Josh Suggs

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Josh Suggs
Personal information
Full name Joshua Taylor Suggs
Date of birth (1989-04-26) April 26, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Left back or centre half
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2010 Humboldt State Lumberjacks
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011 Los Angeles Blues 8 (0)
2012 San Jose Earthquakes 0 (0)
2012 → Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan) 0 (0)
2012 Los Angeles Blues 9 (0)
2013 Atlanta Silverbacks 2 (0)
2014–2015 Orange County Blues 47 (2)
2016–2018 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 92 (6)
2019–2023 New Mexico United 115 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 6, 2024

Joshua Taylor Suggs (born April 26, 1989, in Las Cruces, New Mexico) is an American former professional soccer player who last played for New Mexico United in the USL Championship. He frequently played as either a left back or as a centre half.

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Career

Youth and amateur

Suggs attended Las Cruces High School, and was a member of the New Mexico Olympic Development Program (ODP) State Team for five years, before going on to play four years of college soccer at Humboldt State University. With the Jacks he earned honorable mention All-CCAA honors as a sophomore in 2008, was an NSCAA Division II All-West Region third-team selection and a second-team All-CCAA honoree as a junior in 2009 and again as a senior in 2010. He captained the team in his senior year in 2010.

Professional

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Suggs during his rookie year with the LA Blues

Suggs turned professional when he signed with the expansion Los Angeles Blues now formally known as the Orange County Blues FC of the USL Professional League in February 2010. He made his professional debut on April 15, 2011, in a 3–0 victory over Sevilla Puerto Rico [1]

He signed with San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer on March 9, 2012. [2]

On April 5, 2012, Suggs was loaned to NASL club Tampa Bay Rowdies for the 2012 season. [3]

Suggs was waived by San Jose on June 28, 2012. [4]

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

Suggs signed with Colorado Springs Switchbacks of the United Soccer League in January 2016. [5] Suggs scored his first goal for the Colorado Springs Switchbacks in a 2–1 friendly victory against Air Force Falcon's Soccer team. [6]

New Mexico United

In November of 2018 New Mexico United announced that they had signed Suggs for their inaugural USL Championship season in 2019. [7] He subsequently signed single year contracts to stay with the club from 2020 to 2023. [8] [9]

Suggs captained the team from 2019 to 2021, scoring a personal best three goals from his wingback position during the 2021 campaign. [10] On July 22nd, 2023 Suggs became just the fifth player, at that time, in history to surpass 20,000 minutes in USL Championship play. [11]

New Mexico United announced Suggs' retirement from professional soccer on 20 Jan 2024. [12]

Career statistics

As of match played July 30, 2024 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueDomestic CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Los Angeles Blues 2011 USL Pro 60000060
San Jose Earthquakes 2012 MLS 001 [a] 00000
Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan) 2012 NASL 00000000
Los Angeles Blues 2012 USL Pro 9000—90
Atlanta Silverbacks 2013 NASL 20000020
Orange County Blues 2014 USL Pro 22200—222
2015 USL 250001 [b] 0260
Total4720010482
Colorado Springs Switchbacks 2016 USL 3022 [a] 01 [b] 0332
2017 2822 [a] 0—302
2018 3422 [a] 0—362
Total9266010996
New Mexico United 2019 USL Championship 2612 [a] 01 [c] 0291
2020 120—2 [c] 0140
2021 313——313
2022 15000—150
2023270301 [c] 0310
Total111450401204
Career total267121206028512
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in the US Open Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in USL Cup playoffs
  3. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in USL Championship playoffs

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References

  1. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on January 11, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Quakes sign GK Newton, D Suggs". sjearthquakes.com. San Jose Earthquakes. March 9, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  3. ↑ "| Tampa Bay Rowdies". Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Earthquakes waive D Suggs, M McLoughlin". sjearthquakes.com. San Jose Earthquakes. June 28, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Switchbacks Announce Signing of Suggs - United Soccer League". Archived from the original on February 13, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Switchbacks Get Test from Falcons, Altitude - United Soccer League". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  7. ↑ "New Mexico United Announces First Six Players: Sandoval joined by New Mexico native Suggs, goalkeeper Mizell among arrivals". USL Championship. USLSoccer.com Staff. 6 November 2018. Archived from the original on 9 Apr 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Suggs Signs New Deal with New Mexico United: Las Cruces native ranks second all-time in regular season minutes in Championship's history". uslchampionship.com. USLChampionship.com Staff. 4 December 2020. Archived from the original on 4 Dec 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Josh Suggs re-signs with New Mexico United: Veteran defender ranks second in regular season minutes in USL Championship history". USL Championship. USLChampionship.com Staff. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "2021 NMU Captains". YouTube. New Mexico United. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Josh Suggs becomes the fifth player EVER to reach 20,000 @uslchampionship minutes 🫡 Massive milestone for a standout New Mexican! #SomosFamilia". Instagram. New Mexico United.
  12. ↑ "The embodiment of what it means to be Black & Yellow ⚫️🟡 Wishing Josh Suggs the best in his retirement after six years of representing New Mexico! #SomosUnidos". twitter/x.com. @NewMexicoUTD. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "USA - J. Suggs". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
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