Jared Michael Jeffrey (born June 14, 1990) is an American former professional soccer player.
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Full name | Jared Michael Jeffrey[1] | |||||||||
Date of birth | (1990-06-14) June 14, 1990 (age 32) | |||||||||
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) | ||||||||
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) | |||||||
Honours
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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 |
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]
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.
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]
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.
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 |
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