Amir Lowery

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Amir Lowery
Personal information
Full name Amir Lowery
Date of birth (1983-12-26) December 26, 1983 (age 39)
Place of birth Washington, D.C., United States
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2004 Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001 Chesapeake Dragons
2004 Carolina Dynamo 19 (1)
2005 Colorado Rapids 1 (0)
2005 → Atlanta Silverbacks (loan) 5 (0)
2007–2008 Kansas City Wizards 0 (0)
2008 San Jose Earthquakes 0 (0)
2009–2010 Carolina RailHawks 49 (1)
2011 FC Honka 0 (0)
2011 Montreal Impact 24 (1)
2012 Carolina RailHawks 26 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 26, 2012

Amir Lowery (born December 26, 1983) is a 2020 American political candidate and former soccer player.

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Career

College and Amateur

Lowery attended Wake Forest University where he played on the men's soccer team from 2001 to 2004. [1] In 2001, Lowery played for the Chesapeake Dragons of the USL Premier Development League. During the summer of 2004, he played one season with the Carolina Dynamo. [2]

Professional

In February 2005, Colorado Rapids selected Lowery in the third round (45th overall) in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft. He was also selected by the Philadelphia KiXX in the fourth round of the Major Indoor Soccer League draft, but signed with the Rapids. [3] Lowery played only two first team games and eleven reserve games with the Rapids during the 2005 season. On August 5, 2005, the Rapids sent Lowery on loan to Atlanta Silverbacks in the USL First Division. [4] He played five games with the Silverbacks. [5] The Rapids waived him on March 3, 2006.

Lowery signed with Kansas City Wizards for the 2007 season and played thirteen reserve games. He played in a crowded midfield and eventually asked to play center back. The Wiz released him following the season and he signed with San Jose Earthquakes on May 22, 2008. In March 2009, he signed with Carolina RailHawks in the USL First Division where he enjoyed considerable success being one of the leaders on the team in minutes played over his two seasons there. [6]

On March 30, 2011, Lowery signed a one-year contract with Montreal Impact of the North American Soccer League. [7]

After one season with Montreal, Lowery signed in February 2012 for a second spell with Carolina RailHawks. [8]

Career stats

TeamSeasonLeagueDomestic
League		Domestic
Playoffs		Domestic
Cup1		Concacaf
Competition2		Total
AppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssists
Colorado Rapids 2005 MLS 100---------100
Atlanta Silverbacks 2005 USSF D2 500---------500
Kansas City Wizards 2007 MLS ------------000
2008 MLS ------------000
San Jose Earthquakes 2008 MLS ------------000
Carolina RailHawks FC 2009 USSF D2 2210---201---2411
2010 USSF D2 2700510200---3410
Montreal Impact 2011 NASL 1211---200---1411
Carolina RailHawks FC 2012 NASL 2600310310---3220
Total USSF D2 5410510401---6321
Total NASL 3811310510---4631
Total MLS 100---------100

Politics

In 2020, Lowery announced he will be running for District of Columbia’s Delegate to the United States House of Representatives. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "2018 Men's Soccer Roster - Wake Forest University". wakeforestsports.cstv.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  2. ↑ 2005 MLS SuperDraft Results Archived November 17, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Former Demon Deacon Amir Lowery Selected In MISL Draft". Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  4. ↑ August 4, 2005 Sports Transactions Archived May 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "USL First Division 2005 Season". a-leaguearchive.tripod.com.
  6. ↑ RailHawks add trio to roster Archived April 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ MIDFIELDER AMIR LOWERY JOINS THE IMPACT [ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Amir Lowery Returns | North American Soccer League". Archived from the original on 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  9. ↑ "Why former MLS player Amir Lowery is running for Congress | MLSSoccer.com".
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