David Schofield (born 15 October 1981) is an English

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Career

Youth and college

Schofield was a member of the schoolboy academy at the famous English club

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, but was never offered a senior contract by the team. He moved to the United States in 2000 to attend and play

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at Long Island University, where he was a three-time all conference pick.

Professional

Schofield turned professional in 2004 when he signed with the

Harrisburg City Islanders Penn FC (formerly the Harrisburg City Islanders) was an American professional soccer team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2003, the team most recently played in the USL Pro, the second tier of the United States soccer ...

in the

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, and has been there ever since. He leads the way in appearances made for the City Islanders with 130 league matches played to date. The only remaining player from the 2004 squad, Schofield was an All-League second team selection in 2005 and led the team to the 2007 USL2 Championship. The Englishman is also the most prolific playmaker in club history, ranking first all-time with 27 assists. On 2 February 2010 Harrisburg City announced the re-signing of Schofield for the 2010 season. Following the close of the 2011 season, Schofield retired from the City Islanders and is still the club's all-time record appearances holder with 130 USL appearances. Schofield also has professional indoor soccer experience, having played with the

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and Harrisburg Heat (MASL).

International

Schofield played for the England Schoolboys Under-18s team, but has never played for any of his country's senior teams. He did represent

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in the summer of 2005 at the World University Games ( 2005 Summer Universiade) in

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.World University Games football squad announced
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References

External links

Harrisburg Heat player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schofield, David 1981 births Living people English footballers Penn FC players USL Second Division players USL Championship players LIU Sharks men's soccer players Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008) players Philadelphia KiXX players Harrisburg Heat (MASL) players Association football wingers English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States English expatriate footballers