Mark Sherrod (born August 13, 1990) is an American former professional

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player who played as a forward in

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Career

Early career

Born in

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, Sherrod played high-school soccer at Carter High School where he scored 172 goals during his time there with 63 goals coming his final season at the school. It was during that final season that Sherrod also won the Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year award. He then went on to attend the

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where he played college soccer for the Memphis Tigers. During the summers, Mark spent 2011 playing with Chattanooga FC and 2012 and 2013 with Portland Timbers U23s.

Professional

On January 16, 2014, it was announced that Sherrod had been drafted by the

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in the second-round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft. He then made his professional debut for the Dynamo on March 8, 2014, against the

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. He came on in the 90th minute for Will Bruin as the Dynamo won 4–0. On May 11, 2014, Sherrod make his first career start and scored his first MLS goals, scoring twice against

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. Sherrod went on to start the next three games for the Dynamo before having his promising rookie season come to a close with a torn ACL on May 21, 2014. At the conclusion of the 2014 MLS season, Sherrod was left unprotected by Houston for the 2014 MLS Expansion Draft and he was selected by

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. The following day Sherrod was traded to

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for a second-round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Sherrod started two games with the San Jose Earthquakes in 2015, and did not appear in any games with the team in 2016 after suffering another left knee injury. Mark retired at the age of 26 before the 2017 season due to recurring knee injuries. Upon retiring from his professional soccer career, Mark entered the world of tech SaaS sales.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sherrod, Mark 1990 births Living people American men's soccer players Memphis Tigers men's soccer players Capital FC players Houston Dynamo FC players San Jose Earthquakes players Sacramento Republic FC players Men's association football forwards Sportspeople from Knoxville, Tennessee Soccer players from Tennessee Houston Dynamo FC draft picks USL League Two players National Premier Soccer League players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players Chattanooga FC players 21st-century American sportsmen