J. J. Koval

J. J. Koval
	Koval in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Jeffrey Koval, Jr.
Date of birth	May 19, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Westlake Village, California, United States
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sacramento Republic
Number	24
Youth career
2007–2010	Real So Cal
College career
Years	Team
2010–2013	Stanford Cardinal
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013	Ventura County Fusion
2014–2015	San Jose Earthquakes
2014	→ Sacramento Republic (loan)
2016–	Sacramento Republic
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 11, 2016

Jeffrey "J. J." Koval, Jr. (born May 19, 1992) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Sacramento Republic in the United Soccer League.

Career

Youth and College

Koval played youth soccer for Real So Cal in his local area before signing a National Letter of Intent to play for Stanford Cardinal. For Stanford, Koval was a regular starter all four years for the program as a holding midfielder, appearing in all of Stanford's 74 games during that span, starting 73 of them.^[1]

Professional

Koval was drafted ninth overall in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes. He subsequently signed a contract. On March 11, 2014, Koval made his professional debut for the Earthquakes in a CONCACAF Champions League match against Toluca, coming on for Jason Hernandez in the 73rd minute. ^[2]

Koval was released by San Jose on February 27, 2016.^[3]

Personal

Koval is married.^[4]

References

^ "JJ Koval Biography". GoStanford.com. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
^ "San Jose Earthquakes v Toluca recap". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
^ http://www.sjearthquakes.com/post/2016/02/27/earthquakes-waive-midfielder-jj-koval
^ Paterson, Bill (July 2, 2016). "Republic FC players set aside day jobs to play under lights". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. Retrieved July 22, 2016.

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[1] "JJ Koval Biography". GoStanford.com. Retrieved March 12, 2014.

[2] "San Jose Earthquakes v Toluca recap". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved March 12, 2014.

[3] ttp://www.sjearthquakes.com/post/2016/02/27/earthquakes-waive-midfielder-jj-koval

[4] Paterson, Bill (July 2, 2016). "Republic FC players set aside day jobs to play under lights". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. Retrieved July 22, 2016.

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