Jacob VanCompernolle
{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jacob VanCompernolle
| image =
| fullname = Jacob Leon VanCompernolle
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|8|2}}
| birth_place = Dallas, Texas, United States
| height = {{height|m=1.80}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Defender
| youthyears1 = 2008–2011
| youthclubs1 = Dallas Texans
| youthyears2 = 2011–2014
| youthclubs2 = UNC Wilmington Seahawks
| years1 = 2013
| clubs1 = Ottawa Fury
| caps1 = 14
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2014
| clubs2 = GPS Portland Phoenix
| caps2 = 10
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2015
| clubs3 = OKC Energy FC
| caps3 = 23
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2016
| clubs4 = Swope Park Rangers
| caps4 = 7
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2016
| clubs5 = → OKC Energy FC (loan)
| caps5 = 15
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2017
| clubs6 = OKC Energy U23
| caps6 = 12
| goals6 = 2
| club-update = April 13, 2020
| ntupdate =
}}
Jacob Leon VanCompernolle (born August 2, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who last played as a defender for OKC Energy U23 in the Premier Development League.
Career
=College & Youth=
VanCompernolle played four years college soccer at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington between 2011 and 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://www.uncwsports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1794|title=Jacob VanCompernolle - Men's Soccer}} In his senior year, VanCompernolle was the CAA's Defensive Player-of-the-Year and a first-team All-CAA honoree.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thebentmusket.com/2015/1/23/7876839/2015-mls-preseason-defender-jacob-vancompernolle-to-join-the-revolution-UNCW|title=Jacob VanCompernolle, former UNCW defender, is coming to preseason camp|date=January 23, 2015}}
While at college, VanCompernolle appeared for USL PDL side Ottawa Fury during their 2013 season and GPS Portland Phoenix during their 2014 season.{{Cite web|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/jacob-vancompernolle/|title=Jacob Vancompernolle | SoccerStats.us}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.uslpdl.com/archived?id=2339973-player-stats |title=Player Stats |access-date=April 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328043624/http://www.uslpdl.com/archived?id=2339973-player-stats |archive-date=March 28, 2016 |url-status=dead }}
=Professional=
After trials with New England Revolution and Colorado Rapids, VanCompernolle signed with United Soccer League side Oklahoma City Energy on February 11, 2015.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150212075523/http://newsok.com/oklahoma-city-energy-fc-signs-jacob-vancompernolle/article/5392662 The Oklahoman]
VanCompernolle signed with Sporting Kansas City's United Soccer League development side Swope Park Rangers on January 8, 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32800&ATCLID=210618509 |title=VanCompernolle Highlights Rangers? New Additions - United Soccer League |accessdate=January 9, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305013112/http://www.uslsoccer.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32800&ATCLID=210618509 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 }}
References
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's soccer players
Category:Ottawa Fury SC players
Category:GPS Portland Phoenix players
Category:OKC Energy FC players
Category:Sporting Kansas City II players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Soccer players from Texas
Category:USL League Two players