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{{short description|American soccer player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jeremy Ebobisse
| fullname = Jeremy Edward Nirina Ebobisse Ebolo
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|2|14}}
| birth_place = [[Paris]], France<ref>{{cite web|title=After stellar youth career, Jeremy Ebobisse ready for new horizons in Portland|url=http://www.timbers.com/post/2017/01/13/2017-mls-superdraft-after-stellar-youth-career-jeremy-ebobisse-ready-new-horizons|access-date=January 14, 2017}}</ref>
| height = {{convert|1.84|m|order=flip}}
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
| currentclub = [[San Jose Earthquakes]]
| clubnumber = 11
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = Bethesda SC
| collegeyears1 = 2014–2015
| college1 = [[Duke Blue Devils men's soccer|Duke Blue Devils]]
| collegecaps1 = 37
| collegegoals1 = 9
| years1 = 2015
| clubs1 = [[D.C. United U-23]]
| caps1 = 9
| goals1 = 6
| years2 = 2016
| clubs2 = [[Charleston Battery]]
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2017–2021
| clubs3 = [[Portland Timbers]]
| caps3 = 88
| goals3 = 26
| years4 = 2017–2018
| clubs4 = [[Portland Timbers 2]]
| caps4 = 23
| goals4 = 5
| years5 = 2021–
| clubs5 = [[San Jose Earthquakes]]
| caps5 = 109
| goals5 = 34
| nationalyears1 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam1 = [[United States men's national under-20 soccer team|United States U20]]
| nationalcaps1 = 17
| nationalgoals1 = 11
| nationalyears2 = 2019–2021
| nationalteam2 = [[United States men's national under-23 soccer team|United States U23]]
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2019
| nationalteam3 = [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| pcupdate = October 6, 2024
| nationalteam-update = January 27, 2019
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{USA}}}}
{{Medal|W|[[CONCACAF U-20 Championship]]|[[2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship|2017]]}}
}}

'''Jeremy Edward Nirina Ebobisse Ebolo''' (born February 14, 1997) is an American professional [[Association football|soccer]] player who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]] for [[Major League Soccer]] club [[San Jose Earthquakes]].

==Youth and amateur==

Born in [[Paris, France]], Jeremy Ebobisse moved with his family to [[Bethesda, Maryland]] at the age of two. He attended [[Walter Johnson High School]], where he played alongside [[Gedion Zelalem]] and they were coached by Michael Williams.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Draft road not taken with Jeremy Ebobisse: School Days|date=December 17, 2016 |url=http://playingfor90.com/2016/12/17/draft-road-not-taken-jeremy-ebobisse-school-days/|access-date=January 12, 2017}}</ref> In his freshman year, Walter Johnson had an undefeated regular season and reached the state championship game where they were upset by Bowie High School. Ebobisse and Zelalem starred for this impressive squad with both receiving individual honors at the conclusion of the season.

Outside of high school, he played club soccer the OBGC Rangers which also would go on to produce several other professional players including Zelalem, [[Carter Manley]], [[Chase Gasper]], and [[Jake Rozhansky]].  Ebobisse played two years of [[College soccer in the United States|college soccer]] at [[Duke University]] in 2014 and 2015, where he scored 9 goals in 37 appearances.<ref>{{cite web|title=Duke University Blue Devils|url=http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=209535520|publisher=www.goduke.com|access-date=October 3, 2016}}</ref> While at college, Ebobisse appeared with [[Premier Development League]] side [[D.C. United U-23]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistics – 2016 Regular Season – Premier Development League|url=http://www.uslpdl.com/stats/league_instance/39413?subseason=278141&tab=league_instance_player_stats|website=www.uslpdl.com|access-date=October 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801203654/http://www.uslpdl.com/stats/league_instance/39413?subseason=278141&tab=league_instance_player_stats|archive-date=August 1, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Professional career ==
Ebobisse signed a contract with [[Major League Soccer]] in August 2016, but without a club until the [[2017 MLS SuperDraft]] in January 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Report: U.S. U-20 forward Jeremy Ebobisse signs with MLS|url=http://sbisoccer.com/2016/08/report-u-s-u-20-forward-jeremy-ebobisse-signs-with-mls|publisher=Sbisoccer.com|access-date=October 3, 2016|date=August 16, 2016}}</ref> He spent time with [[United Soccer League]] side [[Charleston Battery]] towards the end of their 2016 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=MLS loans Jeremy Ebobisse to Charleston Battery|url=http://sbisoccer.com/2016/08/mls-loans-jeremy-ebobisse-to-charleston-battery|publisher=Sbisoccer.com|access-date=October 3, 2016|date=August 26, 2016}}</ref> Jeremy was drafted fourth overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by the Portland Timbers, following a deal with the [[Houston Dynamo]] for an international slot, $100,000 in general allocation money, and the tenth draft pick.

