Jordan Graye
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Cameron Graye | ||
| Date of birth | June 15, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Washington, D.C., United States | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2004 | D.C. United | ||
| 2003 | IMG Soccer Academy | ||
| 2005–2009 | North Carolina Tar Heels | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Cary RailHawks U23's | 9 | (0) |
| 2010 | D.C. United | 24 | (0) |
| 2011 | Houston Dynamo | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Carolina RailHawks | 39 | (1) |
| 2015 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003 | United States U17 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 24, 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 15, 2012 | |||
Jordan Cameron Graye (born June 15, 1987) is an American former professional soccer player.
Career
College
Born in Washington, D.C.,[citation needed] Graye attended DeMatha Catholic High School,[1] played club soccer for Reston FC, and played for the D.C. United Academy's U-14, U-15, U-16 and U-20 teams, and helped the U-14 squad win the Super Y-League National Title in 2001, qualifying for the national championships on three total occasions.[citation needed] He subsequently played five years of college soccer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, redshirting his second year in 2006.[citation needed]
During his college years Graye also played for the Cary RailHawks U23's in the USL Premier Development League.[2]
Professional
Graye was drafted in the fourth round (55th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United.[3] He made his professional debut on April 28, 2010, in a US Open Cup game against FC Dallas,[4] and made his MLS debut a couple of days later on May 1 in a game against the New York Red Bulls.[5]
On November 24, 2010, Graye was selected by expansion side Portland Timbers in the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft.[6] Portland subsequently traded Graye to Houston Dynamo on December 13, 2010,
On June 29, 2011, the Dynamo announced that Graye had been waived.
On March 4, 2012, Graye appeared as a trialist for Carolina RailHawks, seeing action in the second half of a preseason friendly against Vancouver Whitecaps.
On September 14, 2012, it was announced that Graye had signed with the Carolina RailHawks for the remainder of the NASL season and playoffs.[7] Graye appeared in two regular season and one playoff game for the Railhawks.
International
Graye has also been with the U.S. National Team at the U-16 and U-17 levels. He spent 2003 at the U.S. U-17 National Team Residency Program and was a member of the U-16 side in 2002.
References
- ^ "Jordan Graye, Andrew Quinn go from DeMatha to D.C. United". Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
- ^ D.C. United Signs Defender Jordan Graye
- ^ "United get the better of Dallas". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
- ^ Ibrahim, Angel power Red Bulls past United Archived 2010-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2010 Expansion Draft: pick by pick | Major League Soccer". Archived from the original on 2010-11-29.
- ^ "Kalungi, Graye, and Luzunaris join team". Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
External links
- Jordan Graye at Major League Soccer
- North Carolina bio at the Wayback Machine (archived February 14, 2010)
- Fort Lauderdale Strikers Bio Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine