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Jordan Cila (born April 11, 1982 in Jericho, New York) is an American soccer midfielder, who currently plays for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer.
As a teenager, Cila trained at the Bradenton Academy with the Under-17 United States national team, with such players as Landon Donovan, DaMarcus Beasley, and Bobby Convey; while Cila was one of the better players on the team, he opted to attend Duke University and play college soccer while many of the others turned professional as teenagers. He played for the United States in the 1999 Under-17 World Cup in New Zealand.
Cila was something of a disappointment at Duke; after scoring 13 goals and 9 assists, his scoring output declined every year as he moved from forward to deeper and deeper midfield positions. He scored just 17 goals and 26 assists in his last three seasons combined.
Upon graduating, Cila went undrafted in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft; he received a trial with the Rapids on the insistence of two of his former Bradenton teammates, Kyle Beckerman and Seth Trembly, and surprised coach Tim Hankinson by earning a developmental contract with the team. Cila was soon earning actual playing time at his old striker position, and scoring key goals for the team, and was soon a starter for the team; while he was moved further back towards the end of the season, Cila finished the year with 21 appearances and 15 starts, registering four goals and two assists as one of the league's biggest rookie surprises.
Cila's father, Renato Cila, played in the old NASL.
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