Cristian Roldan nationality: What nationality is Cristian Roldan? – Cristian Roldan is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC and the United States national team. Roldan was born on June 3, 1995, to Cesar Roldan and Ana Roldan who are of Guatemalan and Salvadoran nationality respectively.
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Roldan was the 2013 Gatorade National Player of the Year while playing for El Rancho High School in Pico Rivera, California, and played collegiate soccer for the Washington Huskies.
He was picked by the Sounders in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft and developed into a regular starting player for the club with over 250 total appearances as of 2022.
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It was while at Sounders that he developed into a deep-lying midfielder after which he pinned a regular place in the starting lineup under head coach Sigi Schmid.
Roldan was likened to captain and defensive midfielder Osvaldo Alonso, whom he [Roldan] looked up to and eventually replaced.
Roldan scored his first career Major League Soccer goal against FC Dallas on July 13, 2016. He forged an impressive partnership with fellow rookie Jordan Morris, a former collegiate opponent, which was dubbed “Jorstian Mordan.”
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