Jared Jeffrey

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jared Jeffrey

| image = DC United vs. Deportivo Árabe Unido (9).jpg

| caption = Jeffrey with D.C. United in 2015

| fullname = Jared Michael Jeffrey{{cite web |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: United States|url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/10/28/62/fwyc_2009_squadlists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=22 |date=October 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013164551/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/10/28/62/fwyc_2009_squadlists.pdf |archive-date=October 13, 2009 }}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|6|14}}

| birth_place = Dallas, Texas, United States

| height = {{height|m=1.78}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 2005–2007

| youthclubs1 = IMG Soccer Academy

| youthyears2 = 2007–2008

| youthclubs2 = Dallas Texans

| youthyears3 = 2008–2010

| youthclubs3 = Club Brugge

| years1 = 2010

| clubs1 = 1. FSV Mainz 05

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2010–2013

| clubs2 = 1. FSV Mainz 05 II

| caps2 = 87

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2013–2018

| clubs3 = D.C. United

| caps3 = 68

| goals3 = 5

| years4 = 2014–2015

| clubs4 = → Richmond Kickers (loan)

| caps4 = 9

| goals4 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2005–2007

| nationalteam1 = United States U17

| nationalcaps1 = 39

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| nationalyears2 = 2007

| nationalteam2 = United States U18

| nationalcaps2 = 3

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2008–2009

| nationalteam3 = United States U20

| nationalcaps3 = 11

| nationalgoals3 = 1

| nationalyears4 = 2012

| nationalteam4 = United States U23

| nationalcaps4 = 2

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| club-update = October 30, 2018

| ntupdate = June 1, 2014

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{USA}}}}

| totalgoals = 10

| totalcaps = 164

}}

Jared Michael Jeffrey (born June 14, 1990) is an American former professional soccer player.

Career

=Youth=

Jeffrey was born in Dallas, Texas. After winning the Parade Boys Soccer National High School Player of the Year in 2008, Jeffrey signed with Club Brugge KV of Belgium.{{cite web|title=D.C. United picks up Jared Jeffrey in waiver draft|url=http://www.dcunited.com/news/2013/07/dc-united-picks-up-jared-jeffrey-in-waiver-draft|work=D.C. United|access-date=July 27, 2013|archive-date=August 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823031447/http://www.dcunited.com/news/2013/07/dc-united-picks-up-jared-jeffrey-in-waiver-draft|url-status=dead}}

=Senior=

After the 2009 U-20 Men's World Cup, Jeffrey was sold to FSV. Mainz 05 of the Bundesliga under Thomas Tuchel in the winter transfer period in 2010. He played there for {{frac|3|1|2}} seasons, mostly appearing for the reserve side.

=D.C. United=

On July 3, 2013, it was announced that Jeffrey had been picked up by Major League Soccer side D.C. United in a waiver draft. He debuted for D.C. United on July 27 against the New England Revolution in which he started and played 79 minutes as D.C. United lost the match 1–2.{{cite web|title=DC United 1, New England Revolution 2 {{!}} MLS Match Recap |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2013-07-27-DC-v-NE/recap |work=Major League Soccer |access-date=July 27, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730210639/http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2013-07-27-DC-v-NE/recap |archive-date=July 30, 2013 }} On August 3, Jeffrey scored his first goal with his new club, netting a pass from Conor Doyle to give United a 3–1 lead against Montreal Impact. United would go on to win by the same scoreline.{{cite web|title=DC United 3, Montreal Impact 1 {{!}} MLS Match Statistics |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2013-08-03-DC-v-MTL/stats |work=Major League Soccer |publisher=MLSSoccer.com |access-date=August 4, 2013 |date=August 3, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806232613/http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2013-08-03-DC-v-MTL/stats |archive-date=August 6, 2013 }}

Jeffrey retired at the end of their 2018 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dcunited.com/news/dc-united-announce-contract-options|title=D.C. United announce contract options | DC United|website=dcunited}}

International

Jeffrey had represented the United States at the under-17, under-20, and the under-23 levels. Jeffrey spent five semesters in the U-17 men's national team residency program, where he led all players with 39 caps. Jeffrey played for the U.S. U-17 men's national team in 2007 U-17 FIFA World Cup, making four starts as the US reached the Round of 16. The midfielder tallied once with a late penalty against Tunisia in the group stages. He captained the under-17 side during the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup and had played for the u20 side during the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He also was a member of the 2012 U-23 Men's team that failed to qualify for the Olympics.

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="2"\|League !colspan="2"\|MLS Cup !colspan="2"\|US Open Cup !colspan="2"\|CONCACAF !colspan="2"\|Total
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Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="5"\|D.C. United \|2013 \|10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2
2014 \|10	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	14	0
2015 \|2	0	0	0	2	0	4	1	6	1
2016 \|21	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	23	2
2017 \|24	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	25	1
colspan="2"\|Career total !67	5	1	0	5	0	7	1	78	6