Joshua Taylor Suggs (born April 26, 1989, in

Las Cruces, New Mexico Las Cruces (; ; lit. 'the crosses') is the List of municipalities in New Mexico, second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico and the county seat, seat of Doña Ana County, New Mexico, Doña Ana County. As of the 2020 United States ce ...

) is an American former professional

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player who last played for

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in the

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. He frequently played as either a left back or as a centre half.

Career

Youth and amateur

Suggs attended

Las Cruces High School Las Cruces High School is a public high school in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States. LCHS was established in 1918 and is the oldest public high school in Las Cruces. As of the 2021–22 school year, it serves 1,830 students from grades 9–12. ...

, and was a member of the New Mexico Olympic Development Program (ODP) State Team for five years, before going on to play four years of

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Humboldt State University California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt (Cal Poly Humboldt or Humboldt) is a public university in Arcata, California. It is one of Cal Poly (disambiguation), three polytechnic universities in the California State University (CSU) sys ...

. With the Jacks he earned honorable mention All-CCAA honors as a sophomore in 2008, was an NSCAA Division II All-West Region third-team selection and a second-team All-CCAA honoree as a junior in 2009 and again as a senior in 2010. He captained the team in his senior year in 2010.

Professional

Suggs turned professional when he signed with the expansion

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now formally known as the

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of the

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in February 2010. He made his professional debut on April 15, 2011, in a 3–0 victory over Sevilla Puerto Rico He signed with

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on March 9, 2012. On April 5, 2012, Suggs was loaned to NASL club

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for the 2012 season. Suggs was waived by San Jose on June 28, 2012.

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

Suggs signed with

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of the

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in January 2016. Suggs scored his first goal for the

in a 2–1 friendly victory against Air Force Falcon's Soccer team.

New Mexico United

In November of 2018

announced that they had signed Suggs for their inaugural USL Championship season in 2019. He subsequently signed single year contracts to stay with the club from 2020 to 2023. Suggs captained the team from 2019 to 2021, scoring a personal best three goals from his wingback position during the 2021 campaign. On July 22nd, 2023 Suggs became just the fifth player, at that time, in history to surpass 20,000 minutes in USL Championship play. New Mexico United announced Suggs' retirement from professional soccer on 20 Jan 2024.

Career statistics

References

External links

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Humboldt State bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Suggs, Josh 1989 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football defenders Atlanta Silverbacks FC players Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC players New Mexico United players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Orange County SC players San Jose Earthquakes players Soccer players from New Mexico Sportspeople from Las Cruces, New Mexico Tampa Bay Rowdies players USL Championship players Humboldt State Lumberjacks men's soccer players