John "Jack" Traynor (born March 17, 1987, in

St. Charles, Missouri Saint Charles (commonly abbreviated St. Charles) is a city in, and the county seat of, St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. The population was 65,794 at the 2010 census, making St. Charles the ninth-largest city in Missouri. Situated on t ...

) is an

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former

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player.

Career

College and Amateur

Traynor attended

Francis Howell North High School Francis Howell North High School is a secondary school located in St. Charles, Missouri. The school's mascot is Norm the Knight. History After Francis Howell High School alone could no longer support the burgeoning population of its part of St. ...

and played

college soccer College soccer is played by teams composed of soccer players who are enrolled in colleges and universities. It is very prominent in United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada, and as well as in South Africa and the Philippines. The United Kingd ...

at the

University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame ( ) or ND, is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, outside the city of South Bend. French priest Edward Sorin founded the school in 1842. The main campu ...

, where he was named to the College Soccer News `100 Freshmen to Watch' list, and was named a Big East Academic All-Star as a junior.

Professional

Traynor was drafted in the second round (29th overall) of the

2009 MLS SuperDraft The 2009 MLS SuperDraft took place on January 15, 2009 in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the tenth annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection was owned by the expansion Seattle Sounders FC. Unlike previous years, the SuperDraft wa ...

by the

New York Red Bulls The New York Red Bulls are an American professional soccer club based in the New York metropolitan area. The Red Bulls compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The club was established in October 1994 and be ...

, but was not offered a contract by the team. After an unsuccessful trial with Aalesunds FK in Norway, Traynor signed with Miami FC of the

USL First Division The USL First Division (usually referred to as USL-1) was a professional men's soccer league in the United States and Canada from 2005 to 2010. During its existence, it formed the second tier of soccer in the United States soccer league system b ...

. He made his professional debut on April 26, 2009, coming on as a substitute in Miami's game against

Rochester Rhinos Rochester New York FC, formerly known as the Rochester Rhinos, are an American professional soccer team based in Rochester, New York, United States. Founded in 1996, as the Rochester Raging Rhinos, they changed their name to Rochester Rhinos to ...

. On February 12, 2010, he signed with

AC St. Louis AC St. Louis was an American professional soccer team based in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in December 2009, the team played its first and only season the next year in the NASL Conference of the temporary USSF D2 Pro League, the se ...

Following St. Louis folding after their one and only season in 2010, Traynor signed a multi-year contract with new USL Pro club Orlando City on March 15, 2011. Traynor spent only the 2011 season in Orlando, helping the club win the USL Pro championship, before signing with USL side

on November 28, 2011.

Personal

Jack's brother, Will Traynor, is also a professional soccer player.

Honours

Orlando City

* USL Pro (1):

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References

External links

AC St. Louis bio

Miami FC bio

{{DEFAULTSORT:Traynor, Jack 1987 births Living people AC St. Louis players American soccer players Association football defenders Miami FC (2006) players New York Red Bulls draft picks Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer players Orlando City SC (2010–2014) players People from St. Charles, Missouri Rochester New York FC players Soccer players from Missouri USL Championship players USL First Division players USSF Division 2 Professional League players