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William Seymore (born February 29, 1992) is an American soccer midfielder who currently plays for New Mexico United in the USL Championship.

Will Seymore

Seymore playing for FC Cincinnati in 2018
Personal information
Full name	William Seymore
Date of birth	(1992-02-29) February 29, 1992 (age 30)
Place of birth	Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	New Mexico United
Number	16
Youth career
	Colchester United
	Cambridge United
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Oregon State Beavers	73	(7)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	Soham Town Rangers
2012–2014	Portland Timbers U23s	24	(1)
2015	Lane United	7	(0)
2015–2017	Whitecaps FC 2	59	(0)
2018	FC Cincinnati	5	(0)
2018	→ Reno 1868 (loan)	4	(0)
2019	Reno 1868	22	(0)
2020	Sligo Rovers	19	(0)
2021	Finn Harps	33	(2)
2022–	New Mexico United	30	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 21, 2022

Career

Youth

Seymore spent his youth career in England with Colchester United and Cambridge United Academy along with playing for Cambridgeshire FA county team and England U18 schoolboys.[1] He then joined Soham Town Rangers before signing a letter of intent to play college soccer at Oregon State University.[2]

College

A four-year starter at Oregon State University, he made a total of 73 appearances for the Beavers and tallied seven goals and nine assists. Earning PAC-12 second-team honors, PAC-12 honorable mention and TopDrawerSoccer top 100 freshman list.[3]

He also played in the Premier Development League for Portland Timbers U23s.[4][5][6]

Professional

On January 20, 2015, Seymore was drafted in the third round (56th overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas.[7] However he was cut from camp and would later join Lane United FC where he made seven appearances.[8]

On July 9, Seymore signed a professional contract with USL club Whitecaps FC 2.[9] He made his professional debut a week later in a 2–2 draw against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC.[10]

Following Whitecaps FC 2 folding, Seymore joined FC Cincinnati on November 21, 2017.[11]

Following a successful loan spell at the end of the 2018 season, Seymore joined Reno 1868 permanently on January 10, 2019, where he helped them reach a conference semi-final and finish 2nd in the regular season.[12]

Sligo Rovers

Seymore signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Sligo Rovers on 9 December 2019.[13]

In a stop-start season, shortened, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, to an 18 game league season, he made 13 appearances in the League, as Sligo finished in fourth place, qualifying for the Europa Conference League. [14]

Seymore made a further two appearances in the FAI Cup as Sligo reached the semi-final, before losing to eventual runners-up, Shamrock Rovers.

Finn Harps

Seymore signed for Finn Harps ahead of the 2021 League of Ireland Premier Division season.[15]

New Mexico United

On January 2, 2022, Seymore returned to the United States to sign with USL Championship side New Mexico United.[16]

References

External links

• Whitecaps FC 2 bio
• Oregon State Beavers bio
• Will Seymore at Soccerway

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