Steve Ralston

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Steve Ralston
Full name	Steve Ralston
Date of birth	June 14, 1974 (1974-06-14) (age 33)
Place of birth	Oakville, MO, United States
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	New England Revolution
Number	14
Youth clubs
1992-95	FIU
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-01 2002-	Tampa Bay Mutiny New England Revolution	187 (35) 184 (29)
National team²
1997-2007	United States	35 (4)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 January 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Steve Ralston (born June 14, 1974 in Oakville, Missouri) is an American soccer player, who currently plays right midfield and right defense in Major League Soccer for the New England Revolution.

Ralston was drafted 18th overall in the 1996 MLS College Draft by the Tampa Bay Mutiny out of Florida International University, and proceeded to become the first MLS player to win the Rookie of the Year Award. Ralston played for the Mutiny for six years, leaving only after the team was contracted in 2002 to join the New England Revolution. He was Tampa Bay's all-time leader in games played (177) and points (130). In his first year with the Revolution, Ralston led the league in assists with 19. He is currently the all-time MLS leader in games and minutes played. In twelve years in the league, he scored 61 goals and has 121 assists in 337 regular season games, and added three goals and five assists in 30 playoff games. Furthermore, Ralston has started in all but two of these matches.

Ralston had a break out year for the United States national team in 2005 earning 15 caps, however he was only listed as an alternate for United States World Cup roster. His first cap came on January 17, 1997 against Peru. He was picked for the US squad that went to the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.