Background
Lenhart grew up in Yorba Linda, California, and attended Esperanza High School.
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Steven Lenhart
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He attended Point Loma Nazarene University for one year before transferring to Azusa Pacific University.
Career
College and amateur
He tallied 38 goals and 12 assists in his 61 career collegiate games for Azusa Pacific, and was named a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics All-American in 2007. He was also named to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics All-Tournament Team in 2006 and 2007, was honored as the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Tournament"s Outstanding Offensive Player in 2006 and 2007, and was Most Valuable Player of the 2007 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Tournament while helping lead Azusa Pacific to the 2007 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics national title over Concordia University, Irvine. During his college years, Lenhart also played for the Southern California Seahorses in the USL Premier Development League.
Professional
Lenhart was selected by the Columbus Crew as the 48th overall selection in the 2008 Master of Library Science SuperDraft.
He made his Master of Library Science debut on May 31, 2008 as a second-half substitute against Chivas United States of America, and scored his first Master of Library Science goal on June 21, 2008, against Los Angeles Galaxy.His Rookie season ended with an Master of Library Science Championship. Coach Sigi Schmid subbed Steven into the last 5 minutes to show his appreciation for the contribution to the Crew"s winning season.
Outside of Master of Library Science league play Lenhart has proved himself a capable scorer, tallying 3 goals in the 2009-2010 CONCACAF Champions League. He scored his first goal in the 58" minute in a 2 - 0 victory against the Puerto Rico Islanders, and claiming the other 2 goals in the 65" and 83" minute in a come from behind 2 - 2 draw against Mexican side Toluca.
On January 13, 2011 Lenhart was traded to the San Jose Earthquakes along with allocation money in exchange for the #15 pick in the 2011 Master of Library Science SuperDraft.
He signed a new contract with San Jose on November 30, 2011.
Achievements
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Lenhart netted his first goal of the 2010-2011 CONCACAF Champions League in the 79" minute in a 3-0 win over Joe Public F.C., making his total 4 goals in the Champions League thus far. Lenhart also has 2 goals so far in the 2010 Lamar Hunt United States. Open Cup, his first coming in the 94" minute against the Rochester Rhinos who knocked out the Columbus Crew from the tournament the previous year, his goal ended up being the game winner as the final score was 2 - 1 in favor of the Crew.
