Jesse Van Saun

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| name = Jesse Van Saun

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|4|20}}

| birth_place = Hillsdale, New Jersey, United States

| height = 5 ft 9 in

| position = Midfielder, defender

| youthyears1 = 1994–1997

| youthclubs1 = St. John's Red Storm

| years1 = 1998

| clubs1 = New England Revolution

| caps1 = 5

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1998

| clubs2 = → Worcester Wildfire (loan)

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1998

| clubs3 = → Connecticut Wolves (loan)

| caps3 = 3

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1998

| clubs4 = → Project 40 (loan)

| caps4 = 6

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1999

| clubs5 = Kansas City Wizards

| caps5 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1999

| clubs6 = → Project 40 (loan)

| caps6 = 13

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2000

| clubs7 = Long Island Rough Riders

| caps7 = 15

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2002

| clubs8 = New York Freedom

| caps8 = 18

| goals8 = 1

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Jesse Van Saun (born 1976) is an American retired soccer player who played professionally in Major League Soccer and USISL.

Van Saun grew up in Hillsdale, New Jersey and graduated from Pascack Valley High School.Yannis, Alex. [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/17/sports/red-storm-rising-champions-are-young.html "Red Storm Rising? Champions Are Young"], The New York Times, December 17, 1996. Accessed November 2, 2017. "'He laid the groundwork for the program,' said Jesse Van Saun, who scored the winning goal in the semifinal match against Creighton.... Van Saun was recruited nationwide out of Pascack Valley High School in Hillsdale, N.J." He played soccer with the Brooklyn Italians youth team. He attended St. John's University where he was part of the school's 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship-winning team.[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/16/sports/st-john-s-flips-head-over-heels-for-title.html St. John's Flips Head Over Heels For Title] On February 1, 1998, the New England Revolution selected Van Saun in the second round (seventeenth overall) of the 1998 MLS College Draft. He played five games for the Revolution and went on loan to the Worcester Wildfire of the USISL in April.VAN SAUN , KELLY LEAD WILDFIRE Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA) - Sunday, April 26, 1998 He struggled with injuries including an abdominal strain and hospitalization due to dehydration. In August, he went on loan with the Project 40 team. When the Revolution signed Tony Kuhn in April 1999, they waived Van Saun to free up a roster spot.SOCCER - REVOLUTION NOTES - Jair, D.C. share mutual respect Boston Herald - Sunday, April 11, 1999 Two days later the Chicago Fire claimed Van Saun off waivers. On May 6, 1999, the Fire traded him to the Kansas City Wizards in exchange for Ryan Tinsley.TRANSACTIONS Washington Post - Thursday, May 6, 1999 His problems with heat stroke continued with the Wizards.Wizards defender is doing fine The Kansas City Star - Thursday, July 29, 1999 In July 1999, he went on loan for two games with Project 40.[http://www.dansoccerzone.com/mnthunder/news/Display.php?NewsItemId=310 1998 Thunder MVP joins U.S. Pro-40 for Friday’s game] The Wizards waived him in November 1999.Wizards bid farewell to seven players The Kansas City Star - Thursday, November 25, 1999 In 2000, he played for the Long Island Rough Riders.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110628234924/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/aleague/stats/2000/stats.lgistax.html 2000 LONG ISLAND ROUGH RIDERS TEAM STATISTICS] In 2002, he played for the New York Freedom.