Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sam Raben | ||
Date of birth | May 11, 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2013 | Colorado Storm | ||
2014–2015 | Colorado Rapids | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 91 | (0) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Colorado Rapids U-23 | 15 | (0) |
2019 | Colorado Rapids | 0 | (0) |
2019 | → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2020 | Sporting Kansas City II | 7 | (1) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 6, 2020 |
Medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Football | ||
Maccabiah Games | ||
![]() | 2017 Maccabiah | Football |
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.
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]
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]
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