James "Jimmy" Maurer (born October 14, 1988) is an American professional

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for

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club

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Career

High School

Maurer graduated from St. Pius X Catholic High School, Atlanta GA in the spring of 2007.

College

Maurer attended college at the

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and was the starting goalkeeper for four years. During his four-year career, he started all 78 games for the Gamecocks. He finished his collegiate career with 28 shutouts, second in South Carolina history. In his first year in 2007, Maurer started all 19 games for the Gamecocks and recorded a 1.08 goals against average. He was also named

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Freshman of the Year. In 2009 as a junior, Maurer played every minute in net for South Carolina and had a 1.22 goals against average to go along with five shutouts and being named to the All-Conference USA Third Team. He was named to the 2010 All-Conference USA Second Team during his senior campaign in which he recorded nine shutouts and a career-high 2,028 minutes in net, including the

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, where he finished off an unprecedented shutout of the derby archrivals. Maurer played with various clubs in the

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during his collegiate career. In 2008, he played for the

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and in 2009, with

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. While with Chicago, he was named the

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Goalkeeper of the Year and played in the PDL Championship game. He concluded his PDL career playing with

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in 2010.

Professional

Maurer was selected 4th overall in the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft by the

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. He spent the pre-season with the club but was not signed to a contract. However, the club did sign him to a one-game contract to serve as a backup for a match on March 26, 2011, due to an injury and an international call-up to its two regular keepers.

NASL and Chile

On March 31, 2011, Maurer signed with the

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of the

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. He made his professional debut on April 9, 2011, in a game against the

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On January 31, 2012, Maurer signed with

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of the

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. His relocation to Chile was filmed for an episode of the

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'', where he was negotiating on low income rentals as he had not yet signed a contract with the team. Maurer signed with NASL club

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on April 26, 2013. He served as the backup goalkeeper to starter

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during the

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, which ended with a championship when the Cosmos defeated the Atlanta Silverbacks 1–0 to claim the NASL

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. Maurer made his debut with the Cosmos on November 2, 2013, against the Atlanta Silverbacks making four saves and posting a 1–0 shutout victory. Maurer entered the 2014 NASL season as the starting goalkeeper for the Cosmos. He allowed just three goals during the 2014 Spring season, posting 29 saves and an NASL-leading 0.33 GAA (goals against average) in nine games. Maurer also posted a modern-day NASL record 372 minute shutout streak during the Spring season and achieved a record of 6–1–2 (W-D-L). He recorded a league-high 11 shutouts in 24 appearances for the Cosmos in the 2014 regular season. His 0.91 GAA was second best in the league, and he finished tied for second in the league in saves (67). Maurer posted a 10–7–6 record on the year and was named to the NASL Team of the Week twice during 2014. These accolades resulted in Maurer being named to the NASL Best XI at the conclusion of the 2014 season. In 2015, Maurer started 28 out of 30 NASL fixtures for the Cosmos, as well as both of the Championship matches. He logged 12 shutouts and a 0.93 GAA in a title-winning season for the Cosmos.

FC Dallas

On December 18, 2017, Maurer signed with

side

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. Prior to the 2024 season, Maurer joined the FC Dallas front office as a Player Development Executive in addition to serving his on-field role as a goalkeeper.

International

Maurer was a member of the United States U-17 player pool from 2004 through 2006.

Club statistics

Honors

New York Cosmos * NASL Soccer Bowl:

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*NASL Regular Season:

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References

External links

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South Carolina Profile

Jimmy Maurer at New York Cosmos
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maurer, Jimmy 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Lawrenceville, Georgia Soccer players from Georgia (U.S. state) American men's soccer players Men's association football goalkeepers South Carolina Gamecocks men's soccer players Atlanta Silverbacks U23's players Chicago Fire U-23 players Atlanta Blackhawks players New York Red Bulls draft picks New York Red Bulls players Atlanta Silverbacks FC players C.D. Universidad de Concepción footballers New York Cosmos (2010) players FC Dallas players North Texas SC players Houston Dynamo FC players USL League Two players USL League One players Chilean Primera División players Major League Soccer players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players American expatriate men's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Chile