Jackson Conway
{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jackson Conway
| fullname =
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|12|3}}
| birth_place = Leeds, England
| height = {{convert|1.90|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Jackson Conway |url=https://www.atlutd.com/players/jackson-conway/ |access-date=21 August 2022 |publisher=Atlanta United FC}}
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Charleston Battery
| clubnumber = 36
| youthyears1 = 2015–2016
| youthclubs1 = Georgia United
| youthyears2 = 2016–2018
| youthclubs2 = Atlanta United
| years1 = 2018–2023
| clubs1 = Atlanta United 2
| caps1 = 88
| goals1 = 28
| years2 = 2020–2023
| clubs2 = Atlanta United
| caps2 = 12
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2023
| clubs3 = → Phoenix Rising (loan)
| caps3 = 8
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2024–
| clubs4 = Charleston Battery
| caps4 = 27
| goals4 = 4
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalteam1 = United States U16
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = November 4, 2024
}}
Jackson Conway (born December 3, 2001) is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward for USL Championship club Charleston Battery. Born in England, he is a youth international for the United States.
Career
Conway played with Atlanta United academy{{Cite web|url=http://aufc.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams/index.php?team=1647657&player=78395362|title=Atlanta United FC|website=aufc.ussoccerda.com}} while also appearing for Atlanta's USL Championship affiliate Atlanta United 2 during their inaugural season in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/jackson-conway|title=Jackson Conway | uslchampionship.com|website=www.uslchampionship.com}} On December 20, 2018, Conway signed his first professional contract with Atlanta United 2.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dirtysouthsoccer.com/2018/12/20/18150136/atlanta-united-2-signs-academy-product-jackson-conway|title=Atlanta United 2 signs academy product Jackson Conway|first=Joe|last=Patrick|date=December 20, 2018|website=Dirty South Soccer}}
On December 3, 2020, Conway signed a homegrown player deal with Major League Soccer club Atlanta United.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/12/03/atlanta-united-sign-forward-jackson-conway-homegrown-contract|title=Atlanta United sign forward Jackson Conway to Homegrown contract | MLSsoccer.com}} Conway made his debut for Atlanta United on December 16, 2020, coming off the bench against Club América in the CONCACAF Champions League, scoring the game-winning goal in a 1–0 victory.{{Cite web|url=https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2020-12-16-atlanta-united-fc-vs-club-america/recap|title=Atlanta United vs Club America|date=December 16, 2020|website=MLSSoccer.com}} On July 8, 2021, Conway scored his first Major League Soccer goal, an equalizer in Atlanta's 2–2 draw against Nashville SC.{{cite web |title=Nashville SC 2–2 Atlanta United |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2021/07/09/united-states/mls/nashville-mls/atlanta-united/3481333/ |website=Soccerway}}
On March 29, 2022, Conway was named USL Championship Player of the Week for Week 3 of the 2022 season. Conway earned the award after scoring the 100th hat trick in USL Championship history, part of a 4–1 victory for Atlanta United 2 over the Charleston Battery.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1218407|title=USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 3|website=uslchampionship.com|date=March 29, 2022|access-date=March 30, 2022}}
On March 17, 2023, Atlanta United loaned Conway to the USL Championship's Phoenix Rising.{{cite web | url=https://www.atlutd.com/news/atlanta-united-loans-jackson-conway-to-phoenix-rising-fc | title=Atlanta United loans Jackson Conway to Phoenix Rising FC | Atlanta United FC }} On June 9, 2023, Atlanta announced that it had recalled Conway, subsequently sending him to its MLS Next Pro on a season-long loan with a right to recall him to the first team.{{cite web | url=https://www.atlutd.com/news/atlanta-united-recall-jackson-conway-from-phoenix-rising-fc | title=Atlanta United recall Jackson Conway from Phoenix Rising FC | Atlanta United FC }}
Conway signed with Charleston Battery of the USL Championship on January 19, 2024.{{cite web |last1=Murray |first1=Nicholas |title=Charleston adds young forward Jackson Conway |url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1297469 |website=USLChampionship.com |date=19 January 2024 |publisher=USL Championship |access-date=19 January 2024}}
Career statistics
{{updated|February 25, 2023}}{{soccerway|jackson-conway/512318}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=6|Atlanta United 2
|2018 | 11 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 22 | 5 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 22 | 5 | ||
| 2020
|USL Championship | 10 | 6 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2021
|USL Championship | 6 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2022
|USL Championship | 24 | 10 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 24 | 10 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!73||22||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||73||22 | ||||||||
| rowspan=5|Atlanta United
|2020 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League|name=CCL}} | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021
|Major League Soccer | 8 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2022
|Major League Soccer | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2023
|Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!12||1||colspan=2|—||1||1||13||2 | ||||||||
| colspan=3|Career total
!85||23||0||0||1||1||86||24 |
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References
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External links
- {{USL Championship player|jack-conway}}
{{Charleston Battery squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Leeds
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:United States men's youth international soccer players
Category:English men's footballers
Category:English emigrants to the United States
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Atlanta United 2 players
Category:Atlanta United FC players
Category:Phoenix Rising FC players
Category:Charleston Battery players
Category:English expatriate men's footballers
Category:English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Homegrown Players (MLS)
Category:USL Championship players
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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