Jacob Bushue

Jacob M. Bushue (born May 15, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for FC Haka.

Jacob Bushue
Personal information
Full name Jacob M. Bushue
Date of birth (1992-05-15) 15 May 1992
Place of birth Champaign, Illinois, United States
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC Haka
Number 6
Youth career
2006–2010 Chicago Magic
2010–2013 Indiana Hoosiers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Chicago Fire U-23 6 (0)
2015–2016 Saint Louis FC 49 (1)
2017 BK-46 21 (3)
2018 Ekenäs IF 25 (3)
2019– FC Haka 30 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 2, 2020

Career

Youth

Bushue played youth soccer with the Chicago Magic from 2006-2010. Bushue's Chicago Magic team was a Dallas Cup Semi-Finalist in 2009.[1] His teams also went to the US Soccer Academy Finals in both 2008 and 2009.[2] Bushue was invited to the Adidas ESP Camp in 2008 and 2009.

College

He played college soccer at Indiana University from 2010 to 2013.[3] During his career at Indiana, Bushue was a part of the team that won the 2012 National Championship.[4] While at Indiana University, Bushue also won the 2010 Big Ten Conference regular season championship[5] and the 2013 Big Ten Conference men's soccer tournament championship, and was named to the All-Tournament Team.[6] During his career at Indiana, Bushue played in 86 games and made 79 starts for the Hoosiers, scoring 6 goals and 10 assists.[7] After his career at Indiana, Bushue was invited to the 2014 MLS Draft Combine.[8]

Professional

On January 15, 2015, Saint Louis FC of the USL announced the signing of Bushue for the 2015 season.[9] He scored his first professional goal in a match on September 12 against the Charlotte Independence at World Wide Technology Soccer Park, and was named to the USL's Team of the Week for his performance.[10]

On November 9, 2016 Saint Louis FC released Bushue

Bushue signed with the Finnish team Bollklubben-46 for the 2017 campaign. BK-46 plays in the third level of Finnish soccer as of 2017.

Bushue joined FC Haka for the 2019 season.[11]

Personal life

Bushue grew up in Champaign, Illinois. His parents are Doug and Katy Bushue. Jacob and his sister Megan[12] became the first brother–sister combination to win the News-Gazette player of the year award.[13] Bushue attended Champaign Centennial High School, graduating in December 2009.

Honours

FC Haka[14]

References
  1. http://www.dallascup.com/schedules/12194271/12194310.html
  2. http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/07/19/16/36/140719-academy-champions
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2015-02-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://www.crimsonquarry.com/2012/12/9/3747920/indiana-hoosiers-are-ncaa-soccer-national-champions-again
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2015-02-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/111713aab.html
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2015-02-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2014/combine
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2015-02-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. http://saintlouisfc.com/bushuetotw
  11. Spelarflykten från Ekenäs IF fortsätter – Jacob Bushue går till FC Haka, svenska.yle.fi, 20 February 2019
  12. http://www.news-gazette.com/sports/prep-sports/girls-soccer/2010-04-11/all-decade-honoree-megan-bushue.html
  13. http://www.news-gazette.com/sports/prep-sports/boys-soccer/2009-11-10/soccer-serious-business-jacob-bushue-and-his-siblings.html
  14. "Soccerway profile". Retrieved 28 July 2020.


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