Jake Rozhansky

Jake Michael Rozhansky (Hebrew: ג'ייק מייקל רוזנסקי,[2] born 4 July 1996) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for MLS Next Pro club New York City FC II.

He was drafted by Columbus Crew SC in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft, but instead chose to go overseas and sign in Israel with Maccabi Netanya.

[13] He started all but two matches during his freshman season, helping the Cavaliers become national champions after defeating UCLA on penalties in the College Cup.

[14] In the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Rozhansky tallied his first collegiate goal to help Virginia advance past UNC Wilmington.

[5] Ahead of his sophomore year, Rozhansky was called up by the United States U23 national team, taking part in a college identification camp in the lead-up to the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.

[5] That goal-scoring mark included strikes in three straight games in September and a goal against Rider in the first round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament.

[18] He initially left school to trial with clubs in Europe, including a stint at SC Freiburg in Germany, but instead returned to college and decided to transfer.

[1][24] Rozhansky finished the season with three goals and eight assists in 21 appearances and was named to the 2017 Jewish Sports Review Division 1 Men's Soccer All-America Team.

[31] Ahead of his senior year of college, Rozhansky was selected to the United States squad to compete in the 2017 Maccabiah Games.

[33] In the championship match against Great Britain, Rozhansky scored a hat trick to carry the United States to a 3–0 victory and a gold medal.

[36] Although he had already signed a contract in Israel, Rozhansky was still selected 44th overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by Columbus Crew SC, who retained his Major League Soccer rights for two seasons.

[37][38] After impressing during an initial trial, Rozhansky signed his first professional contract with newly promoted Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Netanya on 11 January 2018.

[42][43] Rozhansky began the 2018–19 season in the squad at Netanya, appearing in all five of the club's matches in the Toto Cup Al.[2] In order to gain playing time, however, he was sent on loan on 11 September 2018, joining Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem in the Liga Leumit.

[51] He missed the Toto Cup Leumit due to the confusion, eventually making his debut for Afula on September 23 in a league defeat against Hapoel Ashkelon.

[53] Rozhansky departed the club at the end of the season after tallying one goal from 30 appearances, helping Afula stay in Liga Leumit through the relegation playoffs.

[2] Rozhansky returned to the United States on 1 April 2021 and signed with USL League One club New England Revolution II.

[57] He was immediately installed as the team captain, which was described as "a testament to his leadership ability" by SB Nation site The Bent Musket.