2007: First Chivas USA player to participate in an MLS All-Star Game, playing 90 minutes against Celtic on July 19 Regular season: Played 23 regular-season games for Chivas USA (starting 23), logging 2070 minutes, registering 1 goal and 1 assist. Playoffs: Played 2 postseason games for Chivas USA (starting 2), logging 180 minutes.
2006: Named Gatorade MLS Rookie of the Year after standout 2006, in which Bornstein finished third in league - and first among field players - in minutes played, and led all MLS rookies in goals scored. Regular season: Played 32 regular-season games for Chivas USA (starting 32), logging 2878 minutes, registering 6 goals and 4 assists. Playoffs: Played 2 postseason games for Chivas USA (starting 2), logging 180 minutes.
Jonathan Bornstein was selected by Chivas USA with its fourth-round pick (37th overall) in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. The Southern California native, a product of Cal Poly Pomona and, later, UCLA, started all 20 games his senior year at UCLA, scoring 5 goals and registering 4 assists.
Born November 7, 1984 in Torrance, California, Bornstein first played college ball at Cal Poly, where in just three seasons he managed to ranked second in career assists (19), fifth in career goals (19) and third in career points (53).
A graduate of Los Alamitos High School, he won a national championship with the Irvine Strikers and also has represented the U.S. in the Maccabiah Games in Israel (2005).
UNIVERSITY
• Transferred to UCLA from Cal Poly Pomona (2004)
• First team All-California Collegiate Athletic Association and second team All-Far West Region (2002-03)
• At Cal Poly, ranked second in career assists (19), fifth in career goals (19) and third in career points (53) (2003)
• Led Cal Poly Pomona in all scoring categories with seven goals, 12 assists and 26 points (2003)
• CCAA Freshman of the Year (2002)
HIGH SCHOOL
• Los Alamitos High School
• First-team all-county, All-CIF and team MVP honors after scoring 23 goals and 16 assists en route to the CIF championship (2001)
INTERNATIONAL
• Participated in Copa America in Venezuela, played 90 minutes in the US first two group matches against Argentina on June 28 and Paraguay on July 2,2007.
• Participated in the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team in the Gold Cup and crowned the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup Champions. Started and played 90 minutes in the Gold Cup Final vs. Mexico on June 24, 2007.
• Scored in debut for U.S. National Team, January 20 vs. Denmark at The Home Depot Center, in which he started and played 90 minutes. Also started and played 90 minutes against Mexico on February 7 in Glendale, Arizona.
• Participated in the U.S. National Team camp, January 2007 at The Home Depot Center, under head coach Bob Bradley
• Helped the U.S. win a silver medal at the Maccabiah Games (2005)
• Scored two goals in the U.S. quarterfinal win over South Africa (2005)
AMATEUR
• Won the Golden Boot Award after leading the Irvine Strikers club team to the national championship
IN HIS OWN WORDS
Chivas USA: With the Chivas name you get 100 years of tradition in Mexico of a team that’s done really well, so to play for the USA version of that is an honor. Our fans lift us up a lot, and Chivas really shows in the style of soccer we play.
Film: Probably “Crash”. I majored in sociology and we watched it for one of my classes and I kind of fell in love with the ideas behind it.
Food: Sushi. I recently started eating it and now me and my girlfriend go to as many sushi places as we can find.
Off the field: I started playing the guitar about a year and a half ago and I’m all right, not close to where I want to be yet, but now that I have a house I can start focusing on that because I’ll be alone a lot more.