Ebobisse enjoyed a breakout in the second half of the 2018 MLS season, starting in all six of the Timbers' playoff appearances.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jeremy Ebobisse Player Profile|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/jeremy-ebobisse|access-date=July 29, 2019}}</ref> He went on to start in the [[MLS Cup 2018]] final against [[Atlanta United FC]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2018 MLS Cup Starting Lineups|url=https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2018-12-08-atlanta-united-fc-vs-portland-timbers/lineup|date=December 8, 2018|access-date=July 29, 2019}}</ref>

In August 2021, he was traded by Portland to San Jose.<ref>{{Cite web |last=sjearthquakes |title=NEWS: Earthquakes Acquire Forward Jeremy Ebobisse in Trade with Portland Timbers {{!}} San Jose Earthquakes |url=https://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/news-earthquakes-acquire-forward-jeremy-ebobisse-in-trade-with-portland-timbers |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=sjearthquakes |language=en}}</ref> During week two of the 2023 season, Ebobisse was named to the league's Team of the Matchday after tallying a goal and an assist in San Jose's 2–1 victory over the [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC|Vancouver Whitecaps]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/team-of-the-matchday-giorgio-chiellini-jesus-ferreira-more-step-up|title=Team of the Matchday: Giorgio Chiellini, Jesús Ferreira & more step up|date=March 6, 2023|last=Sigal|first=Jonathan|work=[[Major League Soccer]]|access-date=March 6, 2023}}</ref>

==International==
Ebobisse was born in France and is of Cameroonian and Malagasy descent. He moved to the United States at a young age, and chose to represent the U.S. internationally.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timbers.com/post/2018/02/27/black-history-month-timbers-jeremy-ebobisse-eryk-williamson-part-ii |title=Black History Month &#124; Timbers Jeremy Ebobisse, Eryk Williamson talk history, soccer and culture: Part II &#124; Portland Timbers |publisher=Timbers.com |date=February 27, 2018 |access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref> Ebobisse played with the [[United States men's national under-20 soccer team|United States under-20 national team]] during the [[2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup]].

