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All-time Chivas USA Roster
This list comprises all players who have participated in at least one league match for Chivas USA since the team's first Major League Soccer season in 2005, until its last in 2014. Players who were on the roster but never played a first team game are not listed; players who appeared for the team in other competitions (U.S. Open Cup, CONCACAF Champions League, etc.) but never actually made an MLS appearance are noted at the bottom of the page. A "†" denotes players who only appeared in a single match. A * Juan Agudelo * Carlos Alvarez * Juan Pablo Ángel * Daniel Antúnez * Esteban Arias * Eric Avila B * Leandro Barrera * Adolfo Bautista * Armando Begines * Milton Blanco * Carlos Bocanegra * Luis Bolaños * Miller Bolaños * Carlos Borja * Félix Borja * Jonathan Bornstein * Tristan Bowen * Andrew Boyens * Justin Braun * Bobby Burling * Preston Burpo C * Danny Califf * Paolo Cardozo * Giovani Casillas * Marvin Chávez * Chukwudi Chijindu * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada—since the 2023 season. The league is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. Major League Soccer is the most recent in a series of men's premier professional national soccer leagues established in the United States and Canada. The predecessor of MLS was the North American Soccer League (NASL), which existed from 1968 until 1984. MLS was founded in 1993 as part of the United States' successful bid to host the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The inaugural season took place in 1996 with ten teams. MLS experienced financial and operational struggles in its first few years, losing millions of dollars and folding two teams in 2002. Since then, developments such as the proliferation of soccer-specific stadiums around the league, implementation of the Desi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Félix Borja
Félix Alexander Borja Valencia (born April 2, 1983) is an Ecuadorian people, Ecuadorian Association football, footballer, who last played for C.D. El Nacional, El Nacional in the Ecuadorian Serie A. He is nicknamed the "kangaroo", or "the cobra of Ecuador", for the spring in his jump. His height makes it easy to score goals for his club and country. Club career El Nacional Felix Borja previously played for Club Deportivo El Nacional, El Nacional of Ecuadorian Serie A, Ecuador. Olympiacos His transfer to Greek league champions Olympiacos F.C., Olympiacos made him the first Ecuadorian player to play for a Greek team. Borja was declared Copa Libertadores de América's Copa Libertadores de América Topscorers, joint top goalscorer two months after his transfer to Olympiacos F.C., Olympiacos. Mainz 05 Due to his sub-standard performances for Olympiacos in his first season, as well as the fact that he occupies a non-EU player spot at his current team's roster, Olympiacos had the des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Chueca
Carlo Franco Chueca del Río (born 23 March 1993) is a Peruvian footballer who last played for FC Ararat Yerevan of the Armenian Premier League. Career In May 2009, while playing with Chivas USA U16, Carlo Chueca was detected by RSC Anderlecht. The Belgian club offered him a 2-year contract, and Chueca was integrated to the U21 team coached by ex-international star Johan Walem. During his first season with Anderlecht U21 he scored 2 goals in competition games and participated in the famous Viareggio Tournament in Italy. On April 21, 2010, at age 17, he made his debut with Anderlecht First Team: a friendly game vs. KVW Zaventem (1-1). In June 2011 Chueca was transferred to RAEC Mons of the Jupiler League, where he spent 2 years as a member of the professional roster. In the summer 2013 he was asked to go back to his former club, Chivas USA, and was officially signed on August 27, 2013. He made his professional debut in MLS on September 9, 2013 in a 1-0 victory vs. D.C. U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kraig Chiles
Kraig Chiles (born May 14, 1984) is an American soccer player currently playing for the San Diego Sockers in the Major Arena Soccer League. Career Youth and college Chiles played high school soccer for Poway High School in Poway, California, and remains one of the school's all-time leading goalscorers. At San Diego State University he was named to the All-Pac-10 team three times, including First Team All-Pac-10 senior year. Kraig scored 21 goals and had 12 assists in his four years with the Aztecs. Professional Chiles was drafted 9th overall by CD Chivas USA in the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft. He made his MLS debut for Chivas against FC Dallas on 20 April 2008, but was released by the team in February 2009. Having been unable to secure a professional contract elsewhere, Chiles signed for Los Angeles Legends of the USL Premier Development League in June 2009. He scored on his debut for the Legends on June 19, 2009, in a 5-0 win over Ogden Outlaws. In 2010 Chiles was sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chukwudi Chijindu
Chukwudi Ibegbunaneke 'Chuck' Chijindu (born February 20, 1986) is an American professional soccer player. Career Youth A native of Fontana, California, Chijindu attended Damien High School in La Verne, California, He was a 4-year Varsity letterman and full starter as a freshman. He led his team in scoring his junior and senior seasons, and was the team MVP as well as a 2-time Sierra League MVP. Chijindu was also an All-America Top 100 pick. He played NCAA Div-1 college soccer at the University of Connecticut winning several Big East titles and All-Conference personal accolades. He led his team in scoring in his freshman, sophomore, and senior years- finishing his college career with 26 goals and 19 assists in 86 career matches. Professional After being invited to join Chivas USA for preseason camp in 2008, Chijindu showed well throughout and was offered a contract but in the end did not come to terms. Chivas USA would retain his rights. After other MLS sides expressed interest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvin Chávez
Marvin Antonio Chávez (born November 3, 1983 in La Ceiba) is a Honduran footballer who played as a midfielder, most recently for C.D. Marathón in the Liga Nacional. Career Club Chávez – who is nicknamed "el hijo del viento" (''the son of the wind'') – spent the early part of his professional career playing in Honduras for Victoria and Marathón. He signed with FC Dallas of Major League Soccer (MLS) on a loan deal in August 2009. During the 2010 season, he became an important player for Dallas helping the club reach the MLS Cup final. On November 21, 2010, he played 105 minutes in MLS Cup 2010 in which his club fell to Colorado Rapids. Chávez continued his fine play during the 2011 MLS season and was named to the MLS Team of the Week for weeks 10 and 12 after goal-scoring performances against Real Salt Lake and the New England Revolution. He gained Team of the Week honors again in week 19 against the New York Red Bulls. On December 16, 2011, Chávez was traded to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovani Casillas
