Jimmy Ockford

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Jimmy Ockford
Personal information
Full name James William Ockford
Date of birth (1992-06-10) June 10, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Yardley, Pennsylvania, United States
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Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 New York Cosmos
(on loan from Seattle Sounders FC)
Number 23
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers 50 (5)
2013 Louisville Cardinals 20 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Central Jersey Spartans 12 (0)
2013 Reading United 8 (0)
2014– Seattle Sounders FC 1 (0)
2014 → New York Cosmos (loan) 10 (2)
2015 → Seattle Sounders FC 2 (loan) 13 (1)
2016 → New York Cosmos (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 11, 2015

James William "Jimmy" Ockford (born June 10, 1992) is an American soccer player who currently plays for New York Cosmos in the North American Soccer League on loan from Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.

Career

College and amateur

Ockford began his college career at Mount St. Mary's University where he played as a forward for three seasons. In his freshman year with the Mountaineers, Ockford made 17 appearances and finished the year with one assist. In 2011, he made 16 appearances and tallied three goals and three assists. In 2012, he made 17 appearances and tallied two goals. Following the conclusion of the 2012, Mount St. Mary's Athletics announced that it would cut three of their sports programs, including men's soccer.[1]

On February 6, 2013, it was announced that Ockford transferred to the University of Louisville for his senior season.[2] In his lone season with the Cardinals, Ockford was converted to defender and he excelled as he made 20 appearances, tallied four goals and helped the Cardinals record nine sheets on their way to winning the AAC regular season title.[3] On November 14, Ockford was named AAC Defender of the Year.[4]

During his time in college, Ockford also played in the USL Premier Development League for Central Jersey Spartans and Reading United.[5][6]

Professional

On January 16, 2014, Ockford was drafted in the second round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft (21st overall) by Seattle Sounders FC.[7] He signed with the club on February 26 and was immediately loaned to NASL club New York Cosmos.[8][9] On May 28, Ockford made his professional debut and scored his first goal in a 2-0 win over NPSL club Brooklyn Italians in the third round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.[10] Three days later, he made his NASL debut and scored in a 3-0 win against Fort Lauderdale Strikers.[11]

Ockford scored two goals and made 10 appearances for the Cosmos during the 2014 regular season, helping the team clinch a berth in The Championship.[12] He also scored one goal in three U.S. Open Cup appearances for the Cosmos.[13]

Honors

University of Louisville

Individual

References

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  11. ↑ http://www.nasl.com/matchcenter/gsmid/1620555
  12. ↑ http://www.nycosmos.com/theclub/roster/playerprofile/uuid/wuw47gf4ln8714g97qssa10yf/jimmy-ockford
  13. ↑ http://us.soccerway.com/matches/2014/05/29/united-states/us-open-cup/ny-cosmos/brooklyn-italians/1681603/?ICID=PL_MS_05

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