Casey Cordray

Casey Cordray
Personal information
Full name Casey Jonathon Cordray
Date of birth (1985-05-23) May 23, 1985
Place of birth Mission Viejo, CA, United States
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Capital City F.C.
Number 12
Youth career
2005–2006 Irvine Valley Lazers
2007 Cal Poly Mustangs
2008 Cal Baptist Lacers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 SUSA Everton 8 (0)
2011 Capital City F.C. 25 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 21, 2011.

Casey Cordray (born May 23, 1985 in Mission Viejo, California) is an American soccer player currently playing for Capital City F.C. in the Canadian Soccer League.

Career

Amateur and College

Cordray attended El Toro High School, where he helped lead the team to a first-place finish in the Sea View League and a quarter final CIF appearance his senior season. After graduating Cordray enrolled at Irvine Valley College and lead the team to back to back quarter final appearances in the state tournament.[1][2] He was a first team all Orange Empire Conference selection his freshman and sophomore seasons as well as Scholar Athlete of the year and team MVP his sophomore season. He then transferred to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo where he played and started all 19 games and was named All Big West honorable mention.[3][4] Cordray then transferred to NAIA participant California Baptist University where he started and played in all 18 games for the Lancers.[5] Upon graduating from California Baptist University, Casey went on to play for the traveling team SUSA Everton, where he faced the top PDL and NPSL teams in California as well as the San Jose Earthquakes of the MLS.[6]

Professional

After trialing with teams within the USL and NASL, Cordray signed with Capital City F.C. of the Canadian Soccer League on April 20, 2011.[7] He made his debut on May 20, 2011 in the season openening defeat to Toronto Croatia.[8] He scored his first professional goal on June 24, 2011 in a 4-1 home win.[9] Cordray went on to appear 25 times for Capital City F.C.[10] and lead them all the way to the final, eventually losing in the Canadian Soccer League Championships 1-0 to Toronto Croatia.[11] Upon completion of the season he was awarded the Capital City F.C. Defender of the Year Award.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "California Community College Soccer News 2005 Playoff Bracket". Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  2. ↑ "California Community College Soccer News 2006 Playoff Bracket". Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  3. ↑ "2007 Cal Poly Game results". gopoly.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
  4. ↑ "2007 Big West Men's Awards". SoccerAmerica. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
  5. ↑ "2008 cumulative season stats". cbulancers.com. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
  6. ↑ "ScoreUSA News". ScoreUSA. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
  7. ↑ "Casey Cordray Joins Capital City". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
  8. ↑ "CCFC Drops Home Opener 2-0". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
  9. ↑ "Capital City Rock TFC Academy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
  10. ↑ "Team Stats". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
  11. ↑ "Just One Goal short for Capital City". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on 2011-10-31. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
  12. ↑ "CCFC players make noise at year end awards". Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
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