Andy Najar

About

Andy Ariel Najar Rodríguez ( nə-HAR; Spanish: [naˈxaɾ]; born 16 March 1993) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Major League Soccer club Nashville SC.

Najar moved with his family from Honduras to the United States at the age of thirteen, settling in the Washington metropolitan area. Najar attended Thomas A. Edison High School in Alexandria, Virginia and joined D.C. United’s youth academy in 2008. During his time with the academy program, Najar received numerous awards and honours for his outstanding play at right back, being named to the USSF Development Academy Starting XI in 2009. He was also the leading scorer of the 2009 US Developmental Academy Finals in Los Angeles.

Najar signed a professional Generation Adidas contract with D.C. United on 22 March 2010. Once part of MLS, the league and his team became responsible for his education. He became the second player to graduate directly from United’s Academy to the first team, following goalkeeper Bill Hamid, who signed in September 2009.
Najar made his professional debut on 27 March 2010, in DC’s opening game of the 2010 MLS season against the Kansas…