according to his agent, and was expected to move his services there later in his career, possibly as soon as the end of the 2010 season.[10] However, it was announced in December 2010 that Najar had signed a multi-year contract with D.C. United.[11]

Najar was the only player from the D.C. United's Academy to be called up to compete in the 2012 Olympics.[12]

Anderlecht

On 7 January 2013, Najar moved to Belgian Pro League champions Anderlecht on a one-month loan.[13] On 30 January 2013, Anderlecht finalised the full transfer of Najar.[14] The reported transfer fee was $3 million.[15] He made his debut against Cercle Brugge on 2 August 2013, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute.[16] On 22 October 2014, Najar opened the scoring for Anderlecht in the second half of their Champions League match against Arsenal but two late goals for the English side ensured a 2−1 defeat for the Belgian champions.[17]

After a summer 2019 injury, Najar did not play for Anderlecht for over a year.

Los Angeles FC

In February 2020, Najar trained with LAFC during their preseason. On 17 June 2020, Najar returned to Major League Soccer, signing with Los Angeles FC, who earlier in the year had traded $350,000 in General Allocation Money to Nashville SC in exchange for the first selection spot in the league's Allocation Ranking.[18] Following the 2020 season, LAFC declined their contract option on Najar.[19]

Return to D.C. United

After being released by LAFC, Najar went full circle by trying out with former club D.C. United in the hopes of making it back to first-team competition. After a six-week trial period, the Black-and-Red signed him to a one-year deal with an option for two more years.[20] On 17 April 2021, Najar made his first appearance for United since returning, coming on in the 88th minute in the 2–1 win over New York City FC.[21] Najar scored his first MLS goal since his return on 8 August, in a 2–1 win over CF Montréal.[22]

International career

On 6 April 2011, Najar formally announced that he would play for the Honduras national team, choosing his birth nation rather than wait to be eligible to represent the United States, where he had yet to receive citizenship.[23] He made his first appearance for Honduras on 3 September 2011, against Colombia entering in the 67th minute.[24]

Najar was called up to compete for the Honduras U23 national team in the 2012 Olympics.

On 21 July 2013, Najar scored his first international goal for Honduras in the knockout stages of the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup vs Costa Rica. Najar's game-winner in the 1–0 victory saw Honduras advance to the semi-finals of the tournament.[25]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 May 2018[26][27]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other[lower-alpha 1]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
D.C. United	2010	MLS	26	5	2	0	—		—		28	5
	2011		31	5	0	0	—		—		31	5
	2012		25	0	2	0	—		1	0	28	0
	Total		82	10	4	0	0	0	1	0	87	10
Anderlecht	2013–14	Belgian Pro League	15	2	1	0	1	0	10	1	27	3
	2014–15		26	2	6	1	7	1	9	4	48	8
	2015–16		24	2	2	0	9	1	3	0	38	3
	2016–17		9	0	1	0	5	0	—		15	0
	2017–18		1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	6	0
	2018–19		18	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	23	0
	Total		93	6	11	1	27	2	26	5	157	14
Career total			175	16	15	1	27	2	27	5	244	24

Honours

Anderlecht[28]

• Belgian Pro League: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2016–17
• Belgian Super Cup: 2013, 2014

Individual

• MLS Rookie of the Year: 2010[29]
• RSC Anderlecht Player of the Season: 2015–16,[30] 2016–17[31]

Notes

References

External links

• Andy Najar at Major League Soccer
• Andy Najar – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Andy Najar at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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[de] Andy Najar

Andy Ariel Najar Rodríguez (* 16. März 1993 in Choluteca, Departamentos Choluteca) ist ein honduranischer Fußballspieler. Er spielt seit April 2021 in den USA für D.C. United.

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- [en] Andy Najar

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[es] Andy Najar

Andy Ariel Najar Rodríguez (Marcovia, Honduras, 16 de marzo de 1993) es un futbolista hondureño, que juega como lateral derecho y su actual club es el D.C. United de la Major League Soccer.

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[fr] Andy Najar

Andy Najar, né le 16 mars 1993 à Choluteca est un footballeur international hondurien. Il joue au poste de défenseur latéral droit à D.C. United en MLS.

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[it] Andy Najar

Andy Najar Rodríguez (Choluteca, 16 marzo 1993) è un calciatore honduregno, centrocampista del D.C. United e della nazionale honduregna.

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[ru] Нахар, Энди

Э́нди Ариэ́ль Наха́р Родри́гес (исп. Andy Ariel Najar Rodriguez; род. 16 марта 1993, Чолутека, Гондурас) — гондурасский футболист, защитник клуба «Ди Си Юнайтед» и сборной Гондураса. Участник Олимпийских игр 2012 года и чемпионата мира 2014 года.

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