Jay Heaps

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Jay Heaps
Personal information
Full name	John F. Heaps IV
Date of birth	August 2, 1976 (age 30)
Place of birth	Nashua, NH, United States
Height	5'9"
Position	defender
Club information
Current club	New England Revolution
Number	6
Youth clubs
1995-98	Duke
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1999-01 2001-	Miami Fusion New England Revolution	73 (8) 163 (8)
National team**
2005-	United States	0 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:21, 15 July 2006 (UTC). ** National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2005.

John F. Heaps IV (commonly known as Jay Heaps; born August 2, 1976 in Nashua, New Hampshire) is an American soccer player, who currently plays right back for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer.

Heaps played college soccer at Duke University from 1995 to 1998, spending most of his time playing forward. Heaps was named first team All-ACC all four of his years, was a three-time finalist for the Hermann Award, and as a senior was awarded the Missouri Athletic Club Award as the nation's top college player. Additionally, Heaps played, although sparingly, for the Duke basketball team under Mike Krzyzewski.

After graduating from Duke, Heaps was drafted second overall in the 1999 MLS College Draft by the Miami Fusion, and was named MLS Rookie of the Year after playing 2511 minutes for the team in midfield and defense. In his second year, Heaps was named an MLS All-Star, while registering 5 goals and six assists for the Fusion. Before the 2001 season, he was traded to the New England Revolution in exchange for Brian Dunseth. In the 2006 MLS Cup Championship, his penalty kick was saved by Pat Onstad, winning the championship for the opposing Houston Dynamo.

Heaps has spent four seasons playing in defense for the Revolution and is a solid, though unexceptional, player.

[edit] Trivia

• Off the field, Heaps is very interested in fashion and is a "recovering shopaholic." [1]

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

New England Revolution - Current Squad
1 Reis | 2 Dempsey | 3 Hernandez | 4 John | 5 Sims | 6 Heaps | 8 Franchino | 11 Noonan | 12 Warren | 14 Ralston | 15 Parkhurst | 16 Riley | 17 Brown | 18 Smith | 19 Lochhead | 20 Twellman | 21 Joseph | 22 Leonard | 23 Gonzalez | 25 Dorman | 31 Larentowicz | 32 Oka | 34 Tomasso | Coach: Nicol