George Josten
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 12, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Idaho Falls, Idaho | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder/Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2007 | Gonzaga Bulldogs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Michigan Bucks | 7 | (0) |
| 2008 | Columbus Crew | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Cleveland City Stars (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Portland Timbers | 43 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 20, 2010 | |||
George Josten (born May 12, 1986) is a retired American soccer player who last played for Portland Timbers in the USSF Division-2 Professional League.
Career
[edit]College and amateur
[edit]Josten attended Idaho Falls High School and played college soccer at Gonzaga University, where he scored 34 goals in 79 career games over four years. He finished his collegiate career ranked third all-time in school history in goals and assists and fourth in points, was named to the All-West Coast Conference first team for three consecutive seasons between 2005 and 2007, and was also named in the NSCAA All-Far West Region first team in 2006 and 2007.
During his college years Josten also played with Michigan Bucks in the USL Premier Development League, helping them to the PDL Championship Game in 2007.
Professional
[edit]Josten was selected in the second Round (20th overall) of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft by the Columbus Crew. He made his full professional debut for Columbus on May 27, 2008, coming on as a substitute for Alejandro Moreno in a US Open Cup game against Real Salt Lake.[1]
After spending time on loan with the Cleveland City Stars in the USL Second Division, and despite recording one goal and two assists in eleven MLS Reserve Division matches, Josten was released by Columbus at the end of the 2008 season, having never played a single minute of MLS league soccer.
He signed for Portland Timbers of the USL First Division on February 20, 2009.[2]
Honors
[edit]Portland Timbers
[edit]- USL First Division Commissioner's Cup (1): 2009
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Portland Timbers bio
- MLS player profile
- Gonzaga bio Archived 2015-09-09 at the Wayback Machine
- 1986 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- Columbus Crew players
- Gonzaga Bulldogs men's soccer players
- Cleveland City Stars players
- Flint City Bucks players
- Portland Timbers (2001–2010) players
- USL League Two players
- USL First Division players
- USL Second Division players
- USSF Division 2 Professional League players
- Columbus Crew draft picks
- Soccer players from Idaho
- Men's association football forwards
- Men's association football midfielders