Jamel Wallace

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Jamel Wallace
Personal information
Full name Jamel Anthony Wallace
Date of birth (1987-08-12) August 12, 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2005–2009 San Diego State Aztecs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010 Kitsap Pumas 14 (1)
2011 Richmond Kickers 16 (0)
2013 Wilmington Hammerheads 15 (3)
2014 Los Angeles Misioneros 6 (0)
2014 Ararat Yerevan 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jamel Anthony Wallace (born August 12, 1987), is an American retired professional soccer player who played as a defender.

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Career

Youth and College

Wallace played 16 games as a freshman with San Diego State Aztecs. He played 90 minutes in 5 consecutive games and started all 19 games as a Junior. He played 18 games as a senior, scoring 3 goals and 1 assist and scored the game-winning goal against California. [1]

Professional

Wallace was drafted in the fourth round (59th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC, [2] [3] but was not offered a professional contract by the team.

He signed for the Kitsap Pumas of the USL Premier Development League in April 2010. After one season with Kitsap, Wallace signed with Richmond Kickers of the USL Pro league on March 23, 2011. [4] He made his professional debut on May 7, coming on as a last-minute substitute in a game against the Wilmington Hammerheads. [5]

In August 2014, Wallace signed for Armenian Premier League side Ararat Yerevan alongside fellow Los Angeles Misioneros teammates Bryan de la Fuente and Christian King. [6] Wallace left Ararat Yarevan in February 2015 by mutual consent. [7]

After soccer

After returning from Armenia Wallace became a branch manager for AccentCare. [8]

Career statistics

As of 26 January 2015 [9]
Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2014–15 Ararat Yerevan Armenian Premier League 1211000131
TotalArmenia1211000131
Career total1211000131

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