Jacob Bushue

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Jacob Bushue
Personal information
Full name Jacob M. Bushue
Date of birth (1992-05-15) May 15, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Champaign, Illinois, United States
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Las Vegas Lights
Number 17
Youth career
2006–2010 Chicago Magic
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013 Indiana Hoosiers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011 Chicago Fire U-23 6 (0)
2015–2016 Saint Louis FC 49 (1)
2017 BK-46 21 (3)
2018 Ekenäs IF 25 (3)
2019–2022 FC Haka 67 (2)
2022 Jaro 26 (1)
2023– Las Vegas Lights 33 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 21, 2023

Jacob M. Bushue (born May 15, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club Las Vegas Lights FC.

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Career

Youth

Bushue played youth soccer with the Chicago Magic from 2006 to 2010. Bushue's Chicago Magic team was a Dallas Cup Semi-Finalist in 2009. [1] His teams also went to the US Soccer Academy Finals in both 2008 and 2009. [2] Bushue was invited to the Adidas ESP Camp in 2008 and 2009.

College

He played college soccer at Indiana University from 2010 to 2013. [3] During his career at Indiana, Bushue was a part of the team that won the 2012 National Championship. [4] While at Indiana University, Bushue also won the 2010 Big Ten Conference regular season championship [5] and the 2013 Big Ten Conference men's soccer tournament championship, and was named to the All-Tournament Team. [6] During his career at Indiana, Bushue played in 86 games and made 79 starts for the Hoosiers, scoring 6 goals and 10 assists. [7] After his career at Indiana, Bushue was invited to the 2014 MLS Draft Combine. [8]

Professional

On January 15, 2015, Saint Louis FC of the USL announced the signing of Bushue for the 2015 season. [9] He scored his first professional goal in a match on September 12 against the Charlotte Independence at World Wide Technology Soccer Park, and was named to the USL's Team of the Week for his performance. [10]

On November 9, 2016, Saint Louis FC released Bushue

Bushue signed with the Finnish team Bollklubben-46 for the 2017 campaign. BK-46 plays in the third level of Finnish soccer as of 2017.

Bushue joined FC Haka for the 2019 season. [11]

On January 13, 2022, he signed with Jaro. [12]

Personal life

Bushue grew up in Champaign, Illinois. His parents are Doug and Katy Bushue. Jacob and his sister Megan [13] became the first brother–sister combination to win the News-Gazette player of the year award. [14] Bushue attended Champaign Centennial High School, graduating in December 2009.

Honors

FC Haka [15]

FF Jaro

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  14. "Soccer is serious business for Jacob Bushue and his siblings".
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