Gregory Jordan (born April 5, 1990, in

Naperville, Illinois Naperville ( ) is a city in DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage and Will County, Illinois, Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is a southwestern suburb of Chicago located west of the city on the DuPage River. As of the 2020 United State ...

) is an American former

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

player.

Career

College

Jordan played

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Creighton University Creighton University () is a private research university in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In 2015 the university enrolled 8,393 graduate ...

between 2008 and 2011. During his time at Creighton, Jordan was named NSCAA All-American Second Team in 2011 as a senior, as well as the All-Missouri Valley Conference First Team as both a junior and senior.

Professional

Jordan was drafted in the second round (32nd overall) of the

2012 MLS SuperDraft The 2012 MLS SuperDraft was the thirteenth annual SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. It was held on January 12, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. (ET). The draft was reduced from three rounds to two with the 19 MLS clubs selecting a total of 38 ...

by Philadelphia Union. Jordan was loaned to

USL Pro The USL Championship (USLC) is a men's professional soccer league in the second tier of the United States league system. It is organized by the United Soccer League (USL) as its premier league for men above USL League One. Operating under a f ...

club

Harrisburg City Islanders Harrisburg City Islanders, known as Penn FC in their final season, were an American professional soccer team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2003, the team most recently played in the USL Pro, the second tier of the ...

in June 2012. The Union declined to renew Jordan's contract at the end of their 2013 season. He joined

Minnesota United FC Minnesota United Football Club, often shortened to MNUFC, is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the W ...

of the

North American Soccer League The North American Soccer League (NASL) was the top-level major professional soccer league in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984. It is considered the first soccer league to be successful on a national scale in the ...

ahead of the 2014 season. Jordan joined the

San Francisco Deltas The San Francisco Deltas were an American professional soccer team based in San Francisco, California, United States. Founded in 2016, the team made its debut in the North American Soccer League in 2017. The franchise played its home games at ...

ahead of the 2017 season. The San Francisco Deltas went on to win the 2017 NASL Championship where Jordan played all 90 minutes of the 2–0 win against the New York Cosmos. Jordan signed with

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side

Charlotte Independence Charlotte Independence is an American soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, that plays in the USL League One, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid. The Independence currently play their home games at American Legion Memoria ...

for the 2018 season on February 28, 2018. Jordan left Charlotte at the end of their 2018 season. Jordan is currently a girls soccer coach with the Gretna Elite Academy soccer club in Gretna, NE (a suburb of Omaha). Jordan coached the 2008G ECNL team which has won back-to-back Nebraska State Cup Championships (2021, 2022).

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

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Creighton Bluejays Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jordan, Greg 1990 births Living people American men's soccer players Creighton Bluejays men's soccer players Philadelphia Union players Penn FC players Minnesota United FC (2010–2016) players San Francisco Deltas players Charlotte Independence players Men's association football midfielders Soccer players from Naperville, Illinois Philadelphia Union draft picks USL Championship players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players 21st-century American sportsmen