Ross Friedman (soccer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ross Benjamin Friedman | ||
| Date of birth | January 8, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Columbus, Ohio, United States | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Columbus Crew | ||
| 2010–2013 | Harvard Crimson | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Columbus Crew | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Dayton Dutch Lions (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2013 | Team USA – Maccabiah Games | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 8, 2014. | |||
Ross Benjamin Friedman (born January 8, 1992) is an American former professional soccer player who played for the Columbus Crew as a defender.
Early life
Friedman is Jewish, and was born in Columbus, Ohio, to Tod & Cherie Friedman.[1][2] He was a member of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus.[3][4] He began his soccer career at the JCC and on the Columbus Torah Academy recreational FIFA team.[4]
Career
Amateur career
Friedman attended Bexley High School in Bexley, Ohio where he was a four-year letter winner and captained the Boys' Soccer Team his junior and senior years.[5] During his tenure at Bexley, he led the team to two state semi-final appearances,[6] earning first team ALL-MSL as a junior, first team all-district, first team all-state and NSCAA all region as a senior.[7] Friedman also played for the Crew Soccer Academy that finished 3rd at the Development Academy finals.[5]
Friedman committed to Harvard University in 2010.[8] He played in fourteen games as a freshman, starting four and scoring the game-winning goal against the University of Massachusetts.[5] As a sophomore, he started all seventeen games and led the team in points with six assists and six points, receiving an All-Ivy League Honorable Mention.[9] Friedman attained two all-time records at Harvard his senior year by having 12 season assists and 17 career assists, also ranking 6th in the NCAA in assists and 5th in assists per game.[6] He was named 2nd team All-Ivy League as well as named to the Academic All-Ivy League.[5] He helped the Columbus Crew Junior win the 2010 and the 2011 Super-20 championship[6] and was named the all-tournament teams in 2010 and 2012.[9]
In 2013 Friedman helped Team USA capture the gold medal at the 2013 World Maccabiah Games in Israel, leading the tournament in assists.[10] He scored on his penalty kick in the overtime shootout in the championship against Argentina.[10]
Professional career
Friedman signed as a Homegrown Player with Columbus Crew on January 8, 2014.[9] He was loaned out to their USL Pro affiliate Dayton Dutch Lions in March 2014.[11] On November 18, 2014, the Crew declined his option.[12]
See also
References
- ↑ "Sports Shorts," Jewish Sports Review, Volume 9, Number 11, Issue 107, Page 19, January/February 2015.
- ↑
- ↑ "The Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus". rssing.com.
- 1 2 "- The Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus". columbusjcc.org.
- 1 2 3 4 "Harvard Soccer – Ross Friedman Profile". Go Crimson. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- 1 2 3 Batterson, Paul (January 23, 2014). "Homegrown Friedman hopes to become a permanent part of the crew". Columbus Free Press. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ↑ Batterson, Paul (November 18, 2009). "Lions fall in state semi after living on edge". Bexley News. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ↑ Dukes, Jillian (December 4, 2013). "For Friedman, a Dynamic Career with One Constant". The Crimson. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Columbus Crew sign academy products Ross Friedman, Matt Walker to Homegrown deals". MLS Soccer. January 8, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
- 1 2 Meagher, Jake (October 16, 2013). "Friedman Sparks Soccer Victory". TheCrimson. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Crew sends five players on loan to Dayton Dutch Lions of USL-PRO | Columbus Crew". thecrew.com. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Crew Declines Options On Seven Players". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2016-03-01.