A. J. Corrado
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andrew Jordan Corrado | ||
Date of birth | January 8, 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Zionsville, Indiana, United States | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2010 | SMU Mustangs | ||
2011–2013 | Indiana Hoosiers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014 | Indy Eleven | 14 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 23, 2014 |
Andrew Jordan "A. J." Corrado (born January 8, 1992) is a former American professional soccer player who played as a midfielder.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]In high school, Corrado was named the 2010 Indiana High School Gatorade Player of the Year as well as an ESPN Rise First Team All-American after notching 24 goals and 25 assists as his team won the IHSAA State Championship in his senior season.[1]
Corrado started his college soccer in 2010 at Southern Methodist University before transferring to Indiana University in 2011. While at Indiana University, he helped lead the Hoosiers to the 2012 NCAA National Championship with a team-leading 12 assists. That same year Corrado was chosen as a First Team All-Big Ten selection. His Senior year he was named a Capital One Academic All-American and a Senior CLASS Award finalist.[1]
Professional
[edit]On January 16, 2014, it was announced that Corrado had been drafted by San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer in the third-round (47th overall) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft.[2] However, Corrado didn't earn a contract with San Jose.
On April 8, 2014, Corrado signed with NASL club Indy Eleven.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "A.J. Corrado Bio - Indiana University Official Athletic Site". iuhoosiers.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
- ^ "San Jose Earthquakes pick up three more players in MLS draft - San Jose Mercury News". mercurynews.com. January 21, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
- ^ "Indy Eleven NASL: Eleven Adds Frias, Corrado". indyeleven.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
External links
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer players
- Indy Eleven players
- North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
- People from Zionsville, Indiana
- Sportspeople from the Indianapolis metropolitan area
- San Jose Earthquakes draft picks
- SMU Mustangs men's soccer players
- Soccer players from Indiana
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American soccer midfielder stubs