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A. J. Cochran
Personal information
Full name Alec John Cochran
Date of birth (1993-02-09) February 9, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2011–2013 Wisconsin Badgers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Michigan Bucks 5 (0)
2013 K-W United 3 (0)
2014–2015 Houston Dynamo 26 (0)
2015 → Charleston Battery (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2014– United States U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 27, 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 16, 2014

Alec John "A. J." Cochran (born February 9, 1993) is an American professional soccer player.

Career

Early Career

Cochran attended high school at CBC in St.Louis Missouri where he played for the Cadets under coach Terry Michler, the winningest high school coach in the U.S. AJ won a state championship his junior year and was an All American his senior year.. AJ was also Gatorade player of the year for Missouri his senior year. Cochran played three years of college soccer at the University of Wisconsin between 2011 and 2013, before signing a Generation Adidas deal with Major League Soccer. AJ helped take Wisconsin to the NCAA tournament his junior year and was a first team All American. While at college, Cochran appeared for both Michigan Bucks and K-W United FC during their 2013 seasons. [1][2]

Houston Dynamo

On January 16, 2014, Cochran was drafted by Houston Dynamo in the first-round (16th overall) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft.[3]

Cochran made his professional debut during a 4-1 loss to FC Dallas on April 5, 2014.[4]

Cochran's option was declined by the Dynamo at the end of the 2015 MLS season.[5]

References

  1. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslpdl.com. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  2. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Pdl.uslsoccer.com. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  3. ^ "Dynamo select AJ Cochran in first round of MLS SuperDraft - Houston Chronicle". Chron.com. January 16, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  4. ^ "MatchCenter - Houston Dynamo vs. FC Dallas". Matchcenter.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  5. ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/aj-cochran


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