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name: Alecko Eskandarian
position: F height: 5-9 weight:165 Birthdate: July 09, 1982 Hometown: Montvale, NJ last club: Chivas USA (MLS) |
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| Regular Season Stats | full bio l year-by-year stats l video highlights |
| year | club | gp | gs | min | g | a | sht | sog | fc | fs | c | ej |
| 2009 | Los Angeles | 3 | 3 | 213 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Chivas USA | 7 | 2 | 249 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career | 125 | 83 | 7,525 | 30 | 12 | 244 | 128 | 159 | 172 | 31 | 4 | |
| Most Recent Video Highlights |
| date | clubs | video description |
| 07/04/09 | Revolution @ Galaxy |
 Eskandarian's first Galaxy goal
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| 04/25/09 | FC Dallas @ Chivas USA |
Eskandarian seals victory
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| 10/04/08 | Chivas USA @ United |
Eskandarian exploits error
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Acquired
RSL: Acquired in a trade with Toronto FC along with a 2008 first round MLS SuperDraft pick and cash considerations on 5/22/07 in exchange for FW Jeff Cunningham.TOR: Acquired via trade from D.C. United on 12/12/06 in exchange for a partial player allocation.
DC: Selected in the first round (1st overall) of the 2003 MLS SuperDraft.
After making several roster moves throughout the first three months of the 2007, perhaps the most important for Real Salt Lake came on July 16, when the squad acquired Kyle Beckerman from its Rocky Mountain Cup rival, the Colorado Rapids, in a deal that sent a struggling Mehdi Ballouchy to the Rapids. The trade seemed to pay immediate dividends, as Head Coach Jason Kreis implemented a three-man central midfield trio of Beckerman, fellow newcomer Nathan Sturgis, and veteran Carey Talley that quickly gelled to solidify the middle of the field for RSL. The energy, skill, and bite in Beckerman's game made him "Public Enemy #1" in Salt Lake City as a member of Colorado, but those traits have now endeared him to his new fans and teammates - and have added an element to the RSL roster that was missing during the first half of its campaign.
MLS Experience
2007: After being traded to expansion side Toronto FC on 12/12/06, Eskandarian joined his new team for preseason and would score one goal in six appearances (all starts) with the Canadian club through mid-May Scored only goal with TFC in his last game with the club on 5/19 v. DC Acquired by Real Salt Lake along with a 2008 MLS SuperDraft First Round pick and cash considerations on 5/22/07 in a trade that sent striker Jeff Cunningham north of the border Made first appearance in an RSL uniform on 5/27 @ CHI Notched first point with RSL on 6/23 vs. DC on Robbie Findley's 50th minute GWG Scored his first goal with RSL from the penalty spot (45') on 7/04 against his former Toronto FC side.2006: After missing most of 2005 with post-concussion syndrome, Eskandarian wasted no time in making his mark on the 2006 season, scoring against New York in the season opener In 22 games for D.C. United, Eskandarian recorded seven goals and two assists, including Goal of the Week honors on 5/13 for his tally against KC His impressive return to form netted Eskandarian a Commissioner's Pick as an MLS All-Star, his second nod to the League's showcase event.
2005: Started off with a bang, scoring DC's first goal of the season on 3/09 vs. Harbor View FC of Jamaica in the CONCACAF Champions Cup Suffered season-ending concussion on 6/18 @ NE after colliding with Revs GK Matt Reis Finished the season after playing only 12 games (seven starts) and recorded one goal and one assist.
2004: Established himself as a key cog in the United offense, leading the team in scoring with 10 goals and earning MLS Cup MVP honors while guiding the team to an MLS Cup victory Twice awarded MLS Player of the Week honors (6/19 and 9/11) and won four Sierra Mist Goal of the Week accolades (4/3, 6/19, 7/3, and 9/18) His strong play also earned him the D.C. United Coaches Award for 2004 and his first spot on the MLS All-Star team.
2003: After being the first overall pick in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft, Eskandarian entered the season with big expectations He appeared in 23 games for D.C. United and finished his first MLS season with three goals and two assists Made his MLS debut as a 66th minute substitute on 4/19 v. CHI Made first League start on 5/10 @ MET Registered first assist on 5/31 @ DAL on Bobby Convey's 51st minute tally First two MLS goals came on 6/14 vs. CLB (79', 85'), helping DC to a 3-0 win.
U.S. men's national teams
Was named to the U.S. U-23 National Team for the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Guadalajara, Mexico in 2004, finishing the tournament with four goals, including a hat trick against Honduras Earned his first cap for the U.S. Senior Men's National Team on 5/26/03 vs. Wales in San Jose, CA.
College
Played three standout seasons at the University of Virginia and established himself as one of the all-time greats at the school Finished his Cavaliers career with 50 goals (including 15 game winners), 113 points, and 13 assists 2002: Following a stellar season, which saw Eskandarian set a single-season school record with 25 goals to go along with two assists, Eskandarian collected nearly every award he was up after being named the Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy award winner, Soccer America's Player of the Year, a NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division I First Team All-American, a College Soccer News' First Team All-American, the ACC Player of the Year, an All-ACC First Team choice, and a member of the 2002 ACC All-Tournament Team 2001: Started 14 of his 16 appearances and recorded a team-high nine goals along with three assists for a total of 21 points Named to the 2001 All-ACC First Team and was selected as a 2001 NSCAA/adidas Second Team All-American He was also named to the 2001 NSCAA/adidas All-South Atlantic Region First Team, selected Second Team All-State by the Virginia Sports Information Directors and named to both the 2001 Virginia Soccer Classic All-Tournament Team and to the 2001 Maryland/Fila Classic All-Tournament Team 2000 Played 1,858 minutes while starting 22 of the 24 games he appeared in during his freshman season Posted team-highs of 38 points, 16 goals and six assists Named the 2000 ACC Rookie of the Year and a 2000 First Team All-ACC selection Was also selected as the 2000 Freshman of the Year and was a 2000 Third Team All-America selection by Soccer America.
High School
Played four years at Bergen Catholic High School in New Jersey Selected as the 2000 Gatorade National Player of the Year ... Named a NSCAA/adidas All-American and New Jersey State Player of the Year after leading the state of New Jersey in scoring with 66 goals and 15 assists through 25 games during his senior year ... Named a First Team All-State selection by the Associated Press in 1999 ... Was a three-time All-State selection in New Jersey ... Two-time Bergen Catholic (MVP) and was twice named to the NSCAA All-East team.
Personal
Parents are Andranik and Anna Eskandarian Father played for the New York Cosmos Brother, Ara, played soccer for Villanova.
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