Jordan Graye

Jordan Graye
Personal information
Full name	Jordan Cameron Graye
Date of birth	June 15, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Washington, D.C., United States
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
2001–2004	D.C. United
2003	IMG Soccer Academy
2005–2009	North Carolina Tar Heels
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008	Cary RailHawks U23's
2010	D.C. United
2011	Houston Dynamo
2012–2014	Carolina RailHawks
2015	Fort Lauderdale Strikers
International career‡
2003	United States U17
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 24, 2014; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 15, 2012

Jordan Cameron Graye (born June 15, 1987) is an American former professional soccer player.

Career

College

Born in Washington, D.C.,^{[citation needed]} Graye attended DeMatha Catholic High School,^[1] played club soccer for Reston FC, and played for the D.C. United Academy's U-14, U-15, U-16 and U-20 teams, and helped the U-14 squad win the Super Y-League National Title in 2001, qualifying for the national championships on three total occasions.^{[citation needed]} He subsequently played five years of college soccer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, redshirting his second year in 2006.^{[citation needed]}

During his college years Graye also played for the Cary RailHawks U23's in the USL Premier Development League.^[2]

Professional

Graye was drafted in the fourth round (55th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United.^[3] He made his professional debut on April 28, 2010, in a US Open Cup game against FC Dallas,^[4] and made his MLS debut a couple of days later on May 1 in a game against the New York Red Bulls.^[5]

On November 24, 2010, Graye was selected by expansion side Portland Timbers in the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft.^[6] Portland subsequently traded Graye to Houston Dynamo on December 13, 2010,

On June 29, 2011, the Dynamo announced that Graye had been waived.

On March 4, 2012, Graye appeared as a trialist for Carolina RailHawks, seeing action in the second half of a preseason friendly against Vancouver Whitecaps.

On September 14, 2012, it was announced that Graye had signed with the Carolina RailHawks for the remainder of the NASL season and playoffs.^[7] Graye appeared in two regular season and one playoff game for the Railhawks.

International

Graye has also been with the U.S. National Team at the U-16 and U-17 levels. He spent 2003 at the U.S. U-17 National Team Residency Program and was a member of the U-16 side in 2002.

References

^ "Jordan Graye, Andrew Quinn go from DeMatha to D.C. United". Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
^ D.C. United Signs Defender Jordan Graye
^ "United get the better of Dallas". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
^ Ibrahim, Angel power Red Bulls past United Archived 2010-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
^ "2010 Expansion Draft: pick by pick | Major League Soccer". Archived from the original on 2010-11-29.
^ "Kalungi, Graye, and Luzunaris join team". Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2012-12-03.

External links

Jordan Graye at Major League Soccer
North Carolina bio at the Wayback Machine (archived February 14, 2010)
Fort Lauderdale Strikers Bio Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Jordan Graye, Andrew Quinn go from DeMatha to D.C. United". Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-07-17.

[2] "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2012-08-19.

[3] D.C. United Signs Defender Jordan Graye

[4] "United get the better of Dallas". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-04-30.

[5] Ibrahim, Angel power Red Bulls past United Archived 2010-05-03 at the Wayback Machine

[6] "2010 Expansion Draft: pick by pick | Major League Soccer". Archived from the original on 2010-11-29.

[7] "Kalungi, Graye, and Luzunaris join team". Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2012-12-03.

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