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Nate Jaqua (born October 28, 1981 in Eugene, Oregon) is an American soccer midfielder, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer.

Jaqua is a graduate of South Eugene High School, where he led his team to three Midwestern League titles and an Oregon Class 4A state title in 1998. He was named a Parade All-American twice and named Oregon 4A Player of the Year twice. Jaqua played college soccer at the University of Portland from 2000 to 2002. He totaled 29 goals and 22 assists in his three years there was named West Coast Conference freshman of the year.

After his 2002 season, Jaqua signed a Project-40 contract with MLS, and entered the 2003 MLS SuperDraft, where he was selected third overall by the Fire. Although Jaqua was expected to fill the hole in the Fire's lineup left by Josh Wolff, Damani Ralph quickly took that position, and Jaqua was relegated to a reserve role, starting only five games, scoring two goals and two assists. Although Jaqua remained blocked at forward by Ralph and Ante Razov in the 2004 season, DaMarcus Beasley's departure to PSV Eindhoven left an open spot in the Fire midfield, which Jaqua soon took. He finished the season having started 21 games for the team, while scoring four goals and two assists.

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 .

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