Jared Jeffrey
![]() Jeffrey with D.C. United in 2015 | |||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
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Full name | Jared Michael Jeffrey[1] | ||||||||||
Date of birth | June 14, 1990 | ||||||||||
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 | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
2010 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 0 | (0) | ||||||||
2010–2013 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 II | 87 | (4) | ||||||||
2013–2018 | D.C. United | 68 | (5) | ||||||||
2014–2015 | → Richmond Kickers (loan) | 9 | (1) | ||||||||
Total | 164 | (10) | |||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||
2005–2007 | United States U17 | 39 | (3) | ||||||||
2007 | United States U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||
2008–2009 | United States U20 | 11 | (1) | ||||||||
2012 | United States U23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*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
[edit]Youth
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- As of July 5, 2017[6]
Club | Season | League | MLS Cup | US Open Cup | CONCACAF | Total | |||||
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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
[edit]D.C. United
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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. 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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- Living people
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- D.C. United players
- Richmond Kickers players
- Men's association football midfielders
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- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
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