Jaiden Waggoner (born February 3, 1997) is an American

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 & Amateur

Waggoner began playing

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Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU) is a Private education, private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System sponsore ...

, where he played soccer with the college team in the

USL PDL USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will feature ...

. In his sophomore year he transferred to

Utah Valley University Utah Valley University (UVU) is a public university in Orem, Utah, United States. UVU offers master's, bachelor's, associate degrees, and certificates. Previously called Utah Valley State College, the school attained university status in July ...

, where he played for a further three seasons. Waggoner also spent time in the PDL with Albuquerque Sol, but never made an appearance for the team.

Professional

On July 8, 2020, Waggoner signed with

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side

Las Vegas Lights Las Vegas Lights FC is an American professional soccer team based in Las Vegas, Nevada, that plays in the USL Championship. The team made its debut in 2018 and plays its home games at Cashman Field. The team employs neon imagery in its crest a ...

. He made his professional debut on August 15, 2020, starting in a 1–0 loss to

Orange County SC Orange County Soccer Club is an American soccer team based in the Orange County, California city of Irvine. Founded in 2010 as the Los Angeles Blues, the team currently plays in the Western Conference of the USL Championship, the second tier ...

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Utah Valley profile
1997 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football defenders BYU Cougars men's soccer players Utah Valley Wolverines men's soccer players Albuquerque Sol FC players Las Vegas Lights FC players People from Spanish Fork, Utah Soccer players from Utah County, Utah USL Championship players USL League Two players 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-defender-1990s-stub