Jason Plumhoff (born August 9, 1991) is a German-American former professional

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player.

Early life

Plumhoff was born in

Rosenheim Rosenheim () is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is an independent city located in the centre of the Rosenheim (district), district of Rosenheim (Upper Bavaria), and is also the seat of its administration. It is located on the west bank of the Inn ...

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to American parents who had settled in southern

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. He lived in Germany until the age of 15, playing in the

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional football team, ...

and

SpVgg Unterhaching Spielvereinigung Unterhaching () is a German sports club in Unterhaching, a semi-rural municipality on the southern outskirts of the Bavarian capital Munich. The club is widely known for playing in the first-division association football league ...

youth systems. His father, who worked for the U.S. government, was then relocated to

Fort Meade, Maryland Fort Meade is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 9,324 at the 2020 census. It is the home to the National Security Agency, Central Security Service, United States Cyber Command an ...

Playing career

College and amateur

Plumhoff played

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La Salle University La Salle University () is a private university, private, Catholic university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The university was founded in 1863 by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and named for St. Jean-Bapt ...

between 2010 and 2013. In 2013, he was named Atlantic 10 Conference Offensive Player of the Year, Philadelphia Soccer 6 Player of the Year, NSCAA All-Region First Team and ECAC All-Star. While at college, Plumhoff appeared for

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 ...

club Ocean City Nor'easters in 2012, and played with fellow PDL club

Reading United AC Reading United AC is an American soccer team based in Reading, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1995, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The club plays its home games at Alvernia University. The club's col ...

in 2013.

Harrisburg City

Plumhoff signed with

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club

Harrisburg City Islanders Harrisburg City Islanders, known as Penn FC in their final season, were an American professional soccer team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2003, the team most recently played in the USL Pro, the second tier of the ...

on March 24, 2015. Jason finished the season as the Islanders leading scorer with 10 goals.

Edmonton

Plumhoff joined Canadian club

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on February 25, 2016. Plumhoff scored his first NASL goal in a 2–1 victory over the New York Cosmos on May 15, 2016. FC Edmonton traded Plumhoff to Jacksonville Armada FC in exchange for defender Shawn Nicklaw on July 6, 2016.

Jacksonville

Plumhoff, who came to Jacksonville on July 6 from NASL club FC Edmonton in a trade for Shawn Nicklaw, has made five appearances, including two starts, with the Armada.

Saint Louis FC

The Jacksonville Armada FC announced on Friday it has sent midfielder Jason Plumhoff to United Soccer League side Saint Louis FC on a four-week loan.

Indy Eleven

Plumhoff joined Indy Eleven on May 5 and went on to make 6 appearances, scoring 1 goal against former club FC Edmonton.

Return to Harrisburg

Plumhoff re-signed with

club

on July 21, 2017.

References

External links

La Salle University bio
1991 births Living people German men's footballers American men's soccer players La Salle Explorers men's soccer players Ocean City Nor'easters players Reading United AC players Penn FC players FC Edmonton players Jacksonville Armada FC players Saint Louis FC players Men's association football midfielders Soccer players from Maryland USL League Two players USL Championship players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Indy Eleven players People from Fort Meade, Maryland Sportspeople from Anne Arundel County, Maryland Footballers from Rosenheim 21st-century American sportsmen 21st-century German sportsmen {{US-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub