Ross Friedman (soccer)

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Ross Friedman
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Personal information
Full name Ross Benjamin Friedman
Date of birth (1992-01-08) January 8, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Columbus, Ohio, United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2008–2010 Columbus Crew
2010–2013 Harvard Crimson
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014 Columbus Crew 0 (0)
2014 → Dayton Dutch Lions (loan) 16 (0)
International career
2013 Team USA – Maccabiah Games
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 8, 2014
Ross Friedman
Medal record
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Maccabiah Games
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Ross Benjamin Friedman (born January 8, 1992) is an American former professional soccer player who played for the Columbus Crew and the Dayton Dutch Lions as a defender. In high school he was first team All-MSL, first team all-district, first team all-Ohio, and NSCAA all region. At Harvard University, he attained two all-time records at Harvard his senior year with 12 season assists and 17 career assists, and was named 2nd team All-Ivy League. Professionally, he played for the Columbus Crew and the Dayton Dutch Lions. He and Team USA won the gold medal at the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Israel.

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Early life

Friedman is Jewish, and was born in Columbus, Ohio, to Tod and Cheri Friedman, and his hometown was Bexley, Ohio. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] He was a member of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus. [7] [8] He began his soccer career at the JCC and on the Columbus Torah Academy recreational FIFA team. [8] He attends both Temple Israel and Beth Jacob Congregation in Columbus. [9]

High school

Friedman attended Bexley High School in Bexley, Ohio where he was a four-year letter winner and captained the Boys' Soccer Team his junior and senior years. [10] During his tenure at Bexley, he led the team to two state semi-final appearances, [11] earning first team All-MSL as a junior, first team all-district, first team all-state and NSCAA all region as a senior. [12] Friedman also played for the Crew Soccer Academy that finished 3rd at the Development Academy finals. [10]

College

Friedman committed to Harvard University (Government, Economics '14) in 2010. [13] He played in 14 games as a freshman, starting four and scoring the game-winning goal against the University of Massachusetts. [10] As a sophomore, he started all 17 games and led the team in points with six assists and six points, receiving an All-Ivy League Honorable Mention. [14] Friedman attained two all-time records at Harvard his senior year by having 12 season assists and 17 career assists, also ranking 6th in the NCAA in assists and 5th in assists per game. [11] He was named 2nd team All-Ivy League as well as named to the Academic All-Ivy League. [10] He helped the Columbus Crew Junior win the 2010 and the 2011 Super-20 championship [11] and was named the all-tournament teams in 2010 and 2012. [14] He was also a member of the fraternity AEPi at Harvard. [15]

Maccabiah Games

In 2013 Friedman helped Team USA capture the gold medal at the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Israel, leading the tournament in assists. [16] He scored on his penalty kick in the overtime shootout in the championship against Argentina. [16] He said playing in the 2013 Maccabiah Games "was the best and coolest experience in my whole soccer career." [3]

Professional career

Friedman signed as a Homegrown Player with Columbus Crew on January 8, 2014. [14] He was loaned out to their USL Pro affiliate Dayton Dutch Lions in March 2014. [17] On November 18, 2014, the Crew declined his option. [18]

Friedman then played a short while for an Israeli club in southern Tel Aviv. [15] In 2015, a significant injury forced him to retire. [15]

After soccer

Friedman then began a career in real estate, working first for Rockbridge, a private investment firm specializing in hospitality investments, from 2015-18. [15] In 2018 he and some partners started Main + High Investments, a private equity and real estate firm in Columbus. [15]

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References

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  2. ↑ "For Friedman, a Dynamic Career with One Constant | Sports | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com.
  3. 1 2 "Ross Friedman | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com.
  4. ↑ "Ross Friedman - 2013 - Men's Soccer". Harvard University.
  5. ↑ "Sports Shorts," Jewish Sports Review , Volume 9, Number 11, Issue 107, Page 19, January/February 2015.
  6. ↑ http://www.templeisrael.org/Bulletin/May_Tikun_2010.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  7. ↑ "The Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus". rssing.com.
  8. 1 2 "- The Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus". columbusjcc.org.
  9. ↑ ALEX KRUTCHIK (December 23, 2020). "Crew's crown hits close to home for area soccer players, fans". Columbus Jewish News.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Harvard Soccer – Ross Friedman Profile". Go Crimson. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  11. 1 2 3 Batterson, Paul (January 23, 2014). "Homegrown Friedman hopes to become a permanent part of the crew". Columbus Free Press. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  12. ↑ Batterson, Paul (November 18, 2009). "Lions fall in state semi after living on edge". Bexley News. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  13. ↑ Dukes, Jillian (December 4, 2013). "For Friedman, a Dynamic Career with One Constant". The Crimson. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  14. 1 2 3 "Columbus Crew sign academy products Ross Friedman, Matt Walker to Homegrown deals". MLS Soccer. January 8, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 "FridayPiday: Ross Friedman (Harvard, 2014) | AEPi".
  16. 1 2 Meagher, Jake (October 16, 2013). "Friedman Sparks Soccer Victory". The Crimson. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Crew sends five players on loan to Dayton Dutch Lions of USL-PRO | Columbus Crew". thecrew.com. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Crew Declines Options On Seven Players". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
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