Jamie Cunningham

Jamie Cunningham
Personal information
Full nameJamie Cunningham
Date of birthSeptember 3, 1987
Place of birthScottsdale, Arizona, United States
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Puerto Rico Islanders
Number25
Youth career
2006–2010Fort Lewis Skyhawks
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008El Paso Patriots7(0)
2009Austin Aztex U2312(3)
2010Victoria Highlanders11(1)
2011–Puerto Rico Islanders28(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 16, 2012.
† Appearances (Goals).

Jamie Cunningham (born September 3, 1987) is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Puerto Rico Islanders in the North American Soccer League.

Career

College and amateur

Cunningham attended Pinnacle High School, before going on to play four years of college soccer at Fort Lewis College. After redshirting his rookie season in 2006, he played in 19 games in 2007, and went on to establishi himself as a key member of the Skyhawks defence. He was a Second team Daktronics All-American and a Daktronics All-Central Region first team selection as a junior in 2009, and was named to the RMAC All-Tournament Team in each of his years. Following his senior year in 2010 Cunningham won the Don Whalen Award as Fort Lewis's outstanding senior male athlete, was a Daktronics All-America honorable mention, was named to the NSCAA/Performance Subaru All-Central Region first team and the Daktronics All-Central Region first team. He finished his college career with 17 goals and 5 assists in 83 games.

During his college years Cunningham also played in the USL Premier Development League for the El Paso Patriots,[1] Austin Aztex U23[2] and Victoria Highlanders.[3]

Professional

Cunningham turned professional in 2011 when he signed a contract to play for the Puerto Rico Islanders of the North American Soccer League. He made his professional debut on April 29, 2011 in a game against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, and scored his first professional goal in a 2011 CFU Club Championship game against Surinamese club Walking Bout Company on May 7, 2011.[4]

Puerto Rico announced on December 27, 2011 that Cunningham would return for the 2012 season.[5]

References

  1. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslsoccer.com. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  2. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslsoccer.com. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  3. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslsoccer.com. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  4. "News | Puerto Rico Islanders". Prislandersfc.com. May 9, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  5. "Islanders Pick up Options on Two Players | North American Soccer League". Nasl.com. Retrieved March 15, 2013.

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