Jake E. Areman (born March 9, 1996) is an American soccer player who currently plays for the

Tampa Bay Rowdies The Tampa Bay Rowdies are an American professional soccer team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The club was founded in 2008 and first took the pitch in 2010. Since 2017, the Rowdies have been members of the USL Championship in the second tier ...

in the

USL Championship The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, p ...

. Raised in

Freehold Township, New Jersey Freehold Township is a township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is both a regional commercial hub for Central New Jersey (home to the Freehold Raceway and Freehold Raceway Mall) and a bedroom community of Ne ...

, Areman played prep soccer at Colts Neck High School.

Career

College and amateur

Areman played

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at the

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from 2013 to 2014, before transferring to

Monmouth University Monmouth University is a private university in West Long Branch, New Jersey. Founded in 1933 as Monmouth Junior College, it became Monmouth College in 1956 and Monmouth University in 1995 after receiving its charter. There are about 4,400 ful ...

in 2015. While at college, Areman also appeared for

USL PDL USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league sys ...

club New York Red Bulls U-23 in 2017.

Professional

Areman 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 ...

on March 1, 2018. He scored his first professional goal on August 25, 2018 against

North Carolina FC North Carolina FC is an American professional soccer team in Cary, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh. Founded in 2006, the team plays in USL League One, the third tier of the American league system. The team has played its home games ...

. Following Charlotte's self-relegation to

USL League One USL League One (USL1) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that had its inaugural season in 2019. The Division III league is operated by United Soccer League, the same group that operates the Division II USL Championsh ...

, Areman remained in the

by signing with the

References

1996 births Living people American men's soccer players Maryland Terrapins men's soccer players Monmouth Hawks men's soccer players New York Red Bulls U-23 players Charlotte Independence players Tampa Bay Rowdies players USL League Two players USL Championship players People from Freehold Township, New Jersey People from West Long Branch, New Jersey Soccer players from Monmouth County, New Jersey Men's association football midfielders {{US-footy-midfielder-stub