Ante Jazić

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Ante Jazić

Full name	Ante Jazić
Date of birth	February 26, 1976 (1976-02-26) (age 32)
Place of birth	Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Defender/Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Los Angeles Galaxy
Number	4
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-1999 1999-2000 2000-2004 2004-2006 2006–	NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac Hajduk Split Rapid Vienna FC Kuban Krasnodar Los Angeles Galaxy	054 (4) 040 (1) 107 (1) 011 (0) 030 (0)
National team²
2004–	Canada	25 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 June 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 4 November 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Ante Jazić (born in February 26, 1976 in Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada) is a professional soccer player. A Canadian national team member, Jazić currently plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. He played for a number of European clubs during the late 1990s and early 2000s and is the highest level soccer player to come out of Nova Scotia.

Ante started his soccer career as a youth player for Scotia Soccer Club. As a senior level, he played for one the nation's strongest amateur teams Halifax King of Donair and a year with Dalhousie University in which he was named All-Canadian CIAU, Jazic began his professional career by joining NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac in 1997 after a successful try-out arranged by an uncle in Croatia. After two years with Dragovoljac, the midfielder / defender joined Croatian First League club Hajduk Split for the 1999-00 and 2000-01 seasons.

Jazić played four seasons with Rapid Vienna. He most recently played for FC Kuban Krasnodar in the Russian Premier League. Kuban were relegated to the Russian First Division for 2005. On June 27, 2006, he signed a contract with the LA Galaxy of MLS.

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

[edit] External links

Ante Jazic career stats at Soccerbase

v • d • e Los Angeles Galaxy – current squad

1 Cronin • 2 Randolph • 3 Vanney • 4 Jazić • 7 Klein • 8 Vagenas • 10 Donovan • 11 Sesay • 12 Roberts • 14 Buddle • 15 Pires • 16 Franchino • 17 Xavier • 19 Tudela • 20 Ruíz • 21 Gordon • 23 Beckham • 24 Valentin • 26 Allen • 28 Franklin • 29 Gavin • 30 Higgins • 31 Wicks • 32 McDonald • 35 Alamo • Bolkan • Adzemian • Coach: Gullit