Greg Jordan

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Greg Jordan
Personal information
Full name Gregory Jordan
Date of birth (1990-04-05) April 5, 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Naperville, Illinois, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2008–2011 Creighton Bluejays
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 Philadelphia Union 0 (0)
2012Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) 8 (0)
2013Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) 10 (0)
2014–2016 Minnesota United 48 (1)
2017 San Francisco Deltas 21 (0)
2018 Charlotte Independence 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:43, 15 October 2018 (UTC)

Gregory Jordan (born April 5, 1990, in Naperville, Illinois, United States) is a former American soccer player.

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Career

College

Jordan played college soccer at Creighton University between 2008 and 2011. During his time at Creighton, Jordan was named NSCAA All-American Second Team in 2011 as a senior, as well as the All-Missouri Valley Conference First Team as both a junior and senior. [1]

Professional

Jordan was drafted in the second round (32nd overall) of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft by Philadelphia Union. [2]

Jordan was loaned to USL Pro club Harrisburg City Islanders in June 2012. [3]

The Union declined to renew Jordan's contract at the end of their 2013 season. [4] He joined Minnesota United FC of the North American Soccer League ahead of the 2014 season. [5]

Jordan joined the San Francisco Deltas ahead of the 2017 season. [6] The San Francisco Deltas went on to win the 2017 NASL Championship where Jordan played all 90 minutes of the 2-0 win against the New York Cosmos.

Jordan signed with USL side Charlotte Independence for the 2018 season on February 28, 2018. [7] Jordan left Charlotte at the end of their 2018 season. [8]

Jordan is currently a successful girls soccer coach with the Gretna Elite Academy soccer club in Gretna, NE (a suburb of Omaha). [9] Jordan coaches the 2008G ECNL team which has won back-to-back Nebraska State Cup Championships (2021, 2022).

Career statistics

Club

As of October 13, 2018
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Philadelphia Union 2012 Major League Soccer 0000000000
2013 0000000000
Totals0000000000
Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) 2012 USL Pro 8000001090
2013 100000010110
Totals180000020200
Minnesota United 2014 North American Soccer League 230000010230
2015 240100010250
2016 1000000010
Totals490100020490
San Francisco Deltas 2017 North American Soccer League 210100000210
Totals210100000210
Charlotte Independence 2018 United Soccer League 161000000161
Totals161000000161
Career totals10412000401041

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References

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  2. "Union select Hoffman, Jordan, Gaddis in 2012 SuperDraft". Philadelphia Union. 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
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  8. "Independence Announce Initial Roster Moves for 2019". 13 December 2018.
  9. "Coaches, Greg Jordan". 3 June 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2022.