Ross Friedman (soccer)

Ross Benjamin Friedman (born January 8, 1992) is an American former professional soccer player who played for the Columbus Crew and the Dayton Dutch Lions as a defender.

Ross Friedman
Personal information
Full name Ross Benjamin Friedman
Date of birth (1992-01-08) January 8, 1992
Place of birth Columbus, Ohio, United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2008–2010 Columbus Crew
2010–2013 Harvard Crimson
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Columbus Crew 0 (0)
2014 → Dayton Dutch Lions (loan) 16 (0)
National team
2013 Team USA – Maccabiah Games
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 8, 2014

Early life

Friedman is Jewish, and was born in Columbus, Ohio.[1][2] He was a member of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus.[3][4] He began his soccer career at the JCC and on the Columbus Torah Academy recreational FIFA team.[4]

Career

Amateur career

Friedman attended Bexley High School in Bexley, Ohio where he was a four-year letter winner and captained the Boys' Soccer Team his junior and senior years.[5] During his tenure at Bexley, he led the team to two state semi-final appearances,[6] earning first team ALL-MSL as a junior, first team all-district, first team all-state and NSCAA all region as a senior.[7] Friedman also played for the Crew Soccer Academy that finished 3rd at the Development Academy finals.[5]

Friedman committed to Harvard University in 2010.[8] He played in fourteen games as a freshman, starting four and scoring the game-winning goal against the University of Massachusetts.[5] As a sophomore, he started all seventeen games and led the team in points with six assists and six points, receiving an All-Ivy League Honorable Mention.[9] Friedman attained two all-time records at Harvard his senior year by having 12 season assists and 17 career assists, also ranking 6th in the NCAA in assists and 5th in assists per game.[6] He was named 2nd team All-Ivy League as well as named to the Academic All-Ivy League.[5] He helped the Columbus Crew Junior win the 2010 and the 2011 Super-20 championship[6] and was named the all-tournament teams in 2010 and 2012.[9]

In 2013 Friedman helped Team USA capture the gold medal at the 2013 World Maccabiah Games in Israel, leading the tournament in assists.[10] He scored on his penalty kick in the overtime shootout in the championship against Argentina.[10]

Professional career

Friedman signed as a Homegrown Player with Columbus Crew on January 8, 2014.[9] He was loaned out to their USL Pro affiliate Dayton Dutch Lions in March 2014.[11] On November 18, 2014, the Crew declined his option.[12]

References
  1. "Sports Shorts," Jewish Sports Review, Volume 9, Number 11, Issue 107, Page 19, January/February 2015.
  3. "The Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus". rssing.com.
  4. "- The Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus". columbusjcc.org.
  5. "Harvard Soccer – Ross Friedman Profile". Go Crimson. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  6. Batterson, Paul (January 23, 2014). "Homegrown Friedman hopes to become a permanent part of the crew". Columbus Free Press. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  7. Batterson, Paul (November 18, 2009). "Lions fall in state semi after living on edge". Bexley News. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  8. Dukes, Jillian (December 4, 2013). "For Friedman, a Dynamic Career with One Constant". The Crimson. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  9. "Columbus Crew sign academy products Ross Friedman, Matt Walker to Homegrown deals". MLS Soccer. January 8, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  10. Meagher, Jake (October 16, 2013). "Friedman Sparks Soccer Victory". TheCrimson. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  11. "Crew sends five players on loan to Dayton Dutch Lions of USL-PRO | Columbus Crew". thecrew.com. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  12. "Crew Declines Options On Seven Players". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
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