Jason Massie (born 13 September 1984) is a former English

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Career

College and amateur

Massie was a member of the schoolboy academy at storied English football club

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, working his way from the U12 team to play a few times with the club's reserves. After a short stint with English non-league side Prescot Cables in the

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, Massie moved to the United States to attend and play

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at the

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. He earned NAIA All-Region honors in 2007 and All-Conference accolades in 2007 and 2008, and was also an Honorable Mention All-American both years. During his college years Massie also played in the

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with the

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Professional

Massie turned professional in 2009 when he signed with the

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in the

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. He made his professional debut on 18 April 2009 in Harrisburg's opening day 2–2 tie with the

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, and went on to make 13 appearances for the team before being released at the end of the season. Having been unable to secure a professional contract elsewhere, Massie signed to play with

expansion franchise

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in 2010; the Phoenix are owned by the same parent company that ran the Cape Cod Crusaders. After a brief stint back in England playing

side

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, Massie returned to play for

in 2011. On 19 February 2013 he signed with Kingston FC of the Canadian Soccer League. During his tenure with Kingston he helped the club clinch the regular season championship. In the playoffs the club reached the CSL Championship finals where they faced SC Waterloo, but were defeated by a score of 3–1. On 1 May 2015 he signed with

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International

Massie played for the England U17s team, but has never played for any of his country's senior teams.

References

External links

Harrisburg City Islanders bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Massie, Jason 1984 births Living people English footballers Liverpool F.C. players Prescot Cables F.C. players Penn FC players Cape Cod Crusaders players GPS Portland Phoenix players Marine F.C. players USL Second Division players USL League Two players Expatriate soccer players in the United States Kingston FC players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Association football midfielders English expatriate sportspeople in the United States English expatriate footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate soccer players in Canada Kingston Clippers players