Mark Chung ( Eng. Mark Chung ; June 18, 1970, Toronto , Canada ) is an American footballer who played as a midfielder . After one season inThe Continental League Showball , for 10 seasons played in MLS . He played 24 games for the US national team , scoring 2 goals.
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| Born | June 18, 1970 (49 years old) Toronto Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Canada  USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 170 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | completed his career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Youth
Chang was born in Toronto to a Chinese-born immigrant family from Jamaica . When he was 12 years old, they moved from Toronto to Pembroke Pines , Florida . This created a dilemma for Chang, when he subsequently received invitations immediately from three teams: Canada , the United States and Jamaica . But in the end, he chose the US team [1] . After graduating from Cooper City High School , Mark attended the University of South Florida , where he studied finance [2] . In the same place from 1988 to 1992 he played for the local university team, where he made 25 assists.
Professional
In 1995, Chang played for the San Diego Sokkers , who at that time played in Continental League Showball . He scored 29 goals, and at the end of the season he was recognized as the “Rookie of the Year of the League” [3] .
National Team
Despite the significant success he achieved while playing in MLS, Chang never played a significant role in the national team. He played his first match for the national team on April 4, 1992 against China . True, in the end he spent only 24 games and scored only 2 goals [4] [5] . He became the first player of Chinese origin in the history of the team. The second was Brian Ching .
Notes
- ↑ AsianWeek.com: Sports: Mark Chung: American Soccer's Coolest Man (link not available) . Date of treatment March 3, 2013. Archived October 16, 2007.
- ↑ Mark Chung Turning Heads At Soccer Camp
- ↑ The Year in American Soccer - 1995
- ↑ USA - Details of International Matches 1990-1994
- ↑ USA - Details of International Matches 1995-1999