Sacha Kljestan announced his retirement as a professional player on Thursday, after a 17-year career that took him all over the world and began and ended in his native Southern California.
Kljestan announced his retirement on social media with a heartfelt post expressing his gratitude and thanks on a successful career.
The 37-year-old was drafted in the first round by Chivas USA in 2006 out of Seton Hall. A winger in his first stint in MLS, whose father and brother both played professional soccer as well, Kljestan was voted to the MLS Best XI in 2008.