Name Daniel Steres Role Soccer player | Years Team Height 1.83 m | |
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Date of birth (1990-11-11) November 11, 1990 (age 25) Place of birth Burbank, California, United States | ||
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Daniel Steres (born November 11, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays for the LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer as a defender.
Contents
- Highlights the best of daniel steres in 2016
- Welcome to the club daniel steres
- College and amateur
- Professional
- Personal life
- Career statistics
- Club
- Individual
- References
Welcome to the club daniel steres
College and amateur
He started playing soccer when he joined an U-11 team in Dallas. He played with the same team from U-11 to U-19. He played four years for Calabasas High School. He twice was a Maramonte League selection and was all-California Interscholastic Federation. He was a three-time member of the Jewish Community Center (JCC) Maccabi U.S. championship team.
He played four years of college soccer at San Diego State University between 2008 and 2011. In 2009, he was All-Pac-10 (Honorable Mention), Pac-10 All-Academic Team (Honorable Mention), and in 2010 he was All-Pac-10 (Second Team). Steres is Jewish, and was named the Jewish Sports Review's 2010 Men's All-America College Soccer Team.
Professional
Steres was drafted 28th in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft by Chivas USA, but didn't earn a contact with the team. He was selected by Seattle Sounders FC in the 2012 MLS Waiver Draft and signed with the club on June 23, 2012, and mostly played at center back for the team.
In 2013 with the Wilmington Hammerheads, he led the team in goals with seven, and had three assists. He received the team's Most Valuable Player award and was named to the 2013 USL PRO All-League Second Team. In the 2014 season, Steres signed for LA Galaxy II and in the following season, he was named captain, and leading the Galaxy to their first USL Championship final. During the two seasons he was with LA Galaxy II, Steres was named Defender of the Year in both seasons.
After two seasons with LA Galaxy's reserve team, he was rewarded with a first-team contract on December 17, 2015. Steres scored in his debut against DC United on a corner kick from Mike Magee, he goal started a come-from-behind win.
Personal life
Daniel Steres was born in Burbank, California, to Suzie and Mark Steres. He is Jewish, and part of the Jewish Community Center (JCC) Macabi Championship Team member. He is known to be a fan of the London team Tottenham Hotspur. As a youngster, he looked up to his favorite player, Cobi Jones.