Andrew Booth (soccer)

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Andrew Booth
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-16) 16 July 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
Team information
Current team
 Miami FC
Number 80
Youth career
2005–2014 Plantation Academy
2014–2015 Kendall SC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2019 FIU Panthers 51 (7)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Fort Lauderdale Strikers U23
2017 South Florida Surf 9 (1)
2018 North County United 3 (1)
2020–2021 Greenville Triumph 34 (3)
2022–2023 Charleston Battery 47 (6)
2024– Miami FC 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 16, 2023

Andrew Booth (born 16 July 1997) is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a midfielder for Miami FC.

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Career

Youth, College & Amateur

Booth played with the Plantation Academy from 2005 to 2014 and then spent a single season with Kendall Soccer Club. [1]

In 2015, Booth attended Florida International University to play college soccer. He redshirted his 2015 freshman season, but went on to make 51 appearances for the Panthers, scoring 7 goals and tallying 9 assists. During his time at FIU, Booth won accolades such as All-Conference USA Second Team in his junior season and in his senior season recorded a team-high 15 points and won Conference USA Midfielder of the Year honors and a position on the All-CUSA First Team. [2]

While at college, Booth also played in the NPSL and USL PDL. He appeared for Fort Lauderdale Strikers U23 in the NPSL in 2016, [3] and PDL sides South Florida Surf [4] and Treasure Coast Tritons [5] in 2017 and 2018 respectively.

Professional career

On January 13, 2020, Booth was selected 96th overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by Minnesota United. [6] However, he was not signed by the club.

On September 11, 2020, Booth signed with USL League One side Greenville Triumph. [7] He made his debut two days later, appearing as an 84th-minute substitute during a 2–0 win over Forward Madison. [8]

On January 28, 2021, Booth's MLS rights were traded from Minnesota to CF Montréal, who in return received the rights to Jukka Raitala. [9]

Booth signed with Charleston Battery of the USL Championship on January 3, 2022. [10] In his second season with the Battery, Booth helped the club reach the 2023 USL Championship Final. His contract option was declined by Charleston following the 2023 season. [11]

On February 10, 2024, Booth joined USL Championship side Miami FC. [12]

International

In February 2016, Booth was called-up to the Jamaica under-20 national team training camp. [13] [14] However, to date has not been capped by Jamaica at any level.

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References

  1. ↑ "Class of 2015 Alumni". www.miamirushsoccer.com.
  2. ↑ "Andrew Booth - 2019 - Men's Soccer". FIU Athletics.
  3. ↑ "Strikers U-19 Team To Face World’s Best in Annual Chinese Youth Tournament". www.nasl.com.
  4. ↑ "South Florida Surf - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - #17 - Andrew Booth -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  5. ↑ "Treasure Coast Tritons - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Andrew Booth -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  6. ↑ "MNUFC Selects Bentley and Booth in 4th Round of MLS Superdraft | Minnesota United FC".
  7. ↑ Triumph, Greenville (11 September 2020). "Triumph Add to Midfield, Sign Andrew Booth". Greenville Triumph SC.
  8. ↑ "Greenville Triumph SC vs. Forward Madison FC - September 17, 2020 | USLLeagueOne.com". www.uslleagueone.com.
  9. ↑ "Jukka Raitala Signs with Minnesota United | Minnesota United FC".
  10. ↑ "BATTERY STRENGTHEN MIDFIELD, SIGN ANDREW BOOTH". CharlestonBattery.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  11. ↑ nicholas.murray@uslsoccer.com, NICHOLAS MURRAY- (1 December 2023). "Barajas leads Charleston Battery returnees in first roster moves". USL Championship.
  12. ↑ "Miami FC signs former FIU star and SoFlo native Andrew Booth".
  13. ↑ Spiwak, Jacob (29 February 2016). "Andrew Booth to represent University at the national level".
  14. ↑ "Jamaica reveals CONCACAF U20 roster". www.concacaf.com.
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