Jason Yeisley
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jason Gerard Yeisley | ||
Date of birth | September 30, 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2009 | Penn State Nittany Lions | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006 | Reading United | 9 | (2) |
2009 | Reading United | 5 | (1) |
2010 | FC Dallas | 5 | (0) |
2011 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 22 | (5) |
2012–2016 | Richmond Kickers | 99 | (21) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 24, 2016 |
Jason Yeisley (born September 30, 1986) is a former professional soccer player.
Career
College and amateur
Yeisley grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania and attended Salisbury High School, where he set a school record for career goals with 153, and was named the 2004 Lehigh Valley Soccer Scholar-Athlete, and was a two time PSCA All-State and NSCAA All-East Region II mention 2003 and 2004
He played four years of
He served as his team's captain for three years from 2007 to 2009, and following his senior year was a Soccer News Net Regional and National Player of the Year Award nominee, was a Soccer America National Player of the Year candidate, was named the
During his college years Yeisley also played for
Professional
Yeisley was drafted in the third round (38th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas.[4] He made his professional debut on April 22, 2010, in a game against Seattle Sounders FC.[5]
After one season with FC Dallas, Yeisley was waived on February 14, 2011.
On December 6, 2011, Yeisley signed a long-term deal with the Richmond Kickers[9]
References
- ^ Penn State’s Jason Yeisley Selected as 2009 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Winner in Men’s Soccer
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-03.
- ^ Jason Yeisley of Penn State selected in MLS Draft
- ^ "2010-04-22-fc-dallas-v-seattle-sounders | Major League Soccer". Archived from the original on 2010-04-26.
- ^ "FC Dallas waives forward Jason Yeisley | FC Dallas". Archived from the original on 2011-02-17.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
- ^ "KICKERS LAND YEISLEY - Richmond Kickers Soccer". Archived from the original on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2011-12-06.