Jack de Vries (born March 28, 2002) is an American professional

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player who plays as a

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for club

Vis Pesaro Vis Pesaro dal 1898 S.r.l., commonly referred to as simply Vis Pesaro, is an Italian association football club located in Pesaro, Marche. The club currently plays in Serie C. History Vis Pesaro was founded in 1898 and refounded in 2008. Th ...

, on loan from

Venezia Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The islan ...

Club career

Born in

Dayton Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Da ...

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

, de Vries is the son of the Dutch former professional

player

Raimo de Vries Raimo de Vries (born 10 June 1969) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Born in Den Helder, de Vries played college soccer with Wake Forest, scoring 28 goals and making 15 assists between 1989 and 1992. D ...

. De Vries then moved with his family to

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

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. While living in Belgium, de Vries was part of the youth academy at

Anderlecht Anderlecht (, ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles, as well as the ...

for three seasons before moving with his family back to the United States in

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. In 2015, de Vries moved again to

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

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, where he joined the YSC Academy, the youth development system of

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club

Philadelphia Union The Philadelphia Union are an American professional soccer club based in Chester, Pennsylvania. The Union compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. Founded on February 28, 2008, the club began playing in 201 ...

. In December 2018, de Vries committed to playing

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for the

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at the

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. Prior to the 2019 season, de Vries joined

USL Championship The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, pl ...

side

Bethlehem Steel The Bethlehem Steel Corporation was an American steelmaking company headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. For most of the 20th century, it was one of the world's largest steel producing and shipbuilding companies. At the height of its succe ...

, the reserve affiliate for the Union. He joined the club on a USL academy contract, allowing him to retain his college soccer eligibility. On March 10, 2019, de Vries made his professional debut for Bethlehem Steel in their opening match against

Birmingham Legion Birmingham Legion FC is an American professional soccer club based in Birmingham, Alabama, that competes in the USL Championship, the second division of American soccer. The team was established in August 2013 and played under the name Birmingh ...

. He came on as a late game substitute for

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, as the Steel won 2–0.

Philadelphia Union

On August 20, 2019, de Vries agreed to join the

, signing a professional pre-contract for the 2020 season. Prior to signing with the Union, de Vries also had offers to join Dutch club

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and Danish side

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. Upon signing, Union sporting director Ernst Tanner praised de Vries, stating "He is an exciting attacking prospect. He is a very versatile player, capable of playing as an attacking midfielder or as a forward. He is ready for the leap to the professional game and we are pleased to have him officially join our first team next season." On July 9, 2020, de Vries made his senior debut for the Philadelphia Union against

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during the

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. He came on as a late substitute for

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. Prior to the 2021 season, in late March, de Vries was added into concussion protocol.

Venezia

On August 31, 2021, de Vries joined

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club

on loan for the 2021–22 season, spending much of his time with the under-19 team. On December 14, 2021, he made his first team debut for the Italian side, coming in as a substitute for

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at the 80th minute of the

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game against

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, which was eventually won 3–1 by Venezia. On July 7, 2022, de Vries officially returned to Venezia, joining the club on a permanent deal for a reported $1 million transfer fee.

Loans in Finland and Italy

On February 12, 2023, de Vries was loaned to Finnish side KTP, along with teammates Damiano Pecile and Gabriel Sandberg. The loan deal expired in June of the same year. On September 1, 2023, de Vries joined

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club

on a season-long loan.

International career

On April 22, 2019, de Vries was selected into the United States under-17 squad for the

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. He made his international debut in their opening match against

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. He made one more appearance, as a starter against

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, as the United States finished as runners-up and qualified for the

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Career statistics

Honors

Philadelphia Union *

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References

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