Rauwshan McKenzie
MLS Career
2009: Started in all five of his appearances in League play for Kansas City in his second MLS campaign, going the full 90 minutes in four of those contests … Made MLS debut on 7/04 v. HOU, going the distance in a 0-1 Independence Day defeat … Also started on 7/11 @ NE, 7/25 v. LA, 8/01 @ DAL & 8/22 @ SJ.
2008: Michigan State product failed to crack Wizards line-up in MLS play during rookie campaign … Selected in fourth round (53rd overall) of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft … Made his professional debut on 7/08 v. Seattle Sounders FC in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal … Played in all 11 of the Wizards’ MLS Reserve Division contests.
College
Appeared in 79 contests, making 72 consecutive starts … Scored four goals and had five assists out of the back while helping the Spartans to a pair of NCAA College Cup Tournament appearances … Earned several honors, including All-Big Ten Rookie Team (2004) and All-Big Ten First-Team (2007) accolades as a member of the Spartans’ defense … 2007: Scored two goals and handed out two assists while helping Michigan State gain an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament … Named to All-Big Ten First-Team and Top Drawer Soccer's Team of the Season Third-Team … 2006: Started all 19 games ... Scored header v. Ohio State on 11/02 for first goal in an eventual Big Ten Tournament loss … Recorded game-winning assist against Butler on 9/10 … Paced a stingy defense that allowed just 0.75 goals per game … 2005: Started all 19 games ... Recorded a goal and an assist against Wisconsin on 10/30 … Helped lead the Spartan backfielders to allow just 0.83 goals per game … 2004: Named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team ... Appeared in all 20 games, starting 13, including each of the last 12 … Assisted on game-winning goal in the Big Ten Championship game against Northwestern on 11/14.
Club / High School
During his time at Michigan State, would further hone his skills by playing three summers in the USL Premier Development League between the Michigan Bucks (2005-06) and Chicago Fire Premier (2007) … Member of ODP Illinois state team (1999-2002) and ODP Region II Camp (1999-2002) … Helped ODP squad to Regional Championships in 2000 & 2001 and a fourth-place finish at the 2002 National ODP Championships ... A native of the Chicagoland area, grew up playing his club soccer for Chicago Sockers F.C., a nationally prominent youth soccer program based in Palatine, Ill. … Impressive results with Sockers F.C. included the 2004 Jefferson Cup Champions, 2004 Dallas Cup Finalist, and third-place at 2002 National Championship … Also won four straight Illinois State Cup titles from 2001-04.
Personal: Born Nov. 19, 1986 … Son of Marc and Donna McKenzie … Was a criminal justice major at Michigan State.