Adam Cristman (born January 8, 1985) is an American retired

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player.

Career

Youth and college

Cristman graduated from Mills Godwin High School in

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, where as a senior in 2003 he helped seal a perfect 22–0–0 record for the team on way to an AAA state championship and No. 1 national ranking. He played

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at the

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, where he scored 34 career goals and accumulated 15 assists. During his college years Cristman also played for the

Richmond Strikers Richmond Strikers is a sports club based in Henrico County, near Richmond, Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic ...

and

Richmond Kickers Future Richmond Kickers Future was an American soccer team based in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Founded in 2002 as part of the development system of the Richmond Kickers USL Second Division franchise, the team played in the USL Premier Develop ...

in the

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Professional

Cristman was selected in the fourth round of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by

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and signed a

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with the club. He began his debut season as a starter with

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out with injury, and later settled into a role as a regular sub and spot starter, appearing in almost every game of the season. His solid play quickly earned him a bump up to the senior roster in midseason. After the 2008 season, Cristman was traded to

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for allocation money and a third round 2009 MLS SuperDraft selection. On July 25, 2009, after being plagued by injury for the first few months of the year, he made his debut coming on as a second-half sub in an MLS game against LA Galaxy. In February 2010,

D.C. United D.C. United is a professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. Domestically, the club has won four MLS Cups (league championships), four Supp ...

acquired Cristman from Kansas City in exchange for use of an international roster slot through December 31, 2011. On January 11, 2011 Cristman was traded to

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in exchange for the Galaxy's first-round pick in the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft. After an extended layoff while he recovered from a knee injury, Cristman made his Galaxy debut on June 3, 2011, as a late substitute in a 0–0 tie with

. He signed a new contract with Los Angeles on December 23, 2011. On July 3, 2012, Cristman retired from professional soccer due to injuries (multiple concussions).

International

Cristman has played for the US national U-18 and U-23 teams.

Honors

New England Revolution

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, commonly known as the U.S. Open Cup (USOC), is a knockout cup competition in men's soccer in the United States of America. It is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in that country. The 2023 U.S. O ...

(1): 2007 *

North American SuperLiga The SuperLiga was an official North American association football competition between teams from the Liga MX of Mexico and Major League Soccer of the United States and Canada, the top divisions in each country. The competition was sanctioned by C ...

(1):

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Los Angeles Galaxy

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(1):

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Supporters' Shield (1):

Western Conference Championship (1):

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cristman, Adam 1985 births Living people American men's soccer players Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer players Richmond Kickers Future players New England Revolution players Sporting Kansas City players D.C. United players LA Galaxy players Soccer players from Virginia Soccer players from Washington, D.C. USL League Two players Major League Soccer players New England Revolution draft picks United States men's youth international soccer players United States men's under-23 international soccer players Men's association football forwards