Nathaniel Short
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nathaniel Short | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Lynn Fighting Knights | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003 | Wellington | ||
| 2004 | Bridgwater Town | ||
| 2007–2008 | Cape Cod Crusaders | 18 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Rochester Rhinos | 39 | (2) |
| 2012 | GPS Portland Phoenix | 8 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nathaniel "Nano" Short (born 28 January 1985 in London) is an English footballer.
Career
[edit]Early life and college
[edit]Short grew up in Taunton in the English county of Somerset, with his Mother Donna Morris and Father Martin Short. He attended Ladymead School, and played for English non-league sides Wellington and Bridgwater Town before coming to the United States on a scholarship in 2005.[1]
He played four years of college soccer at Lynn University, earned an All-Sunshine State Conference Honorable Mention honors and a Daktronics First Team All-Region selection as a sophomore, was named the Fighting Knights' Most Valuable Player and to the All-SSC First Team as a junior, and earned All-American honors during his senior year. During his four years as a Fighting Knight he scored 25 career goals and amassed 25 career assists.
During his college career he also played with the Cape Cod Crusaders in the USL Premier Development League. Nathaniel was selected to the Team of the Decade for the Cape Cod Crusaders.
Professional
[edit]Short signed his first professional contract in 2009, with the Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division. He made his professional debut on 18 April 2009, in Rochester's season-opening game against Carolina RailHawks.[2]
Retirement
[edit]Honors
[edit]Rochester Rhinos
[edit]Rochester Rhinos Rookie of the year 2009
USL Team of the Week; Following his goal against MSFC
- USSF Division 2 Pro League Regular Season Champions (1): 2010
References
[edit]- ^ Ex-Wellington footballer turns professional
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2 May 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
External links
[edit]- Nano Short at RhinosSoccer.com
- 1985 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Wellington A.F.C. players
- Bridgwater United F.C. players
- Cape Cod Crusaders players
- Rochester New York FC players
- GPS Portland Phoenix players
- USL First Division players
- USSF Division 2 Professional League players
- USL League Two players
- Lynn Fighting Knights men's soccer players
- Men's association football defenders
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Sportspeople from Taunton
- Footballers from Somerset
- 21st-century English sportsmen