Josiah Snelgrove (born July 28, 1986) is a Canadian
soccer
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player who most recently played for FC Buffalo.
Early life
Snelgrove was born in
Hartland, New Brunswick
Hartland is a town in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada.
On 1 January 2023, Hartland annexed all or part of seven Local service district (New Brunswick), local service districts, greatly expanding its area ...
.
Career
Youth and college
He attended
Houghton College
Houghton University is a Private university, private Christian liberal arts college in Houghton, New York, United States. Houghton was founded in 1883 by Willard J. Houghton and is affiliated with the Wesleyan Church.Ottawa Fury and the
Southern California Seahorses
Southern California Eagles are an American soccer team based in La Mirada, California. Founded in 2001 as the Southern California Seahorses, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. They also field a team ...
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 ...
.
Professional
Snelgrove turned professional in 2007 when he signed for
USL Second Division
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side
Charlotte Eagles
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The team plays its home games at the ...
. He made his professional debut on June 28, 2008 in a game against the
Bermuda Hogges
Bermuda Hogges were a Bermudian football team based in Hamilton, Bermuda. Founded in 2006, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid Atlantic Division of the Eastern ...
.
After spending the 2009 back with the
Southern California Seahorses
Southern California Eagles are an American soccer team based in La Mirada, California. Founded in 2001 as the Southern California Seahorses, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. They also field a team ...
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 ...
, Snelgrove returned to the Eagles for the 2010 USL Second Division campaign, but did not feature in any games due to persistent injury.
Snelgrove signed with
F.C. New York
F.C. New York was an American professional soccer team based first in Queens, New York City, and then Long Island, New York. The team played two seasons, starting in 2011 in the National Division of the USL Professional Division, the third tier ...
of the
USL Pro
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league on March 15, 2011.
On January 21, 2012, the NPSL side
FC Buffalo
FC Buffalo is an American soccer club based in Buffalo, New York, United States, with teams in men's and women's soccer.
Founded in 2009, the men's team plays in the USL League Two, a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the Americ ...
announced the signing of Snelgrove. In the 2012 NPSL season, Snelgrove made eight appearances, with one red card and no goals. In the 2013 NPSL season, Snelgrove only registered one appearance.