Ashani Fairclough

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Ashani Fairclough
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-08-07) August 7, 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth Portmore, Jamaica
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 South Florida Bulls 78 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 VSI Tampa Flames 5 (0)
2013 Seattle Sounders FC 0 (0)
2014–2015 Wilmington Hammerheads 32 (3)
2015 Seattle Sounders FC 2 12 (1)
2016 Wilmington Hammerheads 24 (5)
2017 Charlotte Independence 1 (0)
National team‡
Jamaica U17
Jamaica U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 18, 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 7, 2010

Ashani Fairclough (born August 7, 1992) is a Jamaican footballer.

Career[]

Early career[]

Fairclough captained his country at the U17 level in 2007 at the age of fifteen.[citation needed] A year later he was recruited by various college scouts and chose to attend The University of South Florida.[citation needed] He is one of the youngest Jamaican athletes ever to go to college at just sixteen years old.[citation needed]

College and amateur[]

Fairclough played four years of college soccer at the University of South Florida between 2009 and 2012.[1] While at college, Fairclough also appeared for USL PDL club VSI Tampa Flames during their 2012 season.[2]

Professional[]

Fairclough wasn't drafted in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft, but signed with Major League Soccer's Seattle Sounders FC on March 22, 2013 after a strong pre-season on trial.[3] However, he was waived by Seattle on June 27, 2013 without having made a first-team appearance.[4]

Fairclough signed with USL Pro club Wilmington Hammerheads on April 2, 2014.[5][better source needed] Fairclough was named to the USL Pro team of week on May 6, 2014.[6] At the end of 2014 USL PRO season, Fairclough was named to the USL PRO first team of the year.

International[]

Fairclough was a member of the 2009 Jamaica national U20 team.

Honors[]

Individual[]

  • USL Pro All-League First Team: 2014[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ashani Fairclough". USF Bulls. University of South Florida. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2014-04-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2015-03-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Jeremiah Oshan (June 27, 2013). "Sounders waive Ashani Fairclough, free up additional international spot". Sounder at Heart. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  5. ^ "Hammerheads make two additions to Squad". Boxscore. Stryker-Indigo New York. April 2, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2014-05-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "USL PRO All-League Teams Announced". USL Pro. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.

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