Calvin Jay "CJ" Fodrey (born February 10, 2004) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for USL Championship club San Diego Loyal. Fodrey will begin playing college soccer for San Diego State University in fall 2022.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Calvin Jay Fodrey | ||
| Date of birth | (2004-02-10) February 10, 2004 (age 18) | ||
| Place of birth | San Jose, California, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Albion SC | |||
| San Diego Surf | |||
| 2016–2019 | San Diego Nomads | ||
| 2019–2020 | LA Galaxy | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | San Diego State Aztecs | 0 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | San Diego Loyal | 5 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 21, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of USA | |||
Born in California, Fodrey began his career with local San Diego based clubs Albion Pros Club, San Diego Surf, and San Diego Nomads.[1] He then joined the youth setup of Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy in 2019.[2]
Towards the end of 2020, Fodrey was invited to tryout with USL Championship club San Diego Loyal by the club assistant coach Nate Miller.[1] He impressed during the trial and signed a USL academy contract with the club in December 2020.[1][3] He scored his first goal for the club in their pre-season match against his former club LA Galaxy.[4]
On May 22, 2021, Fodrey made his professional debut for San Diego Loyal against Louisville City, coming on as an 81st minute substitute in the 1–2 defeat.[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| San Diego Loyal | 2021 | USL Championship | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Career total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||