Kyle 'Marbles' Nakazawa (born March 16, 1988) is an American retired professional soccer player who played as a midfielder.
 Nakazawa during 2011 preseason training with the Union | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | United States U17 | 4 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editCollege and amateur
editBorn in Torrance, California, 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 to 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
editNakazawa 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 career
editNakazawa was present at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Cup at Peru, scoring 2 goals.
Personal life
editNakazawa 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.
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | Open Cup | League Cup | North America | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Philadelphia Union | 2010 | Major League Soccer | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2011 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Total | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 2012 | Major League Soccer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-08.
- ^ 2010 MLS SuperDraft Archived 2010-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Galaxy stroll past overmatched Union side". Archived from the original on 2010-05-03. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
- ^ "RSL stay unbeaten at home with rout of Union | Major League Soccer". Archived from the original on 2010-05-12.
- ^ "2011-05-28: Toronto FC vs. Philadelphia Union | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ "Union trade midfielder Nakazawa to Galaxy | Philadelphia Union". Archived from the original on 2012-02-04.
- ^ Single source here, if player is inactive. If player has not retired, move source next to "Updated" template.