Craig Ziadie was born on 20 September 1978 and is a Jamaican-American soccer player, who last played right back for the MetroStars of Major League Soccer.
11 Facts About Craig Ziadie
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Craig Ziadie came back to America first to attend high school, and then to play college soccer at the University of Richmond.
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Craig Ziadie played for the Palm Beach Pumas of the Premier Development League during his college years.
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Shortly into the 2002 season Craig Ziadie was traded to the MetroStars along with Mark Lisi in exchange for Petter Villegas and Orlando Perez.
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Craig Ziadie quickly earned a starting position with the MetroStars, though, and finished the season with 18 starts.
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Craig Ziadie has maintained his starting position at right back through most of 2003 and 2004, adding a goal and four assists over 42 games.
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Craig Ziadie was taken by Chivas USA in the 2004 MLS Expansion Draft, but did not sign with the team.
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Craig Ziadie had an unsuccessful trial with Scottish side Livingston in 2004.
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Craig Ziadie plays for the Jamaica national team; he made his debut for the team 16 October 2002 against Japan, opting not to wait for the United States to call him in.
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Craig Ziadie has since made more than 20 appearances for the team, and has been a fixture at right back during World Cup 2006 Qualifying.
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Craig Ziadie is a cousin of the American soccer player Mark Chung.