Steven Curfman

Football player infobox
playername= Steven Curfman
fullname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|10|8
cityofbirth = Raleigh, North Carolina
countryofbirth = United States
height = height|ft=5|in=11
currentclub = Carolina RailHawks
clubnumber = 16
position = Midfielder
youthyears = 2003-2004
2003-2006
youthclubs = U-17 Residency Program
Wake Forest
years = 2004-05
2007
2008
clubs = Raleigh CASL Elite
Real Salt Lake
Carolina RailHawks
caps(goals) = 07 (2)
00 (0)
30 (2)
pcupdate = September 30, 2008

Steven Curfman (born October 8, 1986 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is a professional Soccer player who plays for the Carolina Railhawks. He is considered to be a specialist in set pieces and plays midfield and defense.

High school and college

He played high school soccer at Athens Drive High School and club soccer with the Capital Area Soccer League before being selected to the U.S. Soccer U-17 Residency Program in Brandenton, Florida in 2002. He was also selected as a McDonald's and Parade Magazine All-American in 2003. Curfman played college soccer at Wake Forest University, where he was a four-year letterman under coach Jay Vidovich. In 2003, his freshman season, he started 13 games and appeared in 20, and scored nine goals and 13 assists, which earned him a spot on the All-ACC Freshman team. In his sophomore season, he started 17 games and appeared in 18 and scored 1 goal and four assists. In 2005, he started 20 games and scored 5 goals and 3 assists before suffering a knee injury prior to the NCAA Tournament. He was named to the All-ACC Tournament team and All-ACC Academic Team. During his senior season, he led the squad in games played (23), assists (8), point (20), and shorts (50), and 2nd in goals (6), in helping his team reach the #1 ranking, the ACC regular season co-championship, and the school's first-ever appearance in the Men's NCAA College Cup.

U-17 national team

He was selected to U.S. roster for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland, where he started three matches, and scored his first international goal against South Korea on August 14, 2003. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6RbSLXh9Vc Video] ] In 2004, he earned three caps, starting one game, with the United States U-20 men's national soccer team.

Professional

On January 12, 2007, Real Salt Lake selected Curfman in the third round (30th overall) of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft. He rejoined coach John Ellinger, who had been his coach during the U-17 residency program. However, he saw no playing time with Salt Lake and the team released him at the end of the season. On March 7, 2008, it was announced that Curfman had been signed by his hometown USL First Division team, the Carolina Railhawks. He scored in his first game with the RailHawks, a 1-1 tie with the Atlanta Silverbacks on April 19, 2008.

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