Giovani Daniel Casillas Chávez (born 4 January 1994) is a Mexican professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Real Zamora. Casillas won the U17 World Cup in Mexico 2011. Club career Growing up in the Club Deportivo Guadalajara youth system, Giovani Casillas made his first team debut during the 2011 World Football Challenge in a friendly against FC Barcelona, where he scored the third goal in a 4–1 win. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 on August 6, 2011, in a 0-0 Pumas-Chivas, entering in the 82nd minute for Jesús Sánchez. However, a knee injury sidelined him for the rest of the season. In 2012, he rejoined the first team, and made six appearances, including two as a starter. He also appeared in four Copa Libertadores 2012 matches. On February 21, 2013, sister club Chivas USA announced they had acquired Giovani Casillas and teammates Mario de Luna and Edgar Mejia on loan from CD Guadalajara. He scored his first professional goal a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Cardozo
Paolo Daniel Cardozo (born June 9, 1989) is an Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for Olympians FC in the United Premier Soccer League. Career Argentina Cardozo started his career with the youth ranks of Argentine power Club Atlético River Plate. After impressing while at River, Cardozo moved to the reserve side of Quilmes. While with Quilmes, Cardozo quickly established himself as one of the top scorers in the highly successful Quilmes reserve side. As a result, he was signed to a full professional contract by Quilmes in June 2010. On January 31, 2010 Cardozo debuted for the senior side in a match against Boca Unidos. United States During the 2010 season Cardozo went on trial with Columbus Crew. In January 2011, after receiving limited first team action with Quilmes, Cardozo signed with Major League Soccer with hopes of being selected in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. On January 13, he was selected by the Los Angeles Galaxy with the #16 pick of the first round of the MLS Supe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Califf
Daniel Benjamin Califf (born March 17, 1980 in Orange, California) is an American retired soccer player. Career Youth and College Califf (pronounced kāl'ĭ-f) started his youth career in soccer for Canyon Hills Soccer Association, playing on the Canyon Classic team coached by his father. He played college soccer at the University of Maryland from 1998 to 2000. As a freshman, he started all 24 of the team's games, and was named to the Soccer America All-Freshman team for helping to lead the Terrapins to the Final Four. In his second year of college, he started 20 games, and was named an NSCAA third-team All-American. Professional After his sophomore season, Califf signed a Project-40 contract with MLS and entered the 2000 MLS SuperDraft, where he was selected sixth overall by the Los Angeles Galaxy. Califf was immediately slotted into the Galaxy's starting line up, appearing in 18 games, 16 of them starts, as a rookie. Over the next three years, Califf would establish himself a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preston Burpo
Preston Burpo (born September 26, 1972 in Bethesda, Maryland) is a retired American soccer player who is currently the goalkeeper coach for Austin FC in Major League Soccer. College Burpo played collegiate soccer at Southern New Hampshire University from 1992 to 1995. During his career there he earned a goals against average of 1.19 and recorded 38 shutouts. He was the first Penman to earn All-Region honors in 1992. Playing career Upon graduating in 1995 he had brief stints with New Hampshire Phantoms and Boston Storm of the USISL, and also played briefly with the Jamaican club team Harbor View FC. In 1997, he signed with Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division where he would play for the next nine years. During his career with the Sounders, Burpo appeared 143 times, notching 38 shutouts, 631 saves, and a GAA of 1.19 along the way. On March 17, 2006, Burpo signed his first contract with Major League Soccer to play for C.D. Chivas USA. On November 26, 2007, he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Burling
Robert Charles Burling (born October 15, 1984) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender. Career College Burling played college soccer at Loyola Marymount University and with Colorado Springs Blizzard in the USL Premier Development League before being drafted in the 4th round (45th overall) by Los Angeles Galaxy in the 2007 MLS Superdraft. Professional Burling was not offered a contract by Galaxy, and instead signed for Chivas USA three months later. He made over twenty appearances for Chivas, but did not score a goal. Burling was traded to San Jose Earthquakes on September 11, 2009 in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. Burling was left exposed by San Jose in the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft and was selected by expansion side Montreal Impact. He never signed with Montreal and his rights were traded to Chivas USA for one season's use of an international roster slot on July 6, 2012. Burling officially signed with Chivas USA on August 17, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Braun (soccer)
Justin Braun (born March 31, 1987) is an American retired soccer player who played as a forward. Career Youth and amateur Braun had an accomplished career at Skyline High School in Salt Lake City, where he was named to the All-State first team in his junior and senior years, and to the second team his second year, as well as being the leading scorer in the state during his last two years at the school. While playing at Skyline High, he was given the nickname, "The Man with the Golden Foot." Braun played college soccer for Salt Lake Community College, but was not drafted by Major League Soccer. While playing for Olympique Montreux, a men's amateur team in the Salt Lake City area, Braun was invited to be part of the Utah Select Team which took part in the 2008 George F. Donnelly Cup, an amateur tournament organized by the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA), which was held at The Home Depot Center in January 2008. Braun was spotted by Chivas USA head coach Preki and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
