Joey DeZart

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Joey DeZart
Personal information
Full name Joseph DeZart II
Date of birth (1998-06-09) June 9, 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Jackson, New Jersey, U.S.
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tampa Bay Rowdies
Number 5
Youth career
2015–2016 Philadelphia Union
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 65 (2)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Reading United 2 (0)
2019 North Carolina Fusion U23 10 (0)
2020–2022 Orlando City B 9 (0)
2020–2022 Orlando City 29 (0)
2023 Huntsville City 23 (0)
2024– Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 (0)
International career‡
2016 Jamaica U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 8, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 19, 2016

Joseph DeZart II (born June 9, 1998) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club Tampa Bay Rowdies. Born in the United States, he represented the Jamaica national under-20 team. [2]

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Early life

Born in Jackson Township, New Jersey, DeZart started his prep career at Jackson Memorial High School, playing his freshman year with the school's men's soccer team before transferring to YSC Academy in Wayne, Pennsylvania, for his junior and senior seasons. A member of the Philadelphia Union Academy, he played with the Union U16s and made it to the USSDA finals. He also competed in the Generation Adidas Cup. [3] [4]

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

DeZart played four years of college soccer at Wake Forest University between 2016 and 2019, making 65 appearances for their men's soccer team. After only featuring in three games as a freshman, DeZart played over 1,000 minutes in each of the following three seasons including when the team earned its first No. 1 national ranking in program history in 2017 and reached the 2019 College Cup semifinal. DeZart ended his college career with two goals, four assists, three ACC regular season titles and two ACC tournament wins. [5] [6] [3]

While at college, DeZart also played for USL League Two sides Reading United and North Carolina Fusion U23. [7] [8]

Club career

Orlando City

DeZart was selected in the second round (31st overall) of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by Orlando City. [9] On February 21, 2020, DeZart signed a contract with Orlando following preseason. [10] On July 25, 2020, he made his professional debut as an 83rd minute substitute in a 1–0 victory over Montreal Impact during the MLS is Back Tournament round of 16. [11] The club declined DeZart's contract option as part of the end of season roster moves on November 14, 2022. [12]

Huntsville City

International

In 2016, DeZart was called into the Jamaica U20 training camp and appeared for the team during 2017 CONCACAF U20 Championship qualifying in June 2016 as the team failed to advance from the first round. [3] [13] [2]

Career statistics

College

SchoolSeasonDivisionAppsGoals
Wake Forest Demon Deacons 2016 Div. I 30
2017190
2018211
2019221
Career total652

Club

As of October 16, 2022 [14]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupPlayoffsOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Orlando City B 2020 USL League One 20———20
2022 MLS Next Pro 70———70
Total9000000090
Orlando City 2020 Major League Soccer 110—001 [lower-alpha 1] 0120
2021 1700000—170
2022 100000—10
Total290000010300
Career total380000010390

Honours

College

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Club

Orlando City

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References

  1. ↑ "Joey DeZart". Orlando City SC. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Young Boyz' eliminated from CFU qualifiers". Jamaica Observer.
  3. 1 2 3 "Joey DeZart – Men's Soccer". Wake Forest University Athletics.
  4. ↑ "Philadelphia Union DA – Joseph DeZart". phil.ussoccerda.com.
  5. ↑ "Deacs Earn First-Ever No. 1 Ranking". Wake Forest University Athletics.
  6. ↑ Northam, Mitchell (14 December 2019). "Virginia tops Wake Forest in men's College Cup semifinals". Pro Soccer USA.
  7. ↑ "Reading United AC – Joseph DeZart". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  8. ↑ "North Carolina Fusion – Joseph DeZart". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  9. ↑ Rollins, Sean (9 January 2020). "Orlando City Selects Wake Forest MF Joey DeZart at No. 31". The Mane Land.
  10. ↑ "Orlando City SC Signs 2020 MLS SuperDraft Selection Joey DeZart". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  11. ↑ "Orlando City SC 1, Montreal Impact 0 2020 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com.
  12. ↑ "Orlando City SC announces end-of-season statuses following 2022 MLS season". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  13. ↑ "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer.
  14. ↑ "Joey DeZart Soccerway profile". Soccerway.
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