Adam Cristman

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Adam Cristman

| image = Adam Cristman NE Revolution 2007-04-29.jpg

| caption = Cristman as a player for the New England Revolution

| fullname = Adam Cristman

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|1|8}}

| birth_place = Washington, D.C., United States

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2003–2006

| youthclubs1 = Virginia Cavaliers

| years1 = 2004

| clubs1 = Richmond Kickers Future

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2007–2008

| clubs2 = New England Revolution

| caps2 = 46

| goals2 = 10

| years3 = 2009

| clubs3 = Kansas City Wizards

| caps3 = 5

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2010

| clubs4 = D.C. United

| caps4 = 17

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2011–2012

| clubs5 = Los Angeles Galaxy

| caps5 = 13

| goals5 = 1

| totalcaps = 81

| totalgoals = 13

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 = United States U18

| nationalcaps1 = 31

| nationalgoals1 = 4

| nationalyears2 =

| nationalteam2 = United States U23

| nationalcaps2 =

| nationalgoals2 =

| medaltemplates =

| pcupdate = July 4, 2012

| ntupdate = July 4, 2012

}}

Adam Cristman (born January 8, 1985) is an American former professional soccer player.

Career

=Youth and college=

Cristman graduated from Mills Godwin High School in Richmond, Virginia, where as a senior in 2003 he helped seal a perfect 22–0–0 record for the team on way to an AAA state championship and No. 1 national ranking. He played college soccer at the University of Virginia, where he scored 34 career goals and accumulated 15 assists. During his college years Cristman also played for the Richmond Strikers and Richmond Kickers Future in the USL Premier Development League.

=Professional=

Cristman was selected in the fourth round of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by New England Revolution and signed a developmental contract with the club. He began his debut season as a starter with Pat Noonan out with injury, and later settled into a role as a regular sub and spot starter, appearing in almost every game of the season. His solid play quickly earned him a bump up to the senior roster in midseason.{{cite web |url=http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/search/index.cfm?ac=searchdetail&pid=27700&pcid=115 |title=Cristman Elevated to Revolution's Senior Roster |publisher=Revolutionsoccer.net |date=November 14, 2012 |accessdate=November 19, 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

After the 2008 season, Cristman was traded to Kansas City Wizards for allocation money and a third round 2009 MLS SuperDraft selection.{{cite web |url=http://www.sbisoccer.com/2008/11/revs-trade-cristman-to-kansas-city.html |title=Revs trade Cristman to Kansas City {{!}} Soccer By Ives |website=www.sbisoccer.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104144426/http://www.sbisoccer.com/2008/11/revs-trade-cristman-to-kansas-city.html |archive-date=2014-11-04}} On July 25, 2009, after being plagued by injury for the first few months of the year, he made his debut coming on as a second-half sub in an MLS game against LA Galaxy.

In February 2010, D.C. United acquired Cristman from Kansas City in exchange for use of an international roster slot through December 31, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.ontheminute.com/news/news.php?news=20784 |title=DC United sign Kansas City star |publisher=Ontheminute.com |date=December 31, 2011 |accessdate=November 19, 2012}}

On January 11, 2011, Cristman was traded to Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for the Galaxy's first-round pick in the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft.{{cite web |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/galaxy-acquire-forward-cristman-dc |title=Galaxy acquire forward Cristman from DC |publisher=Mlssoccer.com |date=January 11, 2011 |accessdate=November 19, 2012 |archive-date=October 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007061423/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/galaxy-acquire-forward-cristman-dc |url-status=dead }} After an extended layoff while he recovered from a knee injury, Cristman made his Galaxy debut on June 3, 2011, as a late substitute in a 0–0 tie with D.C. United.

He signed a new contract with Los Angeles on December 23, 2011.{{cite web |author=LA Galaxy Communications |url=http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2011/12/la-galaxy-re-sign-three-players-ahead-2012-season |title=Re-sign Three Players Ahead of 2012 Season |publisher=LA Galaxy |date=December 22, 2011 |accessdate=November 19, 2012 |archive-date=January 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110042451/http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2011/12/la-galaxy-re-sign-three-players-ahead-2012-season |url-status=dead }}

On July 3, 2012, Cristman retired from professional soccer due to injuries (multiple concussions).{{cite web |author=LA Galaxy Communications |url=http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2012/07/la-galaxy-forward-adam-cristman-retire#.T_N8WyVOHi4.twitter |title=Forward Adam Cristman to Retire |publisher=LA Galaxy |date=July 3, 2012 |accessdate=November 19, 2012 |archive-date=July 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706214319/http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2012/07/la-galaxy-forward-adam-cristman-retire#.T_N8WyVOHi4.twitter |url-status=dead }}