Josh Suggs

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
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	Humboldt State Lumberjacks
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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.

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

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

Club	Season	League			Domestic Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Los Angeles Blues	2011	USL Pro	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
San Jose Earthquakes	2012	MLS	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	0	0
Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan)	2012	NASL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Los Angeles Blues	2012	USL Pro	9	0	0	0	—		9	0
Atlanta Silverbacks	2013	NASL	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Orange County Blues	2014	USL Pro	22	2	0	0	—		22	2
	2015	USL	25	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	26	0
	Total		47	2	0	0	1	0	48	2
Colorado Springs Switchbacks	2016	USL	30	2	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	33	2
	2017		28	2	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	—		30	2
	2018		34	2	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	—		36	2
	Total		92	6	6	0	1	0	99	6
New Mexico United	2019	USL Championship	26	1	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	29	1
	2020		12	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	14	0
	2021		31	3	—		—		31	3
	2022		15	0	0	0	—		15	0
	2023		27	0	3	0	1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	31	0
	Total		111	4	5	0	4	0	120	4
Career total			267	12	12	0	6	0	285	12

1. Appearance(s) in the US Open Cup
2. Appearance(s) in USL Cup playoffs
3. Appearance(s) in USL Championship playoffs

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. 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.

External links

• Josh Suggs at Major League Soccer
• Humboldt State bio
• Soccerway profile