Cristian Roldan (born June 3, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC and the United States national team.[2]
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Full name | Cristian Roldan[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1995-06-03) June 3, 1995 (age 27) | ||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Artesia, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Seattle Sounders FC | ||||||||||||||||||
Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
College career | |||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Washington Huskies | 41 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Washington Crossfire | 13 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||
2015 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
2015– | Seattle Sounders FC | 227 | (32) | ||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||
2015 | United States U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
2017– | United States | 32 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 9, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 10, 2022 |
Roldan was named the 2013 Gatorade National Player of the Year in soccer while attending El Rancho High School in Pico Rivera, California.[3]
Roldan spent his college career at the University of Washington. In his two seasons with the Huskies, Roldan made a total of 41 appearances and tallied 10 goals and seven assists and helped lead the team to a Pac-12 title in 2013.
Roldan also played in the Premier Development League for the Washington Crossfire.[4][5]
On January 8, 2015, it was announced that Roldan had left college early to sign a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer.[6] On January 15, he was selected 16th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC.[7] After making two substitute appearances the first two weeks of the season against the New England Revolution and the San Jose Earthquakes, Roldan made a substitute appearance for USL affiliate club Seattle Sounders FC 2 on March 21 and scored an 89th-minute goal in a 4–2 victory over defending USL champion Sacramento Republic FC.[8] Due to injuries and international call-ups, he made his first MLS start the following week in a goalless draw away to FC Dallas.[9]
Roldan scored his first career MLS goal on July 13, 2016, during a 5–0 win over FC Dallas.[10]
On November 10, 2019, Roldan featured for Seattle in a 3–1 home win over Toronto FC in the 2019 MLS Cup Final; he was involved in the build-up to his team's opening goal, after colliding with Jonathan Osorio, who lost the ball, while Seattle went on to score with Kelvin Leerdam.[11]
Roldan represented the United States at under-20 level. He was also eligible to represent either Guatemala or El Salvador through his parents,[12] and mentioned in an interview that he had been offered senior callups from both nations.[13] On July 12, 2017, he was cap-tied to the United States national team by starting their 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage match against Martinique.[14]
Roldan was featured in an Adidas commercial as a nine-year-old, selected for his soccer ball juggling skills from 110 kids who tried out for the commercial.[15] Roldan is of Salvadoran and Guatemalan descent, and has an older brother named Cesar Jr., who works as a trainer for the LA Galaxy, and a younger brother Alex who also plays for the Seattle Sounders as of 2019.[16][17]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 2015 | USL | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Seattle Sounders FC | 2015 | MLS | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 32 | 0 |
2016 | MLS | 33 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 42 | 5 | ||
2017 | MLS | 33 | 6 | — | — | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 38 | 6 | |||
2018 | MLS | 34 | 4 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||
2019 | MLS | 29 | 6 | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 33 | 6 | |||
2020 | MLS | 22 | 2 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
2021 | MLS | 28 | 6 | — | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 32 | 7 | ||
2022 | MLS | 26 | 4 | — | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 34 | 5 | |||
Total | 227 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 278 | 36 | ||
Career total | 228 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 279 | 36 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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United States | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | 4 | 0 | |
2019 | 14 | 0 | |
2020 | 0 | 0 | |
2021 | 11 | 0 | |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 32 | 0 |
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