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Jeremy Ebobisse
Personal information
Full name	Jeremy Ebobisse
Date of birth	February 14, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Bethesda, Maryland
Position(s)	Foward]]
Youth career
2009–2014	Bethesda-Olney SC
College career
Years	Team
2015–2016	Duke Blue Devils
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2016	D.C. United U-23
2017–	TBD
International career‡
2015–	United States U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 August 2016; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 August 2016

Jeremy Ebobisse (born February 14, 1997) is an American soccer player who is currently contracted by Major League Soccer. Ebobisse previously played college soccer for the Duke Blue Devils men's soccer program, and is considered to be a top draft prospect in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.

Career

Youth and college

Plays for Bethesda-Olney SC Academy squad … Ranked 30th by College Soccer News in list of 2014 high school seniors ... Rated as a four-star recruit by Top Drawer Soccer ... Led all of US Soccer Development Academy players with 38 goals in 24 games played … Led Bethesda-Olney to top spot in Atlantic Division and to the USSDA Finals Week with a 3-0 record in the opening round of the playoffs … Registered nine goals in three playoff games … Bethesda SC was rated No. 7 in the USDDA U-18 Top 10 after a 2-1 showing at the Winter Showcase … Rated as the No. 35 recruit by Top Drawer Soccer and No. 13 forward overall … Labeled as the No. 30 recruit by College Soccer News … Played three seasons at Walter Johnson High School … One of 64 players invited to a five-day national combine at Nike’s World Headquarters as part of U.S. Soccer’s expanded Training Center program in 2013.

Team Captain … A started in all 19 games at striker … All-ACC third team pick … NSCAA All-South Region second team honoree … Voted team’s Co-Offensive MVP … Second on the team in points with 18 from seven goals and four assists … Had a goal and two assists for four points in win over Loyola … Scored the game-tying goal in 2-2 draw with No. 5 Virginia … Named the ACC Offensive Player of the Year following his performance against the Cavaliers and Greyhounds … Scored the lone goal in 1-0 win at Pittsburgh … Assisted on the tying goal to force overtime en route to the 3-2 win over Hofstra … Also assisted on the overtime winner against No. 10 Elon … Also scored a goal in 2-1 win over Virginia Tech … All-ACC Academic Team.

Professional

On August 16, 2016, Ebobisse signed a contract with Major League Soccer, and withdrew from Duke. Ebobisse is eligible to play in MLS beginning in the 2017 MLS season.^[1]

International

Personal life

Jeremy Ebobisse has an older brother, William, who played college soccer at Williams College from 2009–2013.

References

^ Goff, Steven (August 16, 2016). "Duke's Jeremy Ebobisse signs with MLS". The Washington Post – Soccer Insider. WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved August 17, 2016.

External links

[1] Goff, Steven (August 16, 2016). "Duke's Jeremy Ebobisse signs with MLS". The Washington Post – Soccer Insider. WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved August 17, 2016.

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