Steve Zakuani - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Steve Zakuani
- Steve Zakuani (born 9 February 1988) is a Congolese former footballer.
- He was born in Zaire—now the Democratic Republic of the Congo—and grew up in London.
- He had a successful college career before playing for Seattle Sounders FC and the Portland Timbers. Zakuani played for the Arsenal youth academy but as a teenager he struggled finding a team.
- He attended the University of Akron on a soccer scholarship and excelled as a forward.
- In 2009, Seattle selected Zakuani first overall in the MLS SuperDraft.
- He quickly became a fan favorite as a winger who had the speed and ability to take on opposing defenders. He had success in 2010, scoring ten goals and debuting for the Congo DR national football team in a friendly.
- However, in 2011, he suffered a leg injury that almost ended his career.
- He returned in 2012 but failed to recapture his early success, and retired after playing the 2014 MLS season with the Portland Timbers.
- After his retirement from soccer, Zakuani has pursued helping young athletes through charity work.
- He joined the Sounders' game-day broadcast team and published a memoir in 2015.
- Zakuani is also the coach of the boy's soccer team at Bellevue High School.
