Jack Traynor
Personal information
Full name John Traynor
Date of birth (1987-03-17) March 17, 1987
Place of birth St. Charles, Missouri, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2005–2008 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Miami FC 20 (0)
2010 AC St. Louis 26 (0)
2011 Orlando City 17 (0)
2012 Rochester Rhinos 14 (0)
Total 77 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John "Jack" Traynor (born March 17, 1987, in St. Charles, Missouri) is an American former soccer player.

Career

College and Amateur

Traynor attended Francis Howell North High School in St. Charles, Missouri and played college soccer at the University of Notre Dame, where he was named to the College Soccer News `100 Freshmen to Watch' list, and was named a Big East Academic All-Star as a junior.

Professional

Traynor was drafted in the second round (29th overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by the New York Red Bulls, but was not offered a contract by the team.

After an unsuccessful trial with Aalesunds FK in Norway,[1] Traynor signed with Miami FC of the USL First Division. He made his professional debut on April 26, 2009, coming on as a substitute in Miami's game against Rochester Rhinos.[2] On February 12, 2010, he signed with AC St. Louis[3]

Following St. Louis folding after their one and only season in 2010, Traynor signed a multi-year contract with new USL Pro club Orlando City on March 15, 2011.[4] Traynor spent only the 2011 season in Orlando, helping the club win the USL Pro championship, before signing with USL side Rochester Rhinos on November 28, 2011.[5]

Honors

Orlando City

References

  1. AaFK tester amerikaner (Norwegian)
  2. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
  3. Jack Traynor signs with AC St. Louis
  4. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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