Jamie Cunningham
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{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2013}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jamie Cunningham
| image = Jamie Cunningham.jpg
| image_size =
| fullname = Jamie Cunningham
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|9|3}}
| birth_place = Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
| height = {{convert|1.90|m|abbr=on}}
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Puerto Rico Islanders
| clubnumber = 25
| youthyears1 = 2006–2010
| youthclubs1 = Fort Lewis Skyhawks
| years1 = 2008
| clubs1 = El Paso Patriots
| caps1 = 7
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2009
| clubs2 = Austin Aztex U23
| caps2 = 12
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2010
| clubs3 = Victoria Highlanders
| caps3 = 11
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2011–2012
| clubs4 = Puerto Rico Islanders
| caps4 = 28
| goals4 = 0
| pcupdate = June 16, 2012
}}
Jamie Cunningham (born September 3, 1987) is an American soccer player who last played for the Puerto Rico Islanders in the North American Soccer League.
Career
=College and amateur=
Cunningham attended Pinnacle High School, before going on to play four years of college soccer at Fort Lewis College. After redshirting his rookie season in 2006, he played in 19 games in 2007, and went on to establishi himself as a key member of the Skyhawks defense. He was a Second team Daktronics All-American and a Daktronics All-Central Region first team selection as a junior in 2009, and was named to the RMAC All-Tournament Team in each of his years. Following his senior year in 2010 Cunningham won the Don Whalen Award as Fort Lewis's outstanding senior male athlete, was a Daktronics All-America honorable mention, was named to the NSCAA/Performance Subaru All-Central Region first team and the Daktronics All-Central Region first team. He finished his college career with 17 goals and 5 assists in 83 games.
During his college years Cunningham also played in the USL Premier Development League for the El Paso Patriots,{{cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2008/roster/22323.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |publisher=Uslsoccer.com |accessdate=March 15, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011071328/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2008/roster/22323.html |archivedate=October 11, 2012 }} Austin Aztex U23{{cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/8969453.html#STATS |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |publisher=Uslsoccer.com |accessdate=March 15, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009100557/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/8969453.html#STATS |archivedate=October 9, 2012 |df=mdy-all }} and Victoria Highlanders.{{cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2010/13598696.html#STATS |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |publisher=Uslsoccer.com |accessdate=March 15, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728002148/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2010/13598696.html#STATS |archivedate=July 28, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}
=Professional=
Cunningham turned professional in 2011 when he signed a contract to play for the Puerto Rico Islanders of the North American Soccer League. He made his professional debut on April 29, 2011, in a game against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, and scored his first professional goal in a 2011 CFU Club Championship game against Surinamese club Walking Bout Company on May 7, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://prislandersfc.com/index.php?id=153&newsid=444 |title=News | Puerto Rico Islanders |publisher=Prislandersfc.com |date=May 9, 2011 |accessdate=March 15, 2013}}
On December 27, 2011, Puerto Rico announced that Cunningham would return for the 2012 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=1624 |title=Islanders Pick up Options on Two Players | North American Soccer League |publisher=Nasl.com |date= |accessdate=March 15, 2013}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.goskyhawks.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=513&path=msoc Fort Lewis bio]
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:American expatriate men's soccer players
Category:Soccer players from Arizona
Category:Fort Lewis Skyhawks men's soccer players
Category:El Paso Patriots players
Category:Austin Aztex U23 players
Category:Victoria Highlanders FC players
Category:Puerto Rico Islanders players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Puerto Rico
Category:USL League Two players