Hometown: Clifton, N.J.
Club: Columbus Crew (MLS)

U.S. National Teams:  Joined U.S. Soccer’s Full-time Residency Program in September, 2002 … A skillful player who is most comfortable in the center or right side of the field … Doesn’t shy away from contact and is willing to be aggressive and dish out tough tackles … Can play as either an attacking,  holding or wide midfielder …

Under-20s: 2005: Member of the 2005 FIFA Youth World Championship team ... 2004: Has been one of the Under-20 MNT’s top players in 2004, playing in 15 matches (tied for second most of any player), starting in 13 games … Snagged eight international caps for the U-20s in 2004 … Participated in six of the seven camps and tournaments the U-20s had in 2004 … Traveled with the team to South Korea for a four-team international tournament …

Under-17s: Finished his U-17 career with 33 international caps and one goal … 2004: Played in 11 matches in 2004 before moving on to MLS, including two international matches against Canada … 2003: Emerged as one of the most talented players on the field for the U-17s during his time in Residency … Was the second youngest player on the U-17 World Championship roster, behind 14-year-old Freddy Adu … Started in all four of the USA’s matches in the world championship, helping the U.S. to a fifth place finish … Scored six goals and dished out 12 assists in 2003 … Scored the Under-17s first goal of the 2003 in a 1-0 win over AC Milan on January 1 … 2002: Was the youngest player selected to travel to Finland for three matches in August of 2002 … Finished 2002 with 23 appearances and 17 starts with one goal and one assist in 2002 … Had eight international appearances with six assists for 472 total minutes played …

Under-16s: Played with the Under-16s in early 2002 … Played for the U-16’s in an international tournament in England, scoring one goal in three games … Under-14s: Participated in the 2001 Under-14 Boys National Team camp.

Professional: Was allocated to the Columbus Crew in a weighted lottery in July … Played in eight games during the second half of the Crew’s season, starting four games … Got his first start against the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium in a 2-2 draw on Aug. 7, 2004  … Registered his first career point against Colorado in final regular season game of the year on Oct. 16, 2004.

High School/Club: Graduated in May of 2004 from Edison Learning Center in Bradenton, Fla. … Named a High School All-American as a freshman.

Personal:  His mother, Krystyna, is raising three kids alone … His father passed away when he was younger … Names his father as his biggest role model … Has three brothers (Tom, Derrick, Greg) and one sister Aneta … Lists his favorite player as Adellesandro … Enjoys dancing.