Jason Garey

Jason Garey
Personal information
Full name	Jason Garey
Date of birth	July 19, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
College career
Years	Team
2002–2005	Maryland Terrapins
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2010	Columbus Crew
2011	Houston Dynamo
2012	Carolina RailHawks
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 26, 2012

Last updated December 07, 2024

Jason Garey (born July 19, 1984) is an American soccer player.

Career

Youth and College

Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Garey, who grew up in Gonzales, Louisiana,^[1] attended St. Amant High School and played for the Baton Rouge Soccer Club. He continues to hold Louisiana high school records for most goals in a season (73) and in a career (170). Garey played college soccer at the University of Maryland. In his senior season, he scored 22 goals in 25 games, was named a first-team All-American, won the Hermann Trophy as the best college player, and led the Terrapins to the College Cup.

Professional

Garey was drafted by Columbus Crew in the first round (third overall) at the 2006 MLS SuperDraft and was with the club when they won the 2008 MLS Cup.

After five seasons with Columbus Crew, Garey's rights were traded to Houston Dynamo in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.^[2] At the end of the 2011 season, Houston declined his 2012 contract option and he entered the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Garey was not selected in the draft and became a free agent.

Garey signed with Carolina RailHawks of the North American Soccer League on January 20, 2012.^[3]

Honors

Columbus Crew

Major League Soccer Eastern Conference Championship: 2008
Major League Soccer MLS Cup: 2008
Major League Soccer Supporter's Shield: 2008, 2009

Beyond the pitch

Garey is a spokesman for Vanishing Paradise, a joint campaign by Ducks Unlimited and the National Wildlife Federation to raise awareness for wetlands preservation in his home state of Louisiana.^[1]

Garey serves as color commentator for North Carolina FC television broadcasts.^[4] He also serves on the board of directors for NCFC Youth.^[5]

In 2012, Garey self published Geauxing Galt, a libertarian novel inspired by Atlas Shrugged.^[6]

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References

1 2 Witz, Billy. "Playing for Columbus, but Fighting for the Lands Back Home," The New York Times, Sunday, August 15, 2010.
↑ "Gulf Coast native excited for return". 3 December 2010.
↑ "| NASL". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
↑ "North Carolina Football Club Announces Broadcast Schedule for Remainder of Season". North Carolina Courage. June 6, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
↑ "NCFC Youth Board of Directors". NCFC Youth. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
↑ "Book Club: Geauxing Galt by Jason Garey".

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[bwitznyt-1] 1 2 Witz, Billy. "Playing for Columbus, but Fighting for the Lands Back Home," The New York Times, Sunday, August 15, 2010.

[2] "Gulf Coast native excited for return". 3 December 2010.

[3] "| NASL". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-01-21.

[4] "North Carolina Football Club Announces Broadcast Schedule for Remainder of Season". North Carolina Courage. June 6, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2019.

[5] "NCFC Youth Board of Directors". NCFC Youth. Retrieved August 18, 2019.

[6] "Book Club: Geauxing Galt by Jason Garey".

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