Mike Seamon

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Mike Seamon
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Personal information
Full name Michael Seamon
Date of birth (1988-08-30) August 30, 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Rahway, New Jersey, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2009 Villanova Wildcats 73 (20)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012 Seattle Sounders FC 9 (0)
2013 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 17, 2013

Mike Seamon (August 30, 1988 in Rahway, New Jersey) is an American soccer player.

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Career

College

Seamon was born in New Jersey and attended Union Catholic Regional High School. [1]

He played four years of college soccer at Villanova University. His freshman year, he led his team with 5 assists. In his second season with the Wildcats, he was named the Philadelphia Soccer Seven Player of the Year and was also awarded second team All-Big East. During his Junior year of college, he was voted third team ALL-BIG EAST and scored 4 goals and made 4 assists.

Professional

Seamon was drafted in the second round (27th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC. [2]

On June 2, 2010, it was announced that he had been signed by Seattle Sounders FC. [3] He made his professional debut on June 27, in a 3-1 road defeat against the Philadelphia Union. [4]

Seamon remained with Seattle through the 2012 season. After the conclusion of the 2012 season, the club declined the 2013 option on Seamon's contract and he entered the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Seamon became a free agent after he went undrafted in both rounds of the draft.

It was announced on 13 February 2013 that Seamon signed for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. [5] Seamon made his first appearance for the club as a starter during the Riverhounds' opening match of the season against the Richmond Kickers on April 6, 2013. [6]

Honors

Seattle Sounders FC

Personal

Mike's sister, Katie Seamon, was on Season 17 of CBS's The Amazing Race with partner Rachel. They were the 4th team eliminated from the race.

Career statistics

Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
USALeague Open Cup League Cup North America Total
2010 Seattle Sounders FC Major League Soccer 80300070180
20110010000010
20121000000010
2013 Pittsburgh Riverhounds USL Pro 5000000000
TotalUSA90400070200
Career total140400070250

Statistics accurate as of August 18, 2012.

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References

  1. ↑ "Mike Seamon". Villanova. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  2. ↑ Romero, José Miguel (14 January 2010). "Mike Seamon (Villanova) is Sounders FC's Round Two pick". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  3. ↑ Mayers, Joshua (2 June 2010). "Rookie Michael Seamon signs with Sounders FC". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
  4. ↑ Mayers, Joshua (27 June 2010). "FINAL: Sounders FC 1, Philadelphia Union 3, game thread". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  5. ↑ "Riverhounds Add a Trio of Talent for Inaugural Season at Highmark Stadium". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  6. ↑ "Pittsburgh Riverhounds at Richmond Kickers 0:0". USL Pro. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
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