Mike Seamon
{{short description|American soccer player (born 1988)}}
{{for|the bridge player|Michael Seamon}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mike Seamon
| image = Mike Seamon cropped.jpg
| image_size = 240
| fullname = Michael Seamon
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|8|30}}
| birth_place = Rahway, New Jersey, United States
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
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| collegeyears1 = 2006–2009
| college1 = Villanova Wildcats
| collegecaps1 = 73
| collegegoals1 = 20
| years1 = 2010–2012
| clubs1 = Seattle Sounders FC
| caps1 = 9
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2013
| clubs2 = Pittsburgh Riverhounds
| caps2 = 16
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
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| medaltemplates =
| pcupdate = October 17, 2013
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Mike Seamon (August 30, 1988 in Rahway, New Jersey) is an American soccer player.
Career
=College=
Seamon was born in New Jersey and attended Union Catholic Regional High School.{{cite news|url=http://www.villanova.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/seamon_mike00.html|title=Mike Seamon|publisher=Villanova|accessdate=January 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183827/http://www.villanova.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/seamon_mike00.html|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}
He played four years of college soccer at Villanova University. His freshman year, he led his team with 5 assists. In his second season with the Wildcats, he was named the Philadelphia Soccer Seven Player of the Year and was also awarded second team All-Big East. During his Junior year of college, he was voted third team ALL-BIG EAST and scored 4 goals and made 4 assists.
=Professional=
Seamon was drafted in the second round (27th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC.{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soundersfcblog/2010796601_mike_seamon_villanova_is_sound.html|title=Mike Seamon (Villanova) is Sounders FC's Round Two pick|last=Romero|first=José Miguel|date=14 January 2010|work=The Seattle Times|accessdate=16 January 2010}}
On June 2, 2010, it was announced that he had been signed by Seattle Sounders FC.{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soundersfcblog/2012015639_rookie_michael_seamon_signs_wi.html|title=Rookie Michael Seamon signs with Sounders FC|last=Mayers|first=Joshua|date=2 June 2010|work=The Seattle Times|accessdate=2 June 2010}} He made his professional debut on June 27, in a 3-1 road defeat against the Philadelphia Union.{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soundersfcblog/2012223884_seattle_sounders_fc_v_philadel_1.html|title=FINAL: Sounders FC 1, Philadelphia Union 3, game thread|last=Mayers|first=Joshua|date=27 June 2010|work=The Seattle Times|accessdate=12 March 2011}}
Seamon remained with Seattle through the 2012 season. After the conclusion of the 2012 season, the club declined the 2013 option on Seamon's contract and he entered the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Seamon became a free agent after he went undrafted in both rounds of the draft.
It was announced on 13 February 2013 that Seamon signed for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds.{{cite web|title=Riverhounds Add a Trio of Talent for Inaugural Season at Highmark Stadium |url=http://riverhounds.com/home/695624.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411175955/http://riverhounds.com/home/695624.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 April 2013 |publisher=Pittsburgh Riverhounds |accessdate=14 February 2013 }} Seamon made his first appearance for the club as a starter during the Riverhounds' opening match of the season against the Richmond Kickers on April 6, 2013.{{cite web|title=Pittsburgh Riverhounds at Richmond Kickers 0:0|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72013+Elements/Display+E+47107+Stats/+3684670|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630131751/http://www.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72013+Elements/Display+E+47107+Stats/+3684670|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 June 2013|publisher=USL Pro|accessdate=7 April 2013}}
Honors
=Seattle Sounders FC=
- Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (2): 2010, 2011
Personal
Mike's sister, Katie Seamon, was on Season 17 of CBS's The Amazing Race with partner Rachel. They were the 4th team eliminated from the race.
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||
| colspan=3 | Club performance
! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Continental ! colspan=2 | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals | |||||
| colspan=3 | USA
! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Open Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | North America ! colspan=2 | Total | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | rowspan="3"|Seattle Sounders FC | rowspan="3"|Major League Soccer | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | USL Pro | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| rowspan=1 | Total
! colspan=2 | USA !9||0||4||0||0||0||7||0||20||0 | ||||||||||||
| colspan=3 | Career total
!14||0||4||0||0||0||7||0||25||0 |
Statistics accurate as of August 18, 2012.
References
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{MLS player|mike-seamon}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Seamon, Mike}}
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Villanova Wildcats men's soccer players
Category:Seattle Sounders FC players
Category:Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players
Category:Soccer players from Union County, New Jersey
Category:Sportspeople from Rahway, New Jersey
Category:Seattle Sounders FC draft picks
Category:Union Catholic Regional High School alumni
Category:Major League Soccer players