Joey DeZart
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph DeZart II | ||
Date of birth | June 9, 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Jackson, New Jersey, U.S. | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tampa Bay Rowdies | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2016 | Philadelphia Union | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 65 | (2) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Reading United | 2 | (0) |
2019 | North Carolina Fusion U23 | 10 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Orlando City B | 9 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Orlando City | 29 | (0) |
2023 | Huntsville City | 23 | (0) |
2024– | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Jamaica U20 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 8, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 19, 2016 |
Joseph DeZart II (born June 9, 1998) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club Tampa Bay Rowdies. Born in the United States, he represented the Jamaica national under-20 team.[2]
Early life
Born in Jackson Township, New Jersey, DeZart started his prep career at Jackson Memorial High School, playing his freshman year with the school's men's soccer team before transferring to YSC Academy in Wayne, Pennsylvania, for his junior and senior seasons. A member of the Philadelphia Union Academy, he played with the Union U16s and made it to the USSDA finals. He also competed in the Generation Adidas Cup.[3][4]
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
DeZart played four years of college soccer at
While at college, DeZart also played for USL League Two sides Reading United and North Carolina Fusion U23.[7][8]
Club career
Orlando City
DeZart was selected in the second round (31st overall) of the
Huntsville City
International
In 2016, DeZart was called into the Jamaica U20 training camp and appeared for the team during 2017 CONCACAF U20 Championship qualifying in June 2016 as the team failed to advance from the first round.[3][13][2]
Career statistics
College
School | Season | Division | Apps | Goals |
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 2016 | Div. I
|
3 | 0 |
2017 | 19 | 0 | ||
2018 | 21 | 1 | ||
2019 | 22 | 1 | ||
Career total | 65 | 2 |
Club
- As of October 16, 2022[14]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Playoffs | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Orlando City B | 2020 | USL League One | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2022 | MLS Next Pro | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Orlando City | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
2021 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
Career total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
- ^ MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage.
Honours
College
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
- Atlantic Coast Conference regular season: 2016, 2017, 2018
- 2017
- 2016
Club
Orlando City
References
- ^ "Joey DeZart". Orlando City SC. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Young Boyz' eliminated from CFU qualifiers". Jamaica Observer.
- ^ a b c "Joey DeZart – Men's Soccer". Wake Forest University Athletics.
- ^ "Philadelphia Union DA – Joseph DeZart". phil.ussoccerda.com.
- ^ "Deacs Earn First-Ever No. 1 Ranking". Wake Forest University Athletics.
- ^ Northam, Mitchell (14 December 2019). "Virginia tops Wake Forest in men's College Cup semifinals". Pro Soccer USA.
- ^ "Reading United AC – Joseph DeZart". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ "North Carolina Fusion – Joseph DeZart". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ Rollins, Sean (9 January 2020). "Orlando City Selects Wake Forest MF Joey DeZart at No. 31". The Mane Land.
- ^ "Orlando City SC Signs 2020 MLS SuperDraft Selection Joey DeZart". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- ^ "Orlando City SC 1, Montreal Impact 0 2020 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com.
- ^ "Orlando City SC announces end-of-season statuses following 2022 MLS season". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- ^ "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer.
- ^ "Joey DeZart Soccerway profile". Soccerway.
External links
- Joey DeZart at Major League Soccer
- Joey DeZart at Soccerway
- Wake Forest profile