Jesse Van Saun (born 1976) is a retired American

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player who played professionally in

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and

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. Van Saun grew up in

Hillsdale, New Jersey Hillsdale is a borough in the New York City metropolitan area in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 10,219,Pascack Valley High School Pascack Valley High School (PVHS) is a four-year comprehensive regional public high school located in Hillsdale in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as one of two secondary schools in th ...

. He played soccer with the

Brooklyn Italians Brooklyn Italians is an American soccer team based in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States. Founded in 1949, the team last played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the Ameri ...

youth team. He attended

St. John's University St John's University may refer to: *St. John's University (New York City) **St. John's University School of Law **St. John's University (Italy) - Overseas Campus *College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, St. Joseph, Minnesota and Col ...

where he was part of the school's 1996

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team. On February 1, 1998, the

New England Revolution The New England Revolution is an American professional soccer club based in the Greater Boston area that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), in the Eastern Conference of the league. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having compet ...

selected Van Saun in the second round (seventeenth overall) of the

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. He played five games for the Revolution and went on loan to the

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of the

in April. He struggled with injuries including an abdominal strain and hospitalization due to dehydration. In August, he went on loan with the Project 40 team. When the Revolution signed

Tony Kuhn Tony Kuhn (born December 15, 1975) is a former U.S. soccer forward who spent two seasons in Major League Soccer and several in the USL First Division, USISL and Premier Development League. Kuhn attended Vanderbilt University, where he played ...

in April 1999, they waived Van Saun to free up a roster spot. Two days later the Chicago Fire claimed Van Saun off waivers. On May 6, 1999, the Fire traded him to the

Kansas City Wizards Sporting Kansas City, often shortened to Sporting KC, is an American men's professional soccer club based in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The administrative offices are located in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and the team clubhouse and ...

in exchange for

Ryan Tinsley Ryan Tinsley (born October 1, 1971) is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the Continental Indoor Soccer League and Major League Soccer. Youth Tinsley graduated from El Toro High School in 1989. He began his colleg ...

. His problems with heat stroke continued with the Wizards. In July 1999, he went on loan for two games with Project 40. The Wizards waived him in November 1999. In 2000, he played for the

Long Island Rough Riders The Long Island Rough Riders are an American soccer team based in South Huntington, New York, United States. Founded in 1994, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team plays its home games at Hofst ...

.2000 LONG ISLAND ROUGH RIDERS TEAM STATISTICS
/ref> In 2002, he played for the New York Freedom.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Saun, Jesse 1976 births Living people American soccer players American people of Dutch descent Connecticut Wolves players Sporting Kansas City players Long Island Rough Riders players Major League Soccer players New England Revolution players New York Freedom players St. John's Red Storm men's soccer players Worcester Wildfire players A-League (1995–2004) players MLS Pro-40 players New England Revolution draft picks Pascack Valley High School alumni People from Hillsdale, New Jersey Soccer players from New Jersey Sportspeople from Bergen County, New Jersey Association football defenders NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament Most Outstanding Player winners