Steve Ralston (born June 14, 1974) is an American former soccer player and manager who played as a midfielder.

Ralston was drafted 18th overall in the 1996 MLS College Draft by the Tampa Bay Mutiny out of Florida International University,[3] and quickly established himself as one of the best players in the league, starting 31 matches in the club's inaugural campaign, scoring seven goals and notching two assists,[4] and concluding the year as the first player in MLS history to win the Rookie of the Year Award.

[16] On July 14, 2007 against the New York Red Bulls, Ralston surpassed his former teammate Carlos Valderrama to become the MLS all-time leader in assists, with 115.

[11][17] In 2007 Ralston also helped the club win its first-ever silverware in the form of the 2007 U.S. Open Cup.

He also won the Revolution team Golden Boot award, scoring eight goals and recording seven assists.

[13] That year he helped the club secure its second-ever piece of silverware, the 2008 North American SuperLiga, scoring in the final and converting a penalty during the subsequent shoot-out.

[19] In 2009 Ralston won the MLS Fair Play Award, and was named Revolution Humanitarian of the Year.

[23] After AC St. Louis ran in to financial difficulties, Ralston agreed to leave by mutual consent and immediately joined up with his former club New England Revolution.

[26] Ralston appeared for the United States national team 36 times over an 11-year span and scored 4 international goals.

In July 2010, Ralston took an assistant coaching job at the Houston Dynamo with his former Mutiny teammate Dominic Kinnear.