Jason McLaughlin explained

Jason McLaughlin
Fullname:Jason Ray McLaughlin
Birth Date:14 April 1982
Birth Place:Provo, Utah, United States
Position:Midfielder/Forward
Collegeyears1:2000–2005
College1:UAB Blazers
Years1:2005
Clubs1:Augusta FireBall
Caps1:12
Goals1:7
Years2:2006
Clubs2:Atlanta Silverbacks
Caps2:28
Goals2:5
Years3:2007
Clubs3:Montreal Impact
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:2007
Clubs4:Vancouver Whitecaps
Caps4:19
Goals4:0
Years5:2008
Clubs5:Atlanta Silverbacks
Caps5:30
Goals5:6
Years6:2009
Clubs6:Portland Timbers
Caps6:21
Goals6:0
Years7:2010
Clubs7:Portland Timbers U23s
Caps7:3
Goals7:0
Manageryears1:2010
Managerclubs1:Portland Timbers U23s (asst.)
Manageryears2:2015
Managerclubs2:Faulkner Eagles (asst.)
Club-Update:August 7, 2010

Jason McLaughlin (born April 14, 1982, in Provo, Utah) is an American soccer player who last played for Portland Timbers U23s in the USL Premier Development League.

Career

College and amateur

McLaughlin grew up in Wetumpka, Alabama, and attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham, playing on the men's soccer team from 2000 to 2005, scoring 15 goals and assisted on 13 others during his career. McLaughlin captained the Blazers his junior season and led them to a third-place finish the Conference USA tournament. He led the team in scoring his senior season with five goals and eight assists and received numerous accolades for his performance, including a NSCAA All-South Region third-team selection and All-C-USA second-team honors.

During his college years McLaughlin also played one season with the Augusta Fireball of the USL Premier Development League.[1]

Professional

McLaughlin signed his first professional contract in 2006 when he joined the Atlanta Silverbacks of the USL First Division. He played 28 games, scoring 5 goals, in his debut season. On January 11, 2007, the Silverbacks traded him and Fabian Dawkins to the Montreal Impact in exchange for Mauricio Salles and Dan Antoniuk.[2]

On April 11, the Impact then traded McLaughlin to the Vancouver Whitecaps for Sita-Taty Matondo, with McLaughlin never having pulled on an Impact jersey.[3] McLaughlin spent the 2007 season in Vancouver, featuring in 19 games.[4]

On November 14, 2007, the Silverbacks announced they had re-signed McLaughlin to a three-year contract after he was released by the Whitecaps.[5] In January 2009, following Atlanta's demise, he moved to the Portland Timbers of the USL-1.[6] He played 21 games for Portland in 2009 before being released on December 7, 2009;[7] he subsequently signed to play for the Timbers' USL Premier Development League affiliate, Portland Timbers U23s, as an over-age player and assistant coach. He made his debut for the U23s on May 21, 2010, in a game against the Spokane Spiders.[8]

Honors

Portland Timbers

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2005 Augusta Fireball . 2008-08-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080724034513/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2005/roster/2780739.html . 2008-07-24 . dead .
  2. Web site: Dawkins and McLaughlin traded for Salles and Antoniuk . 2007-01-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927235745/http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/161742.html . 2007-09-27 . dead .
  3. Web site: IMPACT ACQUIRES FORWARD SITA-TATY MATONDO . 2008-08-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723194725/http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=676 . 2011-07-23 . dead .
  4. Web site: 2007 Vancouver Whitecaps . 2008-08-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080704133813/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2007/roster/22394.html . 2008-07-04 . dead .
  5. Web site: MCLAUGHLIN RETURNS TO ATLANTA; SILVERBACKS INK AMBERSLEY . 2008-08-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080929164053/http://atlantasilverbacks.com/news/displaynews.php?id=653&cat=1 . 2008-09-29 . dead .
  6. Web site: TIMBERS: Soccer team signs seven players . 2009-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110608041555/http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=123215522684487300 . 2011-06-08 . dead .
  7. http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/387008.html Timbers sign Quavas Kirk; Nine players not returning for 2010
  8. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . pdl.uslsoccer.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120229144646/http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/stats/2010/1584914.html . 2012-02-29.