Jared Jeffrey

Jared Jeffrey
	Jeffrey with D.C. United in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Jared Michael Jeffrey
Date of birth	June 14, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Dallas, Texas, United States
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2005–2007	IMG Soccer Academy
2007–2008	Dallas Texans
2008–2010	Club Brugge
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010	1. FSV Mainz 05
2010–2013	1. FSV Mainz 05 II
2013–2018	D.C. United
2014–2015	→ Richmond Kickers (loan)
Total
International career‡
2005–2007	United States U17
2007	United States U18
2008–2009	United States U20
2012	United States U23
Medal record
Representing United States
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 30, 2018; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 1, 2014

Jared Michael Jeffrey (born June 14, 1990) is an American former professional soccer player.

Career

Youth

Jeffrey was born in Dallas, Texas. After winning the Parade Boys Soccer National High School Player of the Year in 2008, Jeffrey signed with Club Brugge KV of Belgium.^[2]

Senior

After the 2009 U-20 Men's World Cup, Jeffrey was sold to FSV. Mainz 05 of the Bundesliga under Thomas Tuchel in the winter transfer period in 2010. He played there for 3+1⁄2 seasons, mostly appearing for the reserve side.

D.C. United

On July 3, 2013, it was announced that Jeffrey had been picked up by Major League Soccer side D.C. United in a waiver draft.^[2] He debuted for D.C. United on July 27 against the New England Revolution in which he started and played 79 minutes as D.C. United lost the match 1–2.^[3] On August 3, Jeffrey scored his first goal with his new club, netting a pass from Conor Doyle to give United a 3–1 lead against Montreal Impact. United would go on to win by the same scoreline.^[4]

Jeffrey retired at the end of their 2018 season.^[5]

International

Jeffrey had represented the United States at the under-17, under-20, and the under-23 levels.^[2] Jeffrey spent five semesters in the U-17 men's national team residency program, where he led all players with 39 caps. Jeffrey played for the U.S. U-17 men's national team in 2007 U-17 FIFA World Cup, making four starts as the US reached the Round of 16. The midfielder tallied once with a late penalty against Tunisia in the group stages. He captained the under-17 side during the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup and had played for the u20 side during the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[2] He also was a member of the 2012 U-23 Men's team that failed to qualify for the Olympics.

Career statistics

As of July 5, 2017^[6]

Club	Season	League		MLS Cup		US Open Cup		CONCACAF		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
D.C. United	2013	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2
	2014	10	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	14	0
	2015	2	0	0	0	2	0	4	1	6	1
	2016	21	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	23	2
	2017	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	25	1
Career total		67	5	1	0	5	0	7	1	78	6

Honors

D.C. United

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (1): 2013

References

^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: United States" (PDF). FIFA. October 6, 2009. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "D.C. United picks up Jared Jeffrey in waiver draft". D.C. United. Archived from the original on August 23, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
^ "DC United 1, New England Revolution 2 | MLS Match Recap". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
^ "DC United 3, Montreal Impact 1 | MLS Match Statistics". Major League Soccer. MLSSoccer.com. August 3, 2013. Archived from the original on August 6, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
^ "D.C. United announce contract options | DC United". dcunited.
^ Jared Jeffrey at Soccerway

External links

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[FIFA-1] "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: United States" (PDF). FIFA. October 6, 2009. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2009.

[DCUnitedSigning-2] "D.C. United picks up Jared Jeffrey in waiver draft". D.C. United. Archived from the original on August 23, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2013.

[3] "DC United 1, New England Revolution 2 | MLS Match Recap". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013.

[DCvMTL_08-03-2013-4] "DC United 3, Montreal Impact 1 | MLS Match Statistics". Major League Soccer. MLSSoccer.com. August 3, 2013. Archived from the original on August 6, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.

[5] "D.C. United announce contract options | DC United". dcunited.

[6] Jared Jeffrey at Soccerway

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