November 26 of that year, he was selected by Seattle Sounders FC in the first round of the 2008 MLS Expansion Draft. Jaqua stayed with Seattle through the 2011 season. At season's end, the club declined his 2012 contract option and he entered the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Jaqua was selected by New England Revolution in stage two of the draft on December 12, 2011. He was offered a contract but did not sign with New England. International Jaqua has played for the U-18, U-20, and U-23 United States national teams. He got his first cap for the senior team on January 29, 2006, against Norway and nearly scored in the U.S. victory. Honors Chicago Fire Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (2): 2003, 2006 Major League Soccer Eastern Conference Championship (1): 2003 Major League Soccer Supporters' Shield (1): 2003 Houston Dynamo Major League Soccer MLS Cup (1): 2007 Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship (1): 2007 Seattle Sounders FC Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (3): 2009, 2010, 2011 Individual U.S. Open Cup Player Of The Tournament 2010 Personal life Jaqua grew up on a ranch located on the McKenzie River in Oregon. He is the son of Jon Jaqua, a former National Football League player who played for the Washington Redskins. Jaqua also has a brother Josh who played soccer at New Mexico and Portland. He said if he could not be a professional soccer player that he would be an Olympic skier. Jaqua married Violet Pham of Portland, Oregon, in 2014. References External links 1981 births Living people American expatriate soccer players American soccer players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Chicago Fire FC players Expatriate footballers in Austria Houston Dynamo FC players LA Galaxy players Minnesota Thunder players Sportspeople from Eugene, Oregon Portland Pilots men's soccer players SC Rheindorf Altach players Seattle Sounders FC players United States men's international soccer players University of Portland alumni Soccer players from Oregon A-League (1995–2004) players Major League Soccer players Major League Soccer All-Stars South Eugene High School alumni United States men's youth international soccer players United States men's under-20 international soccer players United States men's under-23 international soccer players Chicago Fire FC draft picks Association football forwards