Jarad van Schaik
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jarad Anthony van Schaik | ||
| Date of birth | December 11, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Portland, Oregon, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Charleston Battery | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Portland Pilots | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Portland Timbers U23s | 15 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 40 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Charleston Battery | 82 | (3) |
| 2016 | Rayo OKC | 17 | (0) |
| 2017– | Charleston Battery | 76 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 21, 2019 | |||
Jarad Anthony van Schaik (born December 11, 1988 in Portland, Oregon) is an American soccer player who plays for Charleston Battery in the USL Championship.
Career
College and amateur
Van Schaik grew up in Tualatin, Oregon, attended Tualatin High School, and won state titles with club teams Southside SC in 2000 and FC Portland in 2002 and 2006 before going on to play four years of college soccer at the University of Portland. He was voted to the WCC All-Freshman Team as a rookie in 2007, was named to the All-WCC First Team as a junior in 2009 and as a senior in 2010. Van Schaik led his team in his senior year with eight goals and three assists, and finished his college career with 13 goals and 14 assists in over 70 games for the Pilots.
During his college years van Schaik also played in the USL Premier Development League for the Portland Timbers U23s, and had the honor of scoring that team's first ever goal in a competitive match, a 2-2 tie with the Victoria Highlanders on May 9, 2009.[1]
Professional
Van Schaik was drafted in the third round (52nd overall) of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by Real Salt Lake,[2] and trained with the team throughout the 2011 Major League Soccer pre-season, but was not offered a contract by the team.
Instead, van Schaik signed a contract to play for the Puerto Rico Islanders of the North American Soccer League. He made his professional debut on May 14, 2011 in a 7-0 victory over Surinamese club Walking Boyz Company in the 2011 CFU Club Championship.[3]
In 2013, van Schaik signed with Charleston Battery of the USL. At the beginning of the 2015 season, van Schaik was named as the club's captain.
On 10 February 2016, van Schaik signed for newly formed NASL team Rayo OKC.[4]
van Schaik returned to Charleston on July 17, 2017.[5]
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Portland's Jarad van Schaik Selected by Real Salt Lake in the MLS SuperDraft
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "RAYO OKC SIGNS ERICK NORALES AND JARAD VAN SCHAIK". www.rayookc.com. Rayo OKC. 10 February 2016. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Battery Announce Van Schaik's Return". United Soccer League. July 17, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
External links
- 1988 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- American expatriate soccer players
- Portland Pilots men's soccer players
- Portland Timbers U23s players
- Puerto Rico Islanders players
- Charleston Battery players
- Rayo OKC players
- American people of Dutch descent
- Expatriate footballers in Puerto Rico
- Sportspeople from Portland, Oregon
- People from Tualatin, Oregon
- Soccer players from Oregon
- USL League Two players
- North American Soccer League players
- USL Championship players
- Real Salt Lake draft picks
- Association football midfielders