Josh Lambo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Gregory Lambo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | November 19, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Lansing, Michigan, United States | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | IMG Soccer Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2011 | FC Dallas | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → FC Tampa Bay (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | United States U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | United States U20 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 22, 2010. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Joshua Gregory "Josh" Lambo (born November 19, 1990 in Lansing, Michigan) is an American football kicker who played college football for Texas A&M University, and former American soccer player.
Career
Youth
Born in Michigan, Lambo moved with his family to Chicago, Illinois when he was a small child.[citation needed] He played club soccer for Chicago Magic (where one of his teammates was USA national team goalkeeper Brad Guzan), before moving to Middleton, Wisconsin in the summer of 2005, where he attended Middleton High School for less than two months before signing a Generation Adidas contract and joining the USA Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida. As a 15-year old he spent the summer training with Everton F.C. during their US tour in 2006 on the recommendation of US international Tim Howard and was invited to Finch Farm before being offered a professional contract on the proviso that he could secure an EU passport due to his Greek heritage.[2]
Professional
Lambo was drafted in the first round (8th overall) of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas. He played in the MLS Reserve Division, and was a named first team substitute on several occasions, but missed most of the second half of the 2008 season after he broke his jaw in a reserve team game. He has yet to make his MLS debut, but did appear for his team in an international friendly match versus Costa Rica’s CS Herediano in June 2009.
He was loaned to USSF Division 2 Professional League expansion team FC Tampa Bay for the 2010 season.[3] He made his professional debut on May 14, 2010 in a 2-1 victory over the Carolina RailHawks.[4]
Lambo was waived by Dallas at the end of the 2011 season. He went on trial with D.C. United in January 2012.[5]
International
Lambo has been a regular member of US youth national teams since 2007. He has made two appearances for the United States U-17 national team, and was part of the United States U-20 national team at the FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Egypt.
American Football
In the Fall of 2012 Lambo enrolled at Texas A&M University and joined the football team as a placekicker. He is currently the starting field goal kicker after overtaking Taylor Bertolet during the 2013 season (Bertolet remains the kick-off specialist). His first career appearance came on September 22, 2012 when he made a PAT against South Carolina State. His first game winning field goal came against Ole Miss on October 12, 2013. With the game tied at 38 and only four seconds remaining in the game, Lambo kicked a 33-yard field goal to win the game for the Aggies 41-38.[6]
References
- ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009 – List of Players" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). p. 22. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ "Rating the goalkeepers". ESPN. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
- ↑ FC Dallas’ Josh Lambo loaned to Tampy Bay Rowdies
- ↑ http://ussf.demosphere.com/stats/2010/1634172.html
- ↑ Goff, Steven (23 January 2012). "Stats, scores and schedules". The Washington Post.
- ↑ http://blog.chron.com/sportsupdate/2013/10/gameday-central-texas-am-at-ole-miss/
External links
- MLS player profile
- Josh Lambo – FIFA competition record