Jacob Peterson

Professional:

2012: Signed with Sporting Kansas City on January 19th.

2010-2011: Traded to Toronto FC prior to the 2010 season, he appeared in 37 games for Toronto FC with one goal and three assists. Added two more assists in nine games with San Jose Earthquakes after Peterson was part of a multi-player trade between Toronto and San Jose in July 2011.

2006-2009: Drafted 21st overall by the Colorado Rapids in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft, he appeared in 92 matches for the Rapids, recording eight goals and five assists over four seasons. He was also selected to travel to England in 2006 (scoring the game-winning goal against Queens Park Rangers) and Spain in 2007 (recording the game-winning assist against Rayo Vallecano Reserves) with Major League Soccer's Generation adidas team, along side current Sporting KC striker Kei Kamara.

International: Peterson was a member of the United States Under-17 Men’s National Team that advanced to the round of 16 at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championships in Finland. Later earned a place on the United States Under-20 Men’s National Team roster for the 2005 World Youth Cup in Holland, where he featured in all four matches for the U.S. and scored the game-winning goal in the final match of the group stage against Egypt. Also traveled to Japan with the US U-23 National Team for two games in 2007.

College: Won two National Championships with the Hoosiers in 2003 and 2004. As a freshman in 2003, Peterson scored the championship-winning goal against St. John’s to earn offensive MVP honors at the College Cup. In 2004, Peterson scored the opening goal of the College Cup final against UC-Santa Barbara as Indiana went on to win the title in penalty kicks...Semi-finalist for the Hermann Trophy award while at Indiana.