Mike Zaher Explained

Mike Zaher
Fullname:Michael Rory Zaher
Birth Date:24 September 1985
Birth Place:Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:2004–2007
Youthclubs1:UCLA Bruins
Years1:2005
Clubs1:Boulder Rapids Reserve
Caps1:6
Goals1:2
Years2:2006–2007
Clubs2:San Fernando Valley Quakes
Caps2:21
Goals2:1
Years3:2008
Clubs3:D.C. United
Caps3:3
Goals3:0
Years4:2009
Clubs4:San Jose Earthquakes
Caps4:10
Goals4:0
Years5:2010–2011
Clubs5:Charleston Battery
Caps5:38
Goals5:3
Years6:2012
Clubs6:Rochester Rhinos
Caps6:7
Goals6:0
Pcupdate:June 9, 2012

Michael Rory Zaher (born September 24, 1985, in Phoenix, Arizona) is a former American soccer player.

Career

College and amateur

Zaher attended Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, whom he led to the Nevada high school state championship in 2002; he scored 34 goals as a senior, 25 as a junior, 13 as a sophomore and six as a freshman for a total of 78 career goals. He also led his club soccer team, Las Vegas Premier, to seven Nevada state championships.

Zaher played college soccer at UCLA, where he majored in political science. He played in 70 games over four seasons, scoring twice in the run-up to the 2006 NCAA soccer championship game in St. Louis, which UCLA lost 2–1 to UC Santa Barbara. Zaher is a former member of the U.S. U-18 National Team, was listed at #21 in Soccer America's Top 25 recruits list, is a two-time Parade All-American, was a member of the 2004 McDonald's All-American team and the 2003 NSCAA/adidas All-American team, was the Gatorade State Player of the Year in 2004, and was selected to the ESP All-Star Team in 2002 and 2003.

During his college years, Zaher also played in the USL Premier Development League, for Boulder Rapids Reserve and the San Fernando Valley Quakes.

Professional

Zaher was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2008 MLS Superdraft by Canadian Major League Soccer side Toronto FC. However, his rights were traded to D.C. United for an undisclosed pick, and he was officially signed to the development roster on 17 April 2008.[1] He made his professional debut for DC on 19 July 2008, coming on as a second-half substitute for Bryan Namoff in a SuperLiga game against Houston Dynamo,[2] and made his first MLS appearance came on August 20, 2008, starting against New England Revolution.

On March 16, 2009, Zaher signed a developmental contract with the San Jose Earthquakes.[3]

Zaher featured in 10 MLS games for San Jose before being released at the end of the 2009 season; he signed terms with USL Second Division side Charleston Battery on March 23, 2010.[4]

After two years with Charleston, Zaher signed with USL side Rochester Rhinos on November 28, 2011.[5]

Personal

In 2006, Zaher played the male lead in the JoJo music video "Too Little Too Late".[6]

Honors

D.C. United

2008

Charleston Battery

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://dcunited.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080417&content_id=151252&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=t103{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  2. Web site: Major League Soccer: Match Tracker: Main . 2008-07-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080723005449/http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=07192008_HOUDC . 2008-07-23 .
  3. http://sjearthquakes.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090316&content_id=226524&vkey=pr_sje&fext=.jsp&team=t110{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  4. http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/412377.html Charleston adds two for 2010
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-01-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425062426/http://www.rhinossoccer.com/news/index.html?article_id=181 . 2012-04-25 .
  6. Web site: Battery's Mike Zaher can't escape music video. Miller. Andrew. Post and Courier. en. 2020-04-14.