Jake Dengler (born October 14, 1999) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for South Georgia Tormenta in the

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Career

Youth, College & Amateur

Dengler attended

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, and played club soccer for both Pipeline Soccer Club and later for Baltimore Armour, winning the USYSA State Cup, Regional and National Champion with Pipeline in 2016. He was named to the 2016-17

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Best XI and captained Armour to their first playoff appearance, scoring six goals in 26 games. In 2017, Dengler attended

Community College of Baltimore County The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) is a public community college in Baltimore County, Maryland, with three main campuses and three extension centers. Academics CCBC has more than 100 associate degree and certificate programs in ...

to play

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. Dengler had a successful single season with the Knights, making 20 appearances, scoring 11 goals and tallying three assists, helping the team to All Region XX Championship and Maryland JUCO Championship. Dengler was also named NJCAA All-America, United Soccer Coaches All-East Region First Team, Region XX First Team and Maryland JUCO First team honors in his freshman season. Dengler transferred to

Loyola University Maryland Loyola University Maryland is a private Jesuit university in Baltimore, Maryland. Established as Loyola College in Maryland by John Early and eight other members of the Society of Jesus in 1852, it is the ninth-oldest Jesuit college in the ...

in 2018, making 16 appearances and scoring one goal. 2019 saw Dengler transfer again, this time to the

University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from H ...

, going to make another 16 college appearances and scoring two goals. While at college, Dengler played in the

National Premier Soccer League The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is an American men's soccer league. The NPSL is a semi-professional league, comprising some teams that have paid players and some that are entirely amateur. The league is officially affiliated to the U ...

for

FC Baltimore Christos FC Baltimore Christos (founded as FC Baltimore 1729) was an American soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Founded in 2018, the team played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth ...

, scoring four goals in 17 appearances over both the 2018 and 2019 seasons.

Professional

On January 13, 2020, Dengler signed his first professional contract, joining

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club

Loudoun United Loudoun United FC is an American professional soccer team based in Leesburg, Virginia. The team was founded in 2018 as the reserve team of D.C. United and made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019. History On July 18, 2018, the team was of ...

ahead of their 2020 season. Dengler was named to the bench on August 2, 2020 in a game against

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, but never made an appearance for the club. Dengler joined NISA club Maryland Bobcats, making 23 appearances for the club and was named the club's Most Valuable Player. On January 28, 2022, Dengler signed with

side South Georgia Tormenta.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dengler, Jake 1999 births Living people American soccer players Association football defenders Loudoun United FC players Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer players Maryland Bobcats FC players National Premier Soccer League players Soccer players from Maryland Sportspeople from Baltimore Tormenta FC players UConn Huskies men's soccer players USL League One players