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name: Jed Zayner
position: D height: 5-11 weight:165 Birthdate: December 13, 1984 Hometown: Orland Park, IL last club: |
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| Regular Season Stats | full bio l year-by-year stats l video highlights |
| year | club | gp | gs | min | g | a | sht | sog | fc | fs | c | ej |
| 2009 | Columbus | 20 | 16 | 1,467 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 0 |
| Career | 28 | 18 | 1,687 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 3 | 0 | |
MLS Career Highlights
Had appeared in two career MLS matches entering this season... Made his Crew and MLS debut on 6/20/07 vs. K.C., after missing all of 2006 with a torn ACL and cartilage tear in his left knee... Selected by the Crew in the second round (No. 13 overall) of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft... A Generation adidas player, he does not count against the Crew's senior roster or salary cap.2007 MLS Season: Appeared in two games, coming on as a substitute in both... Was still recovering from torn ACL and cartilage tear in his left knee, that sidelined him on 2006, when season opened... Made his Crew and MLS debut on 6/20 vs. K.C. ... Played the second half against Aston Villa of the English Premier League in a friendly on 7/28... Came on in the 83rd minute of friendly vs. Tecos UAG (Mexico) on 11/13... 2007 Reserve Division: Appeared in 10 games, seven of them starting assignments, in reserve division play.
2006 MLS Season: Suffered a torn ACL and cartilage tear in his left knee at practice on 4/4 and was placed on season-ending injured reserve list on 4/28... Was named the Crew's 2006 U.S. Soccer Foundation Humanitarian of the Year, in recognition of his community service efforts.
Other Pro Highlights
Was a member of the Generation adidas Euro Tour squad that played a pair of games in Spain from 11/23-12/3/07... Came on as a second-half sub against the Rayo Vallecano reserves on 11/27 and went the full 90 against the Real Madrid reserves on 11/29.
U.S. National Team
Represented the U.S. at the Under-18 level and was a member of the U-20 pool in 2003.
College
A standout performer for three seasons at perennial national-power Indiana, where he was a teammate of current Crew teammate Danny O'Rourke... Started all 65 games in which he played, notching one goal and four assists for six points... 2005: Started the last 17 games of the season, after missing the first five, and organized a stingy Hoosier defense that ranked sixth nationally in shutout percentage (13 of 22 opponents) and 11th in the country in goals-against average (0.68)... Was a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy... Was a third-team NSCAA/adidas All-American and a third-team Soccer Times All-American... Named to the NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region first team... Named to the first team of Top Drawer Soccer's Team of the Season... Was a second-team All-Big Ten selection and was named to the Big Ten Championship All-Tournament Team... Registered his first assist of the season 10/2 vs. IUPUI ... Scored his first career goal on a header off a corner kick in the first half of a 2-2 vs. Ohio State on 10/23... 2004: Started 23 games and helped anchor a Hoosiers defense that led the conference in nearly every defensive category... IU posted a goals-against average of 0.63 and 11 shutouts, ranking seventh nationally in GAA and 15th in shutout percentage (46 percent)... Was a second-team All-Big Ten selection... Registered his first assist of the season on 10/10 in a win over then-No. 19 Michigan... Assisted on the Hoosiers' lone goal in the national title game against No. 9 UC-Santa Barbara on 12/12 and was named to the College Cup All-Tournament team... 2003: Emerged as starting sweeper and had a stellar rookie season, starting all 25 games... Part of the unit that led the Big Ten in nearly every defensive category and also ranked fifth nationally in GAA (0.64)... Helped deliver 11 shutouts, including eight in the last 12 matches of the season... Earned Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors and was a member of the Big Ten's All-Freshman team... Earned honorable mention All-America honors from Soccer Times... Selected to Soccer America's and College Soccer News' Freshman All-America teams... Earned his first career assist on 11/30 in a third-round NCAA tourney win over Virginia Commonwealth... Was selected to the College Cup All-Tournament team.
Other Amateur Highlights
Played in the USL Premier Development League for the Chicago Fire Premier in 2004... A four-year starter at Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park, Ill., which he helped lead to state titles in 2001 and 2002 and a 55-game winning streak... Was regarded as the nation's No. 7 recruit by Soccer America... Garnered NSCAA All-America honors in 2003... Selected the Student Sports Magazine National Player of the Year... Led his club team, the Chicago Magic to a runner-up finish at the National Championships.
Personal
Serves as a celebrity spokesman for both the U.S. Soccer Foundation's Passback program and Lacelet, a fund-raising accessory that benefits the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
