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Jason McLaughlin
Personal information
Full name	Jason Ray McLaughlin
Date of birth	April 14, 1982 (age 27)
Place of birth	Provo, Utah, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Midfielder/Forward
Club information
Current club	Portland Timbers
Number	14
Youth career
2000–2005	UAB Blazers
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 October, 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).;

Jason McLaughlin (born April 14, 1982 in Provo, Utah) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Portland Timbers in the USL First Division.

[edit] Career

[edit] College and Amateur

McLaughlin grew up in Wetumpka, Alabama, and attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham, playing on the men’s soccer team from 2000 to 2005, scoring 15 goals and assisted on 13 others during his career. McLaughlin captained the Blazers his junior season and led them to a third place finish the Conference USA tournament. He led the team in scoring his senior season with five goals and eight assists and received numerous accolades for his performance, including a NSCAA All-South Region third-team selection and All-C-USA second-team honors.

During his college years McLaughlin also played one season with the Augusta Fireball of the USL Premier Development League.^[1]

[edit] Professional

McLaughlin signed his first professional contract in 2006 when he joined the Atlanta Silverbacks of the USL First Division. He played 28 games, scoring 5 goals, in his debut season. On January 11, 2007, the Silverbacks traded him and Fabian Dawkins to the Montreal Impact in exchange for Mauricio Salles and Dan Antoniuk.^[2]

On April 11, the Impact then traded McLaughlin to the Vancouver Whitecaps for Sita-Taty Matondo, with McLaughlin never having pulled on an Impact jersey.^[3] McLaughlin spent the 2007 season in Vancouver, featuring in 19 games.^[4]

On November 14, 2007, the Silverbacks announced they had re-signed McLaughlin to a three year contract after he was released by the Whitecaps.^[5] In January 2009, following Atlanta's demise, he moved to the Portland Timbers of the USL-1.^[6]

[edit] Honors

[edit] Portland Timbers

USL First Division Commissioner's Cup (1): 2009

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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[0] 2005 Augusta Fireball

[swap-1] Dawkins and McLaughlin traded for Salles and Antoniuk

[2] IMPACT ACQUIRES FORWARD SITA-TATY MATONDO

[3] 2007 Vancouver Whitecaps

[4] MCLAUGHLIN RETURNS TO ATLANTA; SILVERBACKS INK AMBERSLEY

[5] TIMBERS: Soccer team signs seven players

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