Mike Seamon (August 30, 1988 in

Rahway, New Jersey Rahway () is a city (New Jersey), city in southern Union County, New Jersey, Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A bedroom community of New York City, it is centrally located in the Rahway River, Rahway Valley region, in the New ...

) is an American

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 ...

player.

Career

College

Seamon was born in New Jersey and attended Union Catholic Regional High School. He played four years of

college soccer College soccer, called college football in some countries, is played by teams composed of soccer players who are enrolled in colleges and universities. While it is most widespread in the United States, it is also prominent in Japan, South Kore ...

Villanova University Villanova University is a Private university, private Catholic Church, Catholic research university in Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded by the Order of Saint Augustine in 1842 and named after Thomas of Villanova, Saint Thom ...

. His freshman year, he led his team with 5 assists. In his second season with the Wildcats, he was named the Philadelphia Soccer Seven Player of the Year and was also awarded second team All-Big East. During his Junior year of college, he was voted third team ALL-BIG EAST and scored 4 goals and made 4 assists.

Professional

Seamon was drafted in the second round (27th overall) of the

2010 MLS SuperDraft The 2010 MLS SuperDraft was the eleventh annual MLS SuperDraft, SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. It was held on January 14, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the 2010 National Soccer Coaches Association of America, NSCAA Conv ...

Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The club was established on ...

. On June 2, 2010, it was announced that he had been signed by

. He made his professional debut on June 27, in a 3-1 road defeat against the

Philadelphia Union The Philadelphia Union are an American professional soccer club based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. Founded on February 28, 2008, the Union began ...

. Seamon remained with Seattle through the 2012 season. After the conclusion of the 2012 season, the club declined the 2013 option on Seamon's contract and he entered the

2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft The two-stage 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 7, 2012 (Stage 1), and December 14, 2012 (Stage 2). All 19 Major League Soccer clubs were eligible to participate. The Stage 1 and Stage 2 Drafts were conducted in the same order as th ...

. Seamon became a free agent after he went undrafted in both rounds of the draft. It was announced on 13 February 2013 that Seamon signed for the

Pittsburgh Riverhounds Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC is an American professional soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1998 and beginning play in 1999, the club plays in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship, the second tier of the American ...

. Seamon made his first appearance for the club as a starter during the Riverhounds' opening match of the season against the

Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers is an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. The Kickers compete as a member of USL League One (USL1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a United States Interregional S ...

on April 6, 2013.

Honors

Seattle Sounders FC

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, commonly known as the U.S. Open Cup (USOC), is a knockout cup competition in men's soccer in the United States. It is the country's oldest ongoing national soccer competition. The competition was first held duri ...

(2):

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

Personal

Mike's sister, Katie Seamon, was on Season 17 of CBS's The Amazing Race with partner Rachel. They were the 4th team eliminated from the race.

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of August 18, 2012.''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Seamon, Mike 1988 births Living people American men's soccer players Villanova Wildcats men's soccer players Seattle Sounders FC players Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players Soccer players from Union County, New Jersey Sportspeople from Rahway, New Jersey Seattle Sounders FC draft picks Union Catholic Regional High School alumni Major League Soccer players USL Championship players Men's association football midfielders