Jordan Murrell
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Peter Murrell | ||
| Date of birth | May 2, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | TFC Academy | ||
| 2011–2014 | Syracuse Orange | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Ocean City Nor'easters | 7 | (0) |
| 2014 | K-W United FC | 6 | (1) |
| 2015 | Real Monarchs | 19 | (0) |
| 2016– | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 14 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Canada U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Canada U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016– | Canada U23 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 September 2016. | |||
Jordan Murrell (born May 2, 1993) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL.[1]
Career
Youth, college and amateur
Murrell spent 2009-2011 with Toronto FC's academy. Began his young career in the U16's of the academy before getting promoted to the U18's in 2010. After strong years within the academy, he became captain of the U18 side in 2011. In 2011, Murrell committed to playing four years of college soccer at Syracuse University between 2011 and 2014 earning many accolades.[2]
While at college, Murrell played with USL PDL side Ocean City Nor'easters in 2013[3] and K-W United FC in 2014.[4]
Professional
On January 20, 2015, Murrell was selected in the third round (57th overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Real Salt Lake.[5] Murrell signed with Salt Lake's USL side Real Monarchs SLC on March 16, 2015.[6] In 2015, the club declined 8 options, in the mix was Murrell. Soon after, Murrell signed to Pittsburgh Riverhounds on January 6, 2016.
International career
In January 2011, Murrell made his first appearance for Canada's U18 national team in a training camp that was held in Costa Rica. He played in a pair of friendlies scoring in a friendly vs Costa Rica U18 national team Later in 2011, December Murrell was called for Canada's U18 national team to train in a USA based camp.
In July 2012, Murrell was called into Canada's U20 national team for a camp he played Mexico's U20 national team. Murrell captained the side in one of friendlies vs Mexico's U20 national team while appearing in both.[7]
In February 2013, Murrell was called to Canada's U20 national team for 2013 CONCACAF U20 Championship held in Puebla City.[8]
In May 2016, Murrell was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against Guyana and Grenada.[9] He saw action in both matches.[10]
References
- ↑ "Jordan Murrell profile". USL.
- ↑ http://cuse.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10271
- ↑ http://www.oceancityfc.com/Roster_PDL/727356.html
- ↑ http://www.uslpdl.com/teams/2014/33862327.html#STATS
- ↑ http://www.rslsoapbox.com/2015/1/20/7861533/real-salt-lake-selects-jordan-murrell-with-57th-pick-in-mls-draft
- ↑ http://www.rslsoapbox.com/2015/3/16/8227461/report-jordan-murrell-joins-real-monarchs-says-salt-city-fc
- ↑ Canada Soccer Association. "Jordan Murrell (CAN Player Profile)". Retrieved Oct 23, 2016.
- ↑ Concacaf. "Henry named in Canada U20 camp roster". Retrieved Oct 23,2016. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ Canada Soccer Association. "Canada announces roster for Caribbean tour". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ↑ Canada Soccer Association. "Canada m23 wins again on Caribbean tour". Retrieved May 19, 2016.