Larry Jackson (soccer)

Larry Jackson (born September 28, 1990) is an American soccer player-manager who last played and assistant managed for Oakland Roots SC in the National Independent Soccer Association.

Larry Jackson
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-09-28) September 28, 1990
Place of birth San Francisco, California, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
IMG Academy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Santa Clara Broncos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 New England Revolution 0 (0)
2015 Wilmington Hammerheads 5 (0)
2016 Burlingame Dragons 1 (0)
2018 Fresno FC 0 (0)
2019 Oakland Roots 3 (0)
Managerial career
2017 Cal State East Bay Pioneers (men's & women's asst.)
2019 Oakland Roots (asst.)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 31, 2019

Career

College and Amateur

Jackson played college soccer at Santa Clara University between 2009 and 2012.[1]

Professional

Jackson went undrafted in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft, later trialing with Colorado Rapids.[2] He signed his first professional contract with MLS club New England Revolution on April 9, 2014.[3] He was released by the club on December 8, 2014.[4]

Jackson signed with USL side Wilmington Hammerheads on March 3, 2015.[5]

On July 15, 2019, Jackson joined Oakland Roots as a player-coach.[6]

References
  1. "Larry Jackson". Santa CLara Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  2. German Sferra (April 11, 2013). "Former Santa Clara GK Larry Jackson joins Rapids training". ColoradoRapids.com. MLS. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  3. "Revolution signs goalkeeper Larry Jackson". revolutionsoccer.net. MLS. April 9, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  4. "2015 MLS Transactions". MLSsoccer.com. MLS. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  5. "Goalkeeper Larry Jackson Joins Hammerheads | Wilmington Hammerheads". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
  6. "Oakland Roots Introduce Assistant Coaches Larry Jackson and Jordan Ferrell". OaklandRootsSC.com. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
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