Jared Jeffrey

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

Jared Jeffrey
Personal information
Full name Jared Michael Jeffrey
Date of birth (1990-06-14) June 14, 1990
Place of birth Dallas, Texas, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing 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)
National team‡
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 30, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 1, 2014

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.[1]

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 and a half 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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

Jeffrey retired at the end of their 2018 season.[4]

International

Jeffrey had represented the United States at the under-17, under-20, and the under-23 levels.[1] 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.[1] 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[5]
Club Season League MLS Cup US Open Cup CONCACAF Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
D.C. United 2013 102000000102
2014 100001030140
2015 2000204161
2016 212101000232
2017 241001000251
Career total 675105071786

Honors

D.C. United
  • Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (1): 2013
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References
  1. "D.C. United picks up Jared Jeffrey in waiver draft". D.C. United. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. https://www.dcunited.com/post/2018/11/28/dc-united-announce-contract-options
  5. Jared Jeffrey at Soccerway


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