Justin Sadler (born October 29, 1982, in

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg ( ; ) is the capital city of the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,099 as of 2020, Harrisburg is the ninth-most populous city in Pennsylvania. It is the larger of the two pr ...

), is a U.S.

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 ...

midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...

who last played for

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side

Harrisburg City Islanders Harrisburg City Islanders, known as Penn FC in their final season, were an American professional soccer team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2003, the team most recently played in the USL Pro, the second tier of the ...

Youth

Sadler attended Cumberland Valley High School where he was a high school All American soccer player in 2000. He then entered

Drexel University Drexel University is a private university, private research university with its main campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Drexel's undergraduate school was founded in 1891 by Anthony Joseph Drexel, Anthony J. Drexel, a financier ...

where he was the team's freshman of the year in 2001. At some point, he transferred to the

University of Akron The University of Akron is a public university, public research university in Akron, Ohio, United States. It is part of the University System of Ohio. As a STEM fields, STEM-focused institution, it focuses on industries such as polymers, advance ...

where he finished his collegiate soccer career.

Professional

In 2003 and 2004, Sadler played for the amateur South Jersey Barons. On March 8, 2006, the

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of the Major Indoor Soccer League selected Sadler in the third round of the MISL College Draft. However, the team folded before the 2006–2007 season and the

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picked up Sadler in the Dispersal Draft. That summer, he spent the season with the

of the

and does not appear to have played for the Ignition at any time.

References

1982 births Living people American men's soccer players Drexel Dragons men's soccer players Akron Zips men's soccer players Ocean City Nor'easters players USL Second Division players Penn FC players USL League Two players Men's association football midfielders Soccer players from Pennsylvania Sportspeople from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania {{US-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub