Joshua "Josh" Turnley (born December 22, 1993) is a former American
soccer player.
Career
Youth and college
Turnley played four years of
college soccer
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at
Georgetown University
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between 2012 and 2015.
While at college, Turnley also appeared for
Premier Development League
USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syste ...
side
D.C. United U-23 in 2015.
Turnley graduated from Beaver Area High School in 2012. He played soccer throughout high school for the Beaver Bobcats
Professional
On January 19, 2016, Turnley was selected 42nd overall in the
2016 MLS SuperDraft
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by
LA Galaxy
LA Galaxy, also known as the Los Angeles Galaxy, are an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Galaxy competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), as a member of the Western Conference. The club began pla ...
.
Turnley signed with
LA Galaxy
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's
United Soccer League
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side
LA Galaxy II
LA Galaxy II is an American professional soccer team based in the Los Angeles
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on March 21, 2016.
On January 9, 2018, Turnley signed with
Sacramento Republic FC
Sacramento Republic FC is an American professional soccer team based in Sacramento, California, that plays in the Western Conference of the USL Championship, the second level in US soccer. Co-founded by Warren Smith and Joe Wagoner in 2012, t ...
for the 2018 season. He was released by Sacramento on November 30, 2018.
References
External links
Georgetown Profile*
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1993 births
Living people
American men's soccer players
Men's association football defenders
D.C. United U-23 players
Georgetown Hoyas men's soccer players
LA Galaxy draft picks
LA Galaxy II players
People from Beaver, Pennsylvania
Sportspeople from Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Sacramento Republic FC players
Soccer players from Pennsylvania
USL Championship players
USL League Two players