Julian Nash (born March 1, 1983 in

Oakland, California Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third ...

) is the 2017 US National Champion Footgolfer and an American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

player who currently plays for Santa Clara Sporting Men's Team in the Peninsula Soccer League and recently joined the prestigious coed varsity soccer club, The Lions, who have dominated Wednesday night soccer leagues in San Francisco for several years.

Career

High school and College

Nash attended

San Leandro High School San Leandro High School (SLHS) is a four-year public high school in San Leandro, California, USA. It is often cited as the only comprehensive high school in the San Leandro Unified School District (SLUSD). Academics Academic courses include ...

and was a good student and a letterman in cross country, soccer, and tennis. In soccer, he was named the Team MVP as a sophomore and as a senior.Julian Nash
,

San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional soccer team based in San Jose, California. The Earthquakes compete as a member club of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). Originally as the San Jose Clash, the franchise ...

. Accessed November 20, 2007.

Professional

Nash was signed by the

as a developmental player in March 2005 after an outstanding collegiate career at Creighton, and a stellar season in the

USL Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syste ...

where he scored 12 goals in 13 games for

Chicago Fire Premier Chicago Fire U-23 was an American soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 2001, the team last played in the PDL, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. They last played in 2016, choosing to leave the PDL. Th ...

. With the Blue Jays, Nash scored 18 goals and recorded 22 assists in four years and was named a semifinalist for the prestigious

Hermann Trophy The Hermann Trophy is awarded annually by the Missouri Athletic Club to the United States's top men's and women's college soccer players. History In 1967, Bob Hermann, the president of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) and the ...

his senior season. He also led the 2004 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with four goals while playing for the

Chicago Fire Reserves Chicago Fire U-23 was an American soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 2001, the team last played in the PDL, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. They last played in 2016, choosing to leave the PDL. Th ...

. He played 10 games for San Jose in 2005 and scored in his only start against

Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake, often shortened to RSL, is an American professional soccer franchise based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The club competes as a member club of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Western Conference. RSL began play in 20 ...

October 8. He appeared in all 12 reserve games for San Jose, scoring four goals. Along with the rest of his Earthquakes teammates, he moved to Houston for the 2006 season. He was released from the Houston Dynamo in 2007 following a prolonged foot injury. He currently plays for the amateur Santa Clara Sporting Men's Team in the Peninsula Soccer League.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nash, Julian 1983 births Living people American soccer players Chicago Fire U-23 players San Jose Earthquakes players Houston Dynamo FC players Creighton Bluejays men's soccer players USL League Two players Major League Soccer players FC Dallas draft picks Association football forwards