Jeff Harwell (born September 7, 1986) is an American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

player who currently plays for

Austin Aztex The Austin Aztex were a soccer team based in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 2011 as a member of the Premier Development League, the team played the 2015 season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of the United States soccer p ...

in the

USL Premier Development League 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 featu ...

Career

Youth and amateur

Harwell attended Jesuit College Preparatory School, and played

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Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a Private university, private research university in Dallas, Texas, United States, with a satellite campus in Taos County, New Mexico. SMU was founded on April 17, 1911, by the Methodist Episcopal Church, ...

, where he was selected to the Conference USA All-Freshman team in 2005, and the All-Conference USA third-team as a junior.

Professional

Despite being invited to the 2008 MLS Combine, Harwell was not drafted, and having been unable to secure a professional contract elsewhere, signed with

Austin Aztex U23 Austin Aztex U23 was an American soccer team based in Round Rock, Texas, United States. Founded in 2007, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009, after which the franc ...

of the

for the 2009 season. After making one appearance for the U23 team, Harwell was promoted up to the Austin Aztex senior team in May 2009, and made his debut for the team on May 29, 2009, in a game against

Puerto Rico Islanders The Puerto Rico Islanders were a professional association football team based in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. They played in several different leagues from 2004 to 2012, when they suspended operations. In their last two seasons they played in the Nort ...

References

External links

Austin Aztex bio
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at SMUMustangs.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Harwell, Jeff 1986 births Living people American men's soccer players SMU Mustangs men's soccer players Austin Aztex U23 players Austin Aztex FC players Austin Aztex players Soccer players from Texas USL League Two players USL First Division players Men's association football midfielders Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas alumni