Sam Raben

Sam Raben (born May 11, 1997) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender. Before turning pro, he played two seasons in the Premier Development League with Colorado Rapids U-23. In January 2019 the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer signed Raben to a guaranteed contract.

Sam Raben
Personal information
Full name Sam Raben
Date of birth (1997-05-11) May 11, 1997
Place of birth Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2010–2013 Colorado Storm
2014–2015 Colorado Rapids
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 91 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Colorado Rapids U-23 15 (0)
2019 Colorado Rapids 0 (0)
2019 → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) 8 (0)
2020 Sporting Kansas City II 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 6, 2020

Early life

Raben was born in Birmingham, Alabama, to David and Carrie Raben, and is Jewish.[1][2][3] His father is an oncologist at the University of Colorado.[2] His sister Lizzy played soccer for Duke University.[4] His hometown is Greenwood Village, Colorado.[5][3]

Soccer career

Raben plays soccer as a defender.[6] He attended Cherry Creek High School.[1] He was second team All-State and All-Conference in 2012.[1]

He played for Wake Forest University.[2][7] Raben made 91 starts for Wake Forest, tied for third-most in school history.[3] In 2018, he was named third team All-ACC and third team All-South Region by United Soccer Coaches.[1]

Raben played center back in soccer for Team USA in the 2017 Maccabiah Games in Israel, winning a gold medal.[2][7][8] He was on the Jewish Sports Review 2017 Division 1 Men's Soccer All-America Team.[9]

Before turning pro, Raben played two seasons in the Premier Development League with Colorado Rapids U-23.[10][11]

In January 2019, the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer signed Raben to a guaranteed contract.[12]

On February 26, 2020, Raben signed with USL Championship side Sporting Kansas City II after going on trial with them in the preseason.[13] Raben was released by Sporting Kansas City on November 30, 2020.[14]

References
  1. "Sam Raben - Men's Soccer - Wake Forest University Athletics". Godeacs.com. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  2. "Southern Jewish Life Magazine - covering the Jewish communities of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and NW Florida". Sjlmag.com. June 19, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  3. "Sam Raben". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  4. Lizzy Raben. "Lizzy Raben - 2016 - Women's Soccer - Duke University". Goduke.com. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  5. "Announces The Open Men's Soccer Team For The 20th World Maccabiah Games". Maccabi USA. April 25, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  6. Sam Raben at Soccerway. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  7. By rapidsrabbi@soccer_rabbi Jan 12, 2018, 2:00pm MST (January 12, 2018). "In the pipeline: The Colorado Rapids Development Academy". Burgundy Wave. Retrieved January 30, 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. Preston Goldfarb (July 16, 2017). "Coach Goldfarb 2017 World Maccabiah". Pgoldfarb47. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  9. "Division 1 Men's Soccer All-America Team 2017". Jewish Sports Review. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  10. "Sam Raben – 2017 Rapids U-23 statistics". USLLeagueTwo.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  11. "Sam Raben – 2018 Rapids U-23 statistics". USLLeagueTwo.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  12. "Colorado Rapids sign Matt Hundley, Sam Raben as Homegrown Players". soccerwire.com. Hummer Sport. January 15, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  13. Bergabo, Patrik (February 26, 2020). "Sporting Kansas City II signs trialists Fredinho Mompremier, Enoch Mushagalusa and Sam Raben". Sporting KC. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  14. https://www.sportingkc.com/post/2020/11/30/sporting-kc-ii-announces-roster-moves-ahead-2021-season
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