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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andy Najar Rodriguez | ||
| Date of birth | March 16, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Choluteca, Honduras | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Anderlecht | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | D.C. United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2012 | D.C. United | 82 | (10) |
| 2013 | → Anderlecht (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2013– | Anderlecht | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012– | Honduras U23 | 7 | (0) |
| 2011– | Honduras | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 1, 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Andy Najar Rodríguez (born March 16, 1993) is a Honduran footballer currently playing for Anderlecht in the Belgian Pro League.
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Career [edit]
Amateur [edit]
Najar moved with his family from Honduras to Virginia at the age of thirteen. Najar attended Edison High School in Alexandria, Virginia and joined D.C. United's youth academy in 2008. During his time with the academy program Najar received numerous awards and honors for his outstanding play at right back. He was named to the USSF Development Academy Starting XI in 2009 and was the leading scorer in the US Developmental Academy Finals in Los Angeles in 2009.
Professional [edit]
Najar left Edison High School and signed a professional Generation Adidas contract with D.C. United on March 22, 2010. Once part of MLS, the league and his team became responsible for his education.[1] He is the second player to sign with the first team directly from United’s Academy, after goalkeeper Bill Hamid who signed with the first team in September 2009.
He made his professional debut on March 27, 2010, in DC's opening game of the 2010 MLS season against the Kansas City Wizards,[2] and scored his first professional goal on April 28, 2010 in a U.S. Open Cup game against FC Dallas.[3] He was named MLS Rookie Of The Year following the 2010 season.[4]
Najar is the only player from the D.C. United's Academy to be called up to compete in the Olympics.[5]
Najar is considered by pundits such as Soccer America's Paul Gardner to be one of DC United top players already, at the young age of 17.[6] He has received interest from European clubs, according to his agent, and is expected to move his services there later in his career, possibly as soon as the end of this season.[7] However, it was announced in mid-December that Najar had signed a multi-year contract with D.C. United.[8]
Najar was voted MLS Rookie of the Year for the 2010 season ahead of Tim Ream and Danny Mwanga.[9]
On January 7, 2013, Najar moved to Belgian Pro League champions Anderlecht on a one-month loan.[10] On January 30, 2013, Anderlecht finalized the full transfer of Najar.[11] The reported transfer fee was $3 million.[12]
International [edit]
On April 6, 2011 Najar formally announced that, should the opportunity arise, his choice would be to play for the Honduran national team.[13] He made his first appearance for Honduras on September 3, 2011, against Colombia entering in the 67th minute.[14]
Najar was called up to compete for Honduras national under-23 football team Honduras in the 2012 Olympics. Najar on his opportunity to compete in the 2012 Olympics; “I can only thank God for this,” Najar said in a Spanish language interview Thursday. “I’ll be representing not only my country, but my family as well. The Olympics are a dream for every player and I get the chance to live it.”[15]
Career statistics [edit]
| Club | Season |  Major League Soccer |
MLS Cup |
US Open Cup | CONCACAF | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| D.C. United |
2010 | 26 | 5 | - | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | 31 | 7 |
| 2011 | 31 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 33 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 0 | |
| Club Total | 82 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | - | - | 92 | 13 | |
Honors [edit]
Individual [edit]
- MLS Rookie of the Year: 2010
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ DC United Signs 17-Year-Old Honduran Andy Najar from Youth System
- ^ CBC News http://stats.cbc.ca/mls/boxscore.asp?gamecode=2010032706&season=2010-1
|url=missing title (help). - ^ United get the better of Dallas
- ^ Steven Goff (3 November 2010). "D.C. United's Andy Najar is MLS rookie of year". The Washington Post.
- ^ Salazar, Sebastian. "Najar's call-up a source of pride around club". DC United. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ socceramerica.com
- ^ http://www.elheraldo.hn/Ediciones/2010/08/27/Noticias/No-esta-para-la-sub-20
- ^ Travis Clark (21 December 2010). "DC sign top rookie Najar to multi-year deal". The Washington Post.
- ^ Simon Borg (3 November 2010). "Teen phenom Najar takes MLS Rookie of the Year". Major League Soccer.
- ^ http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/DC-United-loans-Andy-Najar-to-Anderlecht-4172450.php
- ^ http://www.dcunited.com/news/2013/01/united%E2%80%99s-andy-najar-transferred-to-belgian-side-rsc-anderlecht
- ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/soccer-insider/wp/2013/01/30/its-official-najar-sold-to-anderlecht/
- ^ Andy Najar to represent Honduras
- ^ "D.C. United International Round-Up: Andy Najar Debuts For Honduras". Black and Red United. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ Salazar, Sebastian. "Najar's call-up a source of pride around club". DC United. "“I can only thank God for this,” Najar said in a Spanish language interview Thursday. “I’ll be representing not only my country, but my family as well. The Olympics are a dream for every player and I get the chance to live it.”"
External links [edit]
- MLS player profile
- Andy Najar – FIFA competition record
- Andy Najar at National-Football-Teams.com
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