Jacob Bushue
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Jacob M. Bushue | ||
Date of birth | May 15, 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Champaign, Illinois, United States | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FC Haka | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2010 | Chicago Magic | ||
2010–2013 | Indiana Hoosiers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011 | Chicago Fire U-23 | 6 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Saint Louis FC | 49 | (1) |
2017 | BK-46 | 21 | (3) |
2018 | Ekenäs IF | 25 | (3) |
2019– | FC Haka | 30 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 2, 2020 |
Jacob M. Bushue (born May 15, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for FC Haka.
Career[]
Youth[]
Bushue played youth soccer with the Chicago Magic from 2006-2010. Bushue's Chicago Magic team was a Dallas Cup Semi-Finalist in 2009.[1] His teams also went to the US Soccer Academy Finals in both 2008 and 2009.[2] Bushue was invited to the Adidas ESP Camp in 2008 and 2009.
College[]
He played college soccer at Indiana University from 2010 to 2013.[3] During his career at Indiana, Bushue was a part of the team that won the 2012 National Championship.[4] While at Indiana University, Bushue also won the 2010 Big Ten Conference regular season championship[5] and the 2013 Big Ten Conference men's soccer tournament championship, and was named to the All-Tournament Team.[6] During his career at Indiana, Bushue played in 86 games and made 79 starts for the Hoosiers, scoring 6 goals and 10 assists.[7] After his career at Indiana, Bushue was invited to the 2014 MLS Draft Combine.[8]
Professional[]
On January 15, 2015, Saint Louis FC of the USL announced the signing of Bushue for the 2015 season.[9] He scored his first professional goal in a match on September 12 against the Charlotte Independence at World Wide Technology Soccer Park, and was named to the USL's Team of the Week for his performance.[10]
On November 9, 2016 Saint Louis FC released Bushue
Bushue signed with the Finnish team Bollklubben-46 for the 2017 campaign. BK-46 plays in the third level of Finnish soccer as of 2017.
Bushue joined FC Haka for the 2019 season.[11]
Personal life[]
Bushue grew up in Champaign, Illinois. His parents are Doug and Katy Bushue. Jacob and his sister Megan[12] became the first brother–sister combination to win the News-Gazette player of the year award.[13] Bushue attended Champaign Centennial High School, graduating in December 2009.
Honors[]
FC Haka[14]
References[]
- ^ http://www.dallascup.com/schedules/12194271/12194310.html
- ^ "News & Stories | U.S. Soccer Official Website".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2015-02-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Indiana Hoosiers NCAA Soccer National Champions!". 9 December 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2015-02-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/111713aab.html
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2015-02-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2014/combine[bare URL]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2015-02-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ http://saintlouisfc.com/bushuetotw[bare URL]
- ^ Spelarflykten från Ekenäs IF fortsätter – Jacob Bushue går till FC Haka, svenska.yle.fi, 20 February 2019
- ^ "All-decade honoree: Megan Bushue".
- ^ "Soccer is serious business for Jacob Bushue and his siblings".
- ^ "Soccerway profile". Retrieved 28 July 2020.
External links[]
- Jacob Bushue at Soccerway
- Living people
- 1992 births
- American expatriate soccer players
- American soccer players
- Association football midfielders
- Chicago Fire U-23 players
- Ekenäs IF players
- FC Haka players
- Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer players
- Saint Louis FC players
- Soccer players from Illinois
- Sportspeople from Champaign, Illinois
- USL Championship players
- USL League Two players