Jackson Eskay is an American

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player.

Career

Youth and amateur

Eskay began playing organized travel soccer in 2002 when he joined the local club, FC Frederick. He was part of their development teams through 2013. Eskay played high school soccer from 2009 through 2012 at Urbana High School, where he was a four-year starter. Eskay finished his high school career ranked second in assists and fourth in points (two points for goals and one point for assists combined). While at Urbana, Eskay helped lead the Hawks to the Maryland 4A State Finals in 2010 and 2011. While in high school, Eskay was named to the Maryland ODP team and was named to the Maryland First-Team All-State selection in 2011 and 2012. Upon graduating from Urbana, Eskay signed a

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to play

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for the

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program. During the

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, Eskay made 18 appearances and earned 12 starts, scoring twice his freshman year. Eskay earned CAA Rookie of the Week honors. Eskay had a breakout season in his sophomore year, starting and playing in 19 matches, where he led the team with 8 goals, and had 5 assists, for 21 points. Notable games he earned points included two matches against the then-No. 1 teams in the nation, Creighton and

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. Eskay finished the season earning Third-Team All-CAA honors. Due to injury in the spring season, Eskay had a rather quiet junior season, playing 18 matches with 12 starts, and only scoring one goal. His senior year, he returned to form earning a spot on the VaSID First-Team and earning all-CAA Second-Team honors. He led the Tribe in points (20) and goals (8) during the

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Professional

On March 24, 2016, Eskay signed his first professional contract with the

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of the second-division

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. Eskay made his professional debut on May 18, 2016, in a

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fixture against Aromas Café FC. Eskay started the match and played for 68 minutes. The following Saturday, Eskay made his USL debut playing for the final minute of a 0–0 draw against Louisville City FC, coming on for Miguel Aguilar.

Statistics

''As of May 25, 2016''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eskay, Jackson 1994 births American men's soccer players Soccer players from Maryland Richmond Kickers players USL Championship players William & Mary Tribe men's soccer players Living people Men's association football midfielders University of Pennsylvania Law School alumni