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Josh Suggs
Personal information
Full name Joshua Taylor Suggs
Date of birth (1989-04-26) April 26, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Left back or centre half
Team information
Current team
 New Mexico United
Number 5
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Humboldt State Lumberjacks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Los Angeles Blues 8 (0)
2012 San Jose Earthquakes 0 (0)
2012 → Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan) 0 (0)
2012 Los Angeles Blues 9 (0)
2013 Atlanta Silverbacks 2 (0)
2014–2015 Orange County Blues 47 (2)
2016–2018 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 92 (6)
2019– New Mexico United 38 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 5, 2020

Joshua Taylor Suggs (born April 26, 1989 in Las Cruces, New Mexico) is an American soccer player who currently plays for New Mexico United in the USL Championship. He can play as either a left back or as a centre half.

Career

Youth and Amateur

Suggs attended Las Cruces High School, and was a member of the New Mexico Olympic Development Program (ODP) State Team for five years, before going on to play four years of college soccer at Humboldt State University. With the Jacks he earned honorable mention All-CCAA honors as a sophomore in 2008, was an NSCAA Division II All-West Region third-team selection and a second-team All-CCAA honoree as a junior in 2009 and again as a senior in 2010. He captained the team in his senior year in 2010.

Professional

Suggs turned professional when he signed with the expansion Los Angeles Blues now formally known as the Orange County Blues FC of the USL Professional League in February 2010. He made his professional debut on April 15, 2011 in a 3–0 victory over Sevilla Puerto Rico[1]

He signed with San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer on March 9, 2012.[2]

On April 5, 2012 Suggs was loaned to NASL club Tampa Bay Rowdies for the 2012 season.[3]

Suggs was waived by San Jose on June 28, 2012.[4]

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

Suggs signed with Colorado Springs Switchbacks of the United Soccer League in January 2016.[5] Suggs scored his first goal for the Colorado Springs Switchbacks in a 2–1 friendly victory against Air Force Falcon's Soccer team.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played October 17, 2020[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Los Angeles Blues 2011 USL Pro 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
San Jose Earthquakes 2012 MLS 0 0 1[a] 0 0 0 0 0
Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan) 2012 NASL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Los Angeles Blues 2012 USL Pro 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
Atlanta Silverbacks 2013 NASL 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Orange County Blues 2014 USL Pro 22 2 0 0 — 22 2
2015 USL 25 0 0 0 1[b] 0 26 0
Total 47 2 0 0 1 0 48 2
Colorado Springs Switchbacks 2016 USL 30 2 2[a] 0 1[b] 0 33 2
2017 USL 28 2 2[a] 0 — 30 2
2018 USL 34 2 2[a] 0 — 36 2
Total 92 6 6 0 1 0 99 6
New Mexico United 2019 USL Championship 26 1 2[a] 0 1[c] 0 29 1
2020 USL Championship 12 0 — 2[c] 0 14 0
Total 38 1 2 0 3 0 43 1
Career total 194 9 9 0 5 0 208 9
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in the US Open Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in USL Cup playoffs
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in USL Championship playoffs

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 11, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Quakes sign GK Newton, D Suggs". sjearthquakes.com. San Jose Earthquakes. March 9, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Earthquakes waive D Suggs, M McLoughlin". sjearthquakes.com. San Jose Earthquakes. June 28, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 13, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "USA - J. Suggs". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
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