Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph DeZart II | ||
Date of birth | June 9, 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Jackson, New Jersey, U.S. | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2016 | Philadelphia Union | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 65 | (2) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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 | 4 | (0) |
2024 | Miami FC | 12 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Jamaica U20 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 31, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 19, 2016 |
Joseph DeZart II (born June 9, 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in the United States, he represented the Jamaica national under-20 team. [2]
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]
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]
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]
On August 10, 2024, DeZart joined Miami FC of the USL Championship on a transfer from the Tampa Bay Rowdies. [13]
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] [14] [2]
School | Season | Division | Apps | Goals |
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 2016 | Div. I | 3 | 0 |
2017 | 19 | 0 | ||
2018 | 21 | 1 | ||
2019 | 22 | 1 | ||
Career total | 65 | 2 |
Club | Season | League | National cup | Playoffs | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Orlando City B | 2020 | USL League One | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2022 | MLS Next Pro | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Orlando City | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
2021 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
Career total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
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