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 }}

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