American soccer player
Sam Raben (born May 11, 1997) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender . He won a gold medal with Team USA in the 2017 Maccabiah Games in Israel. Before turning pro, he played two seasons in the Premier Development League with Colorado Rapids U-23 . In January 2019 the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer signed Raben to a guaranteed contract.
Early life
Raben was born in Birmingham, Alabama , to David and Carrie Raben, and is Jewish.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] His father is an oncologist at the University of Colorado .[ 2] His sister Lizzy played soccer for Duke University .[ 4] His hometown is Greenwood Village, Colorado .[ 5] [ 3]
Soccer career
Raben plays soccer as a defender .[ 6] He attended Cherry Creek High School .[ 1] He was second team All-State and All-Conference in 2012.[ 1]
He played for Wake Forest University .[ 2] [ 7] Raben made 91 starts for Wake Forest, tied for third-most in school history.[ 3] In 2018, he was named third team All-ACC and third team All-South Region by United Soccer Coaches .[ 1]
Raben played center back in soccer for Team USA in the 2017 Maccabiah Games in Israel , winning a gold medal.[ 2] [ 7] [ 8] He was on the Jewish Sports Review 2017 Division 1 Men's Soccer All-America Team, along with Jake Rozhansky and Harry Swartz .[ 9]
Before turning pro, Raben played two seasons in the Premier Development League with Colorado Rapids U-23 .[ 10] [ 11]
In January 2019, the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer signed Raben to a guaranteed contract.[ 12]
On February 26, 2020, Raben signed with USL Championship side Sporting Kansas City II after going on trial with them in the preseason.[ 13] Raben was released by Sporting Kansas City on November 30, 2020.[ 14]
References
^ a b c d "Sam Raben - Men's Soccer - Wake Forest University Athletics" . Godeacs.com. Retrieved January 30, 2020 .
^ a b c d "Southern Jewish Life Magazine - covering the Jewish communities of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and NW Florida" . Sjlmag.com. June 19, 2017. Archived from the original on October 23, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2020 .
^ a b c "Sam Raben" . MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved January 30, 2020 .
^ Lizzy Raben. "Lizzy Raben - 2016 - Women's Soccer - Duke University" . Goduke.com. Retrieved January 30, 2020 .
^ "Announces The Open Men's Soccer Team For The 20th World Maccabiah Games" . Maccabi USA. April 25, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2020 .
^ Sam Raben at Soccerway. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
^ a b By rapidsrabbi@soccer_rabbi Jan 12, 2018 (January 12, 2018). "In the pipeline: The Colorado Rapids Development Academy" . Burgundy Wave. Retrieved January 30, 2020 . {{cite web }}
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^ Preston Goldfarb (July 16, 2017). "Coach Goldfarb 2017 World Maccabiah" . Pgoldfarb47. Retrieved January 30, 2020 .
^ "Division 1 Men's Soccer All-America Team 2017" . Jewish Sports Review . Archived from the original on February 25, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2020 .
^ "Sam Raben – 2017 Rapids U-23 statistics" . USLLeagueTwo.com . Premier Development League . Retrieved August 7, 2019 .
^ "Sam Raben – 2018 Rapids U-23 statistics" . USLLeagueTwo.com . Premier Development League . Retrieved August 7, 2019 .
^ "Colorado Rapids sign Matt Hundley, Sam Raben as Homegrown Players" . soccerwire.com . Hummer Sport. January 15, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2020 .
^ Bergabo, Patrik (February 26, 2020). "Sporting Kansas City II signs trialists Fredinho Mompremier, Enoch Mushagalusa and Sam Raben" . Sporting KC . Retrieved August 5, 2020 .
^ "Sporting KC II announces roster moves ahead of 2021 season" .
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