Ebobisse earned his first call up for the United States senior team as a part of the 2019 January camp. He made his debut for the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States national team]] on January 27, 2019, in a friendly against [[Panama national football team|Panama]], as a starter.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Major League Soccer]]|url=https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2019-01-27-us-mens-national-team-vs-panama/recap|title=USA v Panama game report|date=January 27, 2019|access-date=January 28, 2019|archive-date=May 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507143220/https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2019-01-27-us-mens-national-team-vs-panama/recap|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On October 31, 2019, Ebobisse was called into the U.S. Mens national team pre-camp in, Bradenton, Fla.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Portland Timbers]]|url=https://www.timbers.com/post/2019/10/31/timbers-forward-jeremy-ebobisse-named-us-mens-national-team-pre-camp-roster|title=Timbers forward Jeremy Ebobisse named to U.S. Men's National Team pre-camp roster|date=October 31, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Ebobisse's older brother, Patrick, played [[College soccer in the United States|college soccer]] at [[Williams College]] in Massachusetts.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goldberg |first1=Jamie |title=For Portland Timbers forward Jeremy Ebobisse, patience, humility are paying off |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/2019/01/for-portland-timbers-forward-jeremy-ebobisse-patience-humility-are-paying-off.html |website=Oregon Live |access-date=July 30, 2020 |date=January 31, 2019}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==
=== Club ===
{{updated|match played October 6, 2024}}<ref>{{Soccerway|jeremy-ebobisse/458801}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
! rowspan="2" | Club !! rowspan="2" | Season !! colspan="3" | League
! colspan="2" |Playoffs
! colspan="2" |National cup
! colspan="2" |Continental
! colspan="2" |Other
! colspan="2" |Total
|-
!Division
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
| [[Charleston Battery]] || [[2016 USL season|2016]]  || rowspan="3" | [[USL Championship|USL]]
|5
|1
|colspan="2"|—
|colspan="2"|—
|colspan="2"|—
|colspan="2"|—
|5
|1
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Portland Timbers 2]] || [[2017 USL season|2017]] 
|5
|1
|colspan="2"|—
|colspan="2"|—
|colspan="2"|—
|colspan="2"|—
|5
|1
|-
|[[2018 USL season|2018]] 
|18
|4
|colspan="2"|—
|colspan="2"|—
|colspan="2"|—
|colspan="2"|—
|18
|4
|-
! colspan="3" |USL Total
!28
!6
!colspan="2"|—
!colspan="2"|—
!colspan="2"|—
!colspan="2"|—
!28
!6
|-
| rowspan="6" | [[Portland Timbers]] || [[2017 Portland Timbers season|2017]]  || rowspan="5" | [[Major League Soccer|MLS]]
|14
|1
|2
|0
|1
|0
|colspan="2"|—
|colspan="2"|—
|17
|1
|-
|[[2018 Portland Timbers season|2018]]
|9
|2
|6
|1
|1
|0
|colspan="2"|—
|colspan="2"|—
|16
|3
|-
|[[2019 Portland Timbers season|2019]]
|34
|11
|1
|0
|4
|1
|colspan="2"|—
|colspan="2"|—
|39
|12
|-
|[[2020 Portland Timbers season|2020]] 
|18
|8
|1
|0
|colspan="2"|—
|colspan="2"|—
|4
|1
|23
|9
|-
|[[2021 Portland Timbers season|2021]] 
|13
|4
|colspan="2"|—
|colspan="2"|—
|1
|0
|colspan="2"|—
|14
|4
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!88
!26
!10
!1
!6
!1
!1
!0
!4
!1
!109
!29
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[San Jose Earthquakes]] || [[2021 San Jose Earthquakes season|2021]]  || rowspan="4" | MLS
|11
|1
|colspan="2"|—
|colspan="2"|—
|colspan="2"|—
|colspan="2"|—
|11
|1
|-
|[[2022 San Jose Earthquakes season|2022]]
|34
|17
|colspan="2"|—
|2
|0
|colspan="2"|—
|colspan="2"|—
|36
|17
|-
|[[2023 San Jose Earthquakes season|2023]]
|34
|10
|1
|0
|1
|0
|colspan="2"|—
|2
|0
|38
|10
|-
|[[2024 San Jose Earthquakes season|2024]]
|30
|6
|colspan="2"|—
|colspan="2"|—
|colspan="2"|—
|4
|4
|34
|10
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!109
!34
!1
!0
!3
!0
!0
!0
!6
!4
!119
!38
|-
! colspan="3" |Career Total
!225
!66
!11
!1
!9
!1
!1
!0
!10
!5
!257
!73
|}

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=== International ===
{{updated|match played January 27, 2019}}<ref>{{NFT|73333}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]
|2019||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!1!!0
|}

== Honors ==
'''Portland Timbers'''
*[[MLS is Back Tournament]]: [[MLS is Back Tournament Final|2020]]

'''United States U20'''
*[[CONCACAF Under-20 Championship]]: [[2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship|2017]]<ref>{{cite web|title=U-20 MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM CLAIMS FIRST CONCACAF U-20 CHAMPIONSHIP WITH SHOOTOUT WIN VS. HONDURAS|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2017/03/05/20/16/20170305-recap-u20-mnt-wins-concacaf-u20-championship-for-first-time-with-shootout-win-vs-honduras|publisher=ussoccer.com|date=5 March 2017}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=209535520 Duke Website]
*[https://www.timbers.com/players/jeremy-ebobisse Portland Timbers Website]
*{{NFT player|73333}}
* {{MLS|jeremy-ebobisse}}

{{San Jose Earthquakes squad}}
{{2017 MLS SuperDraft}}
{{TimbersFirstPick}}

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