Dallas Jeffrey Jaye (born June 19, 1993) is a soccer coach and former professional player who played as a

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. He is currently an assistant coach for the

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team. Born in the United States, he represented

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internationally.

Career

College soccer

Born in Danville,

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, Jaye signed a letter of intent to play college soccer for the

South Florida Bulls The South Florida Bulls (also known as the USF Bulls) are the sport, athletic teams that represent the University of South Florida. USF competes in NCAA Division I and is a member of the American Athletic Conference for all sports besides sai ...

. He also played college soccer for the

Xavier Musketeers The Xavier Musketeers are the 16 teams representing Xavier University in intercollegiate athletics, including men's and women's basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field. The Musk ...

Early professional career

He played for

FC Tucson FC Tucson is an American soccer club based in Tucson, Arizona that plays in USL League Two. The club has an amateur women’s team, FC Tucson Women, that play in the WPSL. Organized in 2010, the club first fielded a team in March 2011, then joine ...

between 2013 and 2015. He signed with

United Soccer League United Soccer League (USL), formerly known as United Soccer Leagues, is a soccer league in the United States and Canada. It organizes several men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Men's leagues currently organized are the ...

club

FC Cincinnati Football Club Cincinnati, commonly known as FC Cincinnati, is an American professional soccer club based in Cincinnati. The club plays in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The team succeeded the lower-division team of the ...

, spending the 2016 and 2017 seasons with them. In October 2017, the club announced they would not exercise their option to have Jaye return in the 2018 season. He spent the 2018 season with

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Greenville Triumph

On February 5, 2019, Jaye joined

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side

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ahead of their inaugural season. At the conclusion of the 2019 season, Jaye was named the league's inaugural Goalkeeper of the Year and Golden Glove winner. The 2020 season saw Greenville finish the 2020 regular season in first place and won the League One Championship for the first time. Jaye repeated as Goalkeeper of the Year and Golden Glove winner at the conclusion of the season. During the 2021 League One season, his final season with Greenville, he helped lead the team to another League One Championship final which they ultimately lost to

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Monterey Bay

On January 19, 2022, Jaye joined

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expansion side

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, the second player announced for their roster ahead of their inaugural season. On April 2, 2022, Jaye made his debut for Monterey Bay, during a 2-1 defeat against

Sacramento Republic FC Sacramento Republic FC is an American professional soccer team based in Sacramento, California, that plays in the Western Conference of the USL Championship, the second level in US soccer. Co-founded by Warren Smith and Joe Wagoner in 2012, t ...

. On May 21, 2022, Jaye earned his first shutout for Monterey Bay, during a 2-0 victory over

Louisville City FC Louisville City Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in Louisville, Kentucky. The team plays in the USL Championship, known through the 2018 season as the United Soccer League (USL), which is currently the second tier of th ...

. Dallas's retirement was announced by Monterey Bay FC on July 18, 2022, with effect from July 23, after which he would join the coaching staff at Saint Mary’s College of California. Jaye played his final professional game on July 23, 2022, coming on as a substitute during a 2-0 win over

New York Red Bulls II New York Red Bulls II is an American professional soccer team based in Montclair, New Jersey. They are the reserve team of the New York Red Bulls and play in MLS Next Pro, the third tier in the American soccer pyramid. History Red Bull New Y ...

International

Jaye made his international debut for

in 2012.

Honors

Club

Greenville Triumph

Championship:

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Individual

* USL League One Golden Glove: 2020, 2021 * USL League One Goalkeeper of the Year: 2020, 2021

References

External links

* 1993 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football goalkeepers FC Cincinnati players FC Tucson players Greenville Triumph SC players Monterey Bay FC players Guam men's international footballers Guamanian men's footballers Sportspeople from Danville, California Phoenix Rising FC players Soccer players from California South Florida Bulls men's soccer players USL Championship players USL League One players USL League Two players Xavier Musketeers men's soccer players Saint Mary's Gaels men's soccer coaches IMG Academy alumni De Anza Force players {{Guam-footy-bio-stub