Jaime Moreno: A Personal Reflection

The most prolific team of the MLS is DC United. One of DC United's most prolific players is captain and forward Jaime Moreno.

His journey to DC United has not been an easy one and remaining in the team has not been easy. The story of Jaime Moreno begins in Bolivia, where he started his career as the youngest player in the Bolivian National Team

Jaime Moreno was born in Santa Cruz de La Sierra, Bolivia in 1974. He started early with the Bolivian National Team, Blooming and Independiente Santa Fe after his graduation from Tahuichi Academy.

During his time with the Bolivian National Team, he scored eleven goals in seventy-four appearances. He scored fifteen goals in sixty-two appearances during his stint with Bloomberg and Independiente Santa Fe before becoming the first Bolivian to sign with Middlesbrough FC.

The era of Jaime Moreno with Middlesbrough FC lasted from 1994 to 1996. He was able to score two goals in twenty-five appearances before signing with DC United and the MLS.

When Jaime Moreno started his MLS Career, the MLS and DC United were teams in their infancy. The majority of the people of the United States of America who did not understand the concept of Soccer looked at the MLS and DC United as nothing more than passing fads.

Jaime Moreno was to prove them wrong.

Moreno started his DC United career with historical moments such as becoming the first figure in his team to have double figures in goals and assists in one season.

He became the second player in the history of Major League Soccer to score 100 goals during the DC United game against the Columbus Crew on the 21st of May 2006. During this historical game, DC United defeated the Columbus Crew 5-1 at RFK Stadium.

Peter Nowak who was the DC United Coach at the time of Moreno's 100th goal praised him by stating that he was glad to have Moreno on the team.

Jaime Moreno has been with DC United since 1996, except for a brief period with the Metro Stars. Moreno scored 147 goals in 274 appearances with DC United as well as two goals in 11 appearances with the Metro Stars.

Moreno has received such honours as the MLS Cup Champion, CONCACAF Champions Cup Winner, Inter-American Cup Winner, MLS Golden Boot, US Open Cup Champion, MLS All Stars MLS Best XI, and MLS All Time Best XI for 10 Seasons.

It appears that DC United and Jaime Moreno will be making more historical moments in the years to come.

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