Jason Yeisley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jason Gerard Yeisley | ||
| Date of birth | September 30, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Richmond Kickers | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Penn State Nittany Lions | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Reading Rage | 9 | (2) |
| 2009 | Reading Rage | 5 | (1) |
| 2010 | FC Dallas | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 22 | (5) |
| 2012– | Richmond Kickers | 99 | (21) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 24, 2016. | |||
Jason Yeisley (born September 30, 1986 in Hershey, Pennsylvania) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Richmond Kickers in the USL Professional Division.
Career
College and Amateur
Yeisley grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and attended Salisbury High School, where he set a school record for career goals with 153, and was named the 2004 Lehigh Valley Soccer Scholar-Athlete, and was a two time PSCA All-State and NSCAA All-East Region II mention 2003 and 2004
He played four years of college soccer at Pennsylvania State University from 2005 to 2009 (redshirted 2008 season). He excelled his freshman year. He was named to the All-Big Ten Second Team, the Big Ten All-Freshman Team, the Soccer America All-Freshman First Team, the College Soccer News All-Freshman Second Team, the Penn State Classic All-Tournament Team, and was the Big Ten Championship's Offensive Most Valuable Player as a freshman in 2005. Suffering several severe injuries following his freshman year, he played little over the next three seasons, however came back for a super senior year to another successful season.
He served as his team's captain for three years from 2007 to 2009, and following his senior year was a Soccer News Net Regional and National Player of the Year Award nominee, was a Soccer America National Player of the Year candidate, was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, and received All-Big Ten First Team, CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team, Penn State Classic All-Tournament Team honors. He was also the winner of the 2009 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award for men's soccer.[1]
During his college years Yeisley also played for Reading Rage in the USL Premier Development League in 2006[2] and 2009.[3]
Professional
Yeisley was drafted in the third round (38th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas.[4] He made his professional debut on April 22, 2010 in a game against Seattle Sounders FC.[5]
After one season with FC Dallas, Yeisley was waived on February 14, 2011.[6] He signed with Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL Pro league on March 29, 2011.[7] He scored his first two professional goals on May 31, 2011, in a 4-2 loss in the Pennsylvania Derby to the Harrisburg City Islanders.[8]
On December 6, 2011, Yeisley signed a long term deal with the Richmond Kickers [9]
References
- ↑ Penn State’s Jason Yeisley Selected as 2009 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Winner in Men’s Soccer
- ↑ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2006/roster/22373.html
- ↑ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/22373.html#STATS
- ↑ Jason Yeisley of Penn State selected in MLS Draft
- ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2010-04-22-fc-dallas-v-seattle-sounders
- ↑ http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2011/02/fc-dallas-waives-forward-jason-yeisley
- ↑ http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/512699.html
- ↑ http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2175590.html
- ↑ http://www.richmondkickers.com/home/583711.html