Jack Jewsbury

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Jack Jewsbury
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Personal information
Date of birth (1981-04-13) April 13, 1981 (age 41)
Place of birth Joplin, Missouri, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2002 St. Louis Billikens
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002 Kansas City Brass
2003–2010 Kansas City Wizards 195 (14)
2003Syracuse Salty Dogs (loan) 7 (2)
2011–2016 Portland Timbers 157 (14)
Total359(30)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:14, 23 May 2016 (UTC)

Jack Jewsbury (born April 13, 1981) is a retired American soccer player who played primarily as a midfielder. Upon his retirement in 2016, Jewsbury was one of ten players to have appeared in more than 350 matches in Major League Soccer. [1]

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Career

Youth and college

Jewsbury was born in Joplin, Missouri. He attended Kickapoo High School in Springfield, Missouri, where he scored a state record 59 goals in his senior season and 124 goals in his four-year high school career. He was named First-team All-Midwest Region, All-State, All-District, All-Ozark Conference and conference Player of the Year as a senior, and was a three-time All-District and All-State selection, before having his #21 jersey retired.

Jewsbury played five years of college soccer at Saint Louis University, finishing his career tied for tenth on the school's all-time scoring list with 101 points. Jewsbury was twice named first team All-Conference USA, winning the Conference Player of the Year award as a sophomore. During his college years, he also played with Kansas City Brass in the Premier Development League.

Professional

Kansas City Wizards

Jewsbury was drafted 43rd overall in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft by the Kansas City Wizards, and signed to a developmental contract. As a rookie, Jewsbury struggled for playing time, appearing for only 61 minutes all season. In July and August 2003, the Wizards sent Jewsbury on loan to the Syracuse Salty Dogs of the USL A-League. [2] In his second year, however, Jewsbury played much more, becoming a significant utility player for the Wizards. That year he helped the club capture the 2004 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and the Western Conference title. He continued to progress with the club and soon became a very influential player for Kansas City. In eight years with the club, the central midfielder would appear in 195 league matches and score 14 goals.

Portland Timbers

Jewsbury was traded to the Portland Timbers for allocation money on March 1, 2011. [3] Jewsbury was given the captain's armband, becoming the expansion side's first captain in MLS. [4] Jewsbury was named to the 2011 MLS All-Star Game, finishing the season with career highs in both goals and assists. [5] In the 2012 season, Jewsbury scored the winning goal as Portland defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps to win the Cascadia Cup trophy. [6] As his playing time declined, Jewsbury was named "club captain" as other players took over the role of on-field captain. [7] Jewsbury appeared in all of the Timbers' playoff games during his tenure with the club, including the Timbers' victory in MLS Cup 2015. [8]

Retirement

Jewsbury announced his retirement in September 2016, during the annual "Stand Together" community outreach banquet hosted by the Timbers and the Portland Thorns. [9] Several players, including long-time teammate Darlington Nagbe, expressed their appreciation of Jewsbury.

After retiring, Jewsbury was hired by the Timbers in a non-playing capacity as Director of Business Development. [1]

Honors

Club

Kansas City Wizards
Portland Timbers

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 Goldberg, Jamie (17 November 2016). "Portland Timbers name Jack Jewsbury as Director of Business Development". Oregonlive.com. The Oregonian . Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  2. Salty Dogs draw with Silverbacks Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Timbers Acquire midfielder Jack Jewsbury from Sporting Kansas City | Portland Timbers". Archived from the original on 2011-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
  4. "Jewsbury: "The leadership is something I'm looking forward to" | Portland Timbers". Archived from the original on 2011-03-14. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
  5. "Game-day roster for AT&T All-Star Game revealed". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  6. MacMahon, Martin (12 October 2012). "RECAP: Jewsbury, Timbers stun Whitecaps to take Cascadia Cup". Timbers.com. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  7. Itel, Dan. "Mr. Dependable: Portland Timbers' Jack Jewsbury marks passage of time with 300th MLS appearance". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  8. "Timbers midfielder Jack Jewsbury to retire following 2016 season | PTFC".
  9. Danzer, Paul. "Jack Jewsbury lauded by teammates as he calls time on 14-year career". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  10. "Goals, screw-ups, stats and more: Everything great from the MLS Cup Final". 6 December 2015.
  11. "Portland Timbers become first Cascadia club to reach the MLS Cup: "We want to win the big one" | MLSSoccer.com".
Sporting positions
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Portland Timbers captain
2011–2012
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