Jake Rufe
{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Primary sources|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jake Rufe
| image =
| caption = Jake Rufe with Birmingham Legion in August 2023
| fullname = Jacob Rufe
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|1|22}}
| birth_place = Huntsville, Alabama, United States
| height = 186 cm
| position = Defender, Midfielder
| currentclub = Birmingham Legion
| clubnumber = 13
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| collegeyears1 = 2014–2015
| college1 = Indiana Hoosiers
| collegecaps1 = 0
| collegegoals1 = 0
| collegeyears2 = 2016–2018
| college2 = Western Michigan Broncos
| collegecaps2 = 55
| collegegoals2 = 2
| years1 = 2016–2017
| clubs1 = AFC Ann Arbor
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2018
| clubs2 = Michigan Bucks
| caps2 = 9
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2019
| clubs3 = AFC Ann Arbor
| caps3 = 12
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2019
| clubs4 = Stumptown Athletic
| caps4 = 1
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2020–
| clubs5 = Birmingham Legion
| caps5 = 92
| goals5 = 1
|nationalyears1 =
|nationalteam1 =
|nationalcaps1 =
|nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = October 27, 2024
}}
Jacob Rufe (born January 22, 1996) is an American soccer player who most recently played as a defender for Birmingham Legion in the USL Championship.
Career
=College & Amateur=
Rufe began playing college soccer at Indiana University in 2014, but didn't make an appearances for the Hoosiers during his two seasons due to injury.{{Cite web|url=https://iuhoosiers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3319|title=Jake Rufe - Men's Soccer|website=Indiana University Athletics}} In 2016, Rufe transferred to Western Michigan University, where he played for three seasons, scoring 2 goals and tallying 4 assists in 55 appearances.{{Cite web|url=https://wmubroncos.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6205|title=Jake Rufe - Men's Soccer|website=Western Michigan University Athletics}}
During college, Rufe also played with NPSL side AFC Ann Arbor in both 2016 and 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.afcannarbor.com/latestnews/2019/2/22/jake-rufe-returns-for-third-season-with-afcaa|title=Jake Rufe Returns for Third Season with AFCAA|website=AFC Ann Arbor|date=22 February 2019 }} In 2018, Rufe played in the USL PDL with Michigan Bucks.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/24762880|title=Flint City Bucks - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Jacob Rufe -|website=www.uslleaguetwo.com}}
After college, Rufe returned to play with AFC Ann Arbor during their 2019 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.afcannarbor.com/2019-mens-roster|title=2019 Men's Roster|website=AFC Ann Arbor}}
=Professional=
In September 2019, Rufe signed for NISA side Stumptown Athletic ahead of the league's inaugural season.{{Cite web|url=https://stumptownathletic.com/roster/jake-rufe|title=First Team | Stumptown Athletic|website=stumptownathletic.com|access-date=2019-11-01|archive-date=2019-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923001542/https://stumptownathletic.com/roster/jake-rufe|url-status=dead}}
In May 2020, Rufe moved to USL Championship side Birmingham Legion.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chatsports.com/western-michigan-broncos/a/source/former-bronco-standout-jake-rufe-joins-legion-fc-15953165|title = Former Bronco Standout Jake Rufe Joins Legion FC|date = 11 May 2020}}
References
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External links
- [https://iuhoosiers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3319 Profile at Indiana University Athletics]
- [https://wmubroncos.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6205 Profile at Western Michigan University Athletics]
- [https://stumptownathletic.com/roster/jake-rufe Stumptown Athletic profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923001542/https://stumptownathletic.com/roster/jake-rufe |date=2019-09-23 }}
{{Birmingham Legion FC squad}}
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Soccer players from Alabama
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer players
Category:Western Michigan Broncos men's soccer players
Category:AFC Ann Arbor players
Category:Flint City Bucks players
Category:Birmingham Legion FC players
Category:National Premier Soccer League players
Category:USL League Two players
Category:National Independent Soccer Association players
Category:Sportspeople from Huntsville, Alabama