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Justin Springer
Personal information
Full name Justin Springer
Date of birth (1993-07-08) 8 July 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Burlington, Canada
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Guelph Gryphons 54 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 K–W United 26 (2)
2018–2019 Vaughan Azzurri 9 (0)
2019 York9 11 (0)
International career
2016– Saint Kitts and Nevis 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2019

Justin Springer (born 8 July 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team.

Club career

Early career

Springer played varsity soccer at the University of Guelph for five years, earning OUA All-Star honours all five years and in his final season helped the Guelph Gryphons earn a third-place finish in the 2016 CIS Championship.[1][2]

K–W United

Springer began playing for USL PDL club K–W United FC in 2015, making two appearances.[3] In 2016, he made 13 appearances, scoring one goal and appearing in one playoff match.[3][4] In 2017, Springer made another 11 appearances for K–W, scoring one goal and making one playoff appearance.[3][5]

Vaughan Azzurri

In 2018, Springer joined League1 Ontario club Vaughan Azzurri, making nine appearances in the regular season and appearing in Vaughan's first two playoff matches of the group stage.[6] He then played in the final against Woodbridge Strikers, winning the league championship.[6]

York9

On 8 February 2019, Springer signed his first professional contact with Canadian Premier League side York9.[1] He made his debut for York9 in their inaugural match against Forge FC on April 27, 2019.[7]

International career

Springer was born in Canada to a Kittitian father. He made his debut for the Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team in a friendly 0-0 tie with Nicaragua on 31 August 2016.[8]

Honours

K–W United
Vaughan Azzurri
Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "York9 FC brings on Emilio Estevez, Morey Doner and Justin Springer". York 9 FC. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Justin Springer". University of Guelph. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Justin Springer". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Justin Springer 2016". United Soccer League. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Justin Springer 2017". United Soccer League. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Justin Springer 2018". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  7. ^ Davidson, Neil (April 27, 2019). "Forge FC, York9 FC tie in Canadian Premier League's entertaining opener".
  8. ^ Bekavac, Ned (27 October 2016). "International duty for Gryphons soccer star".