John Fishbaugher (born October 7, 1985) is a former American

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player.

Career

Youth and College

Fishbaugher attended Redmond High School, where he was an All State soccer player, finishing his career with the school's career assists record. He then entered

Seattle University Seattle University (Seattle U or SU) is a private Jesuit university in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the largest independent university in the Northwestern United States, with over 7,500 students enrolled in undergraduate and grad ...

, playing twenty-three games his freshman season as Seattle won the Division II NCAA soccer championship. In 2007, he was a first team All American. He graduated in 2008 with a

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in biology. In 2007 Fishbaugher spent the collegiate off-season with the

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of the

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Professional

In 2008, Fishbaugher signed with the Seattle Sounders of the

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, and played in 18 games for the team in the final season in the USL. He trialled with

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expansion franchise

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in early 2009, but was not offered a contract with the team, and subsequently signed for

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for the 2009 season. In the 2010 season he played with

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, and was twice selected by fans as the Man of the Match. In 2011, he signed with the

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(formerly the Seattle Wolves), largely because the time-consuming commute to Bremerton would conflict with his goal of attending medical school, while the Crossfire now plays in Redmond.

References

1985 births Living people American men's soccer players Seattle Sounders FC U-23 players Seattle Sounders (1994–2008) players Crossfire Redmond players Kitsap Pumas players USL First Division players USL League Two players Seattle University alumni Soccer players from King County, Washington Seattle Redhawks men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders {{US-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub