Kyle Nakazawa

Kyle 'Marbles' Nakazawa (born March 16, 1988 in Torrance, California) is a retired American soccer player.

Kyle Nakazawa
Nakazawa during 2011 preseason training with the Union
Personal information
Full name Kyle Nakazawa
Date of birth (1988-03-16) March 16, 1988
Place of birth Torrance, California, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2003–2006 Irvine Strikes
2006–2009 UCLA Bruins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 San Fernando Valley Quakes 2 (0)
2009 Los Angeles Legends 7 (1)
2010–2011 Philadelphia Union 36 (1)
2012 Los Angeles Galaxy 5 (0)
Total 50 (2)
National team‡
2005 United States U17 4 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 12, 2012
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 2, 2010

Career

College and Amateur

Nakazawa grew up in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, and attended Palos Verdes Peninsula High School from 2002 to 2003, before moving to the Edison Academic Center from 2003–2005 where he was a part of the U.S. U-17 residency program. Nakazawa played college soccer at UCLA from 2006 to 2009; he was named to the 2006 Soccer America and Top Drawer Soccer All-Freshman first teams and College Soccer News' All-Freshman second team, was a 2007 Second-team All-Pac-10 selection and UCLA Bruins MVP, and was a 2009 First-team NSCAA All-American, an All-Far West selection, a First-team All-Pac-10 selection, and a Pac-10 All-Academic honoree. He played club soccer for the Irvine Strikers.

During his college years he also appeared for both the San Fernando Valley Quakes[1] and the Los Angeles Legends[2] in the USL Premier Development League.

Professional

Nakazawa was drafted in the third round (33rd overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by Philadelphia Union.[3] Known for providing a steady presence in the midfield and excellent service balls, he made his professional debut on May 1, 2010, in a match at Los Angeles Galaxy.[4] Nakazawa made his first professional start on May 8, 2010 at Real Salt Lake,[5] and he scored his first professional goal on May 28, 2011, in the Union's 6–2 victory over Toronto FC.[6]

On February 1, 2012 Nakazawa was traded to Los Angeles Galaxy with a 2013 MLS SuperDraft second round pick for a 2012 international roster slot.[7]

On January 21, 2013, Los Angeles Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena announced that Nakazawa had retired from playing professional soccer.

International

Nakazawa was present at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Cup at Peru, scoring 2 goals.

Career statistics

Club
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
USA League Open Cup League Cup North America Total
2010Philadelphia UnionMajor League Soccer140000000140
2011221100000231
2012Los Angeles Galaxy2000000000
Total USA 381100000371
Career total 381100000391

Updated February 1, 2012

Personal

Nakazawa has also dabbled in acting, and he was featured in JoJo’s music video for her 2006 hit song, Too Little Too Late alongside several of his UCLA Bruins teammates.

Kyle is now a U.S. Forest Service firefighter for the Arroyo Grande Hotshots in Arroyo Grande, California.

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2014-05-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/4069051.html#STATS Archived 2009-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 2010 MLS SuperDraft Archived 2010-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Galaxy stroll past overmatched Union side
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2011-05-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2012/02/union-trade-midfielder-nakazawa-galaxy
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