Jason Garey
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jason Garey | ||
| Date of birth | July 19, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Baton Rouge, Louisiana,United States | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Maryland Terrapins | 98 | (60) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Columbus Crew | 83 | (15) |
| 2011 | Houston Dynamo | 10 | (0) |
| 2012 | Carolina RailHawks | 17 | (3) |
| Total | 110 | (18) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 26, 2012 | |||
Jason Garey(born July 19, 1984) is an Americansoccerplayer.
Career
[edit]Youth and College
[edit]Born inBaton Rouge, Louisiana,Garey, who grew up inGonzales, Louisiana,[1]attendedSt. Amant High Schooland played for the Baton Rouge Soccer Club. He continues to hold Louisiana high school records for most goals in a season (73) and in a career (170). Garey playedcollege soccerat theUniversity of Maryland.In his senior season, he scored 22 goals in 25 games, was named afirst-team All-American,won theHermann Trophyas the best college player, and led the Terrapins to theCollege Cup.
Professional
[edit]Garey was drafted byColumbus Crewin the first round (third overall) at the2006 MLS SuperDraftand was with the club when they won the2008 MLS Cup.
After five seasons with Columbus Crew, Garey's rights were traded toHouston Dynamoin exchange for a fourth-round draft pick in the2015 MLS SuperDraft.[2]At the end of the 2011 season, Houston declined his 2012 contract option and he entered the2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft.Garey was not selected in the draft and became a free agent.
Garey signed withCarolina RailHawksof theNorth American Soccer Leagueon January 20, 2012.[3]
Honors
[edit]- Columbus Crew
- Major League SoccerEastern Conference Championship:2008
- Major League SoccerMLS Cup:2008
- Major League SoccerSupporter's Shield:2008,2009
Beyond the pitch
[edit]Garey is a spokesman for Vanishing Paradise, a joint campaign byDucks Unlimitedand theNational Wildlife Federationto raise awareness forwetlandspreservation in his home state of Louisiana.[1]
Garey serves as color commentator forNorth Carolina FCtelevision broadcasts.[4]He also serves on the board of directors for NCFC Youth.[5]
In 2012, Garey self published Geau xing Galt, a libertarian novel inspired byAtlas Shrugged.[6]
References
[edit]- ^abWitz, Billy. "Playing for Columbus, but Fighting for the Lands Back Home,"The New York Times,Sunday, August 15, 2010.
- ^"Gulf Coast native excited for return".3 December 2010.
- ^"| NASL".Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-04.Retrieved2012-01-21.
- ^"North Carolina Football Club Announces Broadcast Schedule for Remainder of Season".North Carolina Courage.June 6, 2019.RetrievedAugust 18,2019.
- ^"NCFC Youth Board of Directors".NCFC Youth.RetrievedAugust 18,2019.
- ^"Book Club: Geau xing Galt by Jason Garey".
External links
[edit]- 1984 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- Maryland Terrapins men's soccer players
- Columbus Crew players
- Houston Dynamo FC players
- North Carolina FC players
- Sportspeople from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Major League Soccer players
- North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
- Columbus Crew draft picks
- Men's association football forwards
- Soccer players from Louisiana
- People from Gonzales, Louisiana
- Hermann Trophy men's winners
- All-American college men's soccer players