Jason Boyce is a retired professional American

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who played professionally in

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and the

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. He has four children, Jayson, Melia, Grace and Samuel Boyce. He coaches youth soccer for Pateadores, Newport/Costa Mesa 04 and 03. As well as the Women's Varsity soccer coach at Costa Mesa High School.

Youth

While born in

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, Boyce grew up in

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. He graduated from

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where he was a 1993

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High School All American soccer player. He was also a California state finalist in the long jump his senior year. Boyce attended the

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, playing on the men's soccer team from 1994 to 1997. He was a 1997 Second Team All American.

Professional

On February 1, 1998, the

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selected Boyce in the second round (twenty-third overall) of the

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. In July 1998, the Rapids sent Boyce on loan to

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. On August 14, 1998, the Rapids traded Boyce and

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to the

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in exchange for David Vaudreuil. He played five league games and one playoff game with the Fusion, then another four league games during the 1999 season before being waived in June 1999. He signed with the

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of the

. He remained with the team, renamed the Orange County Wave in 2000. He broke his foot near the end of the 2000 season and sat out the 2001 season. He returned to the

to finish his degree. In June 2002, Boyce signed with the Seattle Sounders after the team was hit with several injuries. In 2004, he signed with the Utah Blitzz for that team's last season. In 2005, he played for the

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reserve team. Boyce played for Hollywood United in 2007 and 2008. In 2010, he again played for the Galaxy reserve team.Rapids Reserves Easily Dispatch LA Galaxy Reserves 3–1
/ref> In 2016, his amateur team, Outbreak FC qualified to play in the

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and were drawn against Seattle Sounders U-23.

International

In 1994, Boyce played several games for the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyce, Jason 1975 births Living people American men's soccer players Colorado Rapids players Hollywood United F.C. players Major League Soccer players Miami Fusion players Orange County Blue Star players Seattle Sounders (1994–2008) players LA Galaxy players USL League Two players Utah Blitzz players Washington Huskies men's soccer players Soccer players from California United States men's under-20 international soccer players MLS Pro-40 players A-League (1995–2004) players Colorado Rapids draft picks Men's association football defenders 20th-century American sportsmen