Jason Moore is a retired American
soccer midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
who spent five seasons in
Major League Soccer. He was a member of the
United States men's national under-17 soccer team
The United States U-17 men's national soccer team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team may compete is in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is held every two years.
History
Champ ...
which went to the quarterfinals of the
1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
College
Moore attended the
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United States, with highly selective ad ...
where he played two seasons on the men’s soccer team. In 1997, he played as a defender before moving into the midfield for the 1998 season. He was a 1998 Second Team All American. He left college after his sophomore season to turn professional.
Professional
In February 1999,
D.C. United
D.C. United is a professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. Domestically, the club has won four MLS Cups (league championships), four Supp ...
selected Moore with the first overall pick of the
1999 MLS College Draft. On February 18, 2000, United traded Moore to the
Colorado Rapids
The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver metropolitan area. The Rapids compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Founded in 1995, as part of the Anschutz Corporation, lat ...
in exchange for the Rapids’
2001 MLS SuperDraft
The 2001 Major League Soccer SuperDraft was held on February 5, 2001, at the Signature Grand in Davie, Florida.
Player selection
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first round pick. He spent two seasons with Colorado before being waived. The
Chicago Fire claimed him of waivers in April 2002. On April 11, 2003, the Fire traded Moore to the
New England Revolution
The New England Revolution is an American professional soccer club based in the Greater Boston area that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), in the Eastern Conference of the league. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having compe ...
for the Fire’s fourth round selection in the
2004 MLS SuperDraft
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.
International
Moore played four games for the
United States men's national under-17 soccer team
The United States U-17 men's national soccer team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team may compete is in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is held every two years.
History
Champ ...
which went to the quarterfinals of the
1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship. In 1997, Moore played ten times for the
United States men's national under-20 soccer team
The United States U-20 men's national soccer team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team competes is the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every two years.
The United States' b ...
.
Managerial
In 2013, Jason was named to his first head coaching job at
Greater Lowell United FC of the
National Premier Soccer League
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.
References
External links
D.C. United: Jason Moore
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Jason
1978 births
Living people
People from Duluth, Georgia
Sportspeople from the Atlanta metropolitan area
Soccer players from Georgia (U.S. state)
American soccer players
Association football midfielders
Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer players
Major League Soccer first-overall draft picks
D.C. United draft picks
D.C. United players
MLS Pro-40 players
Colorado Rapids players
Chicago Fire FC players
New England Revolution players
Major League Soccer players
A-League (1995–2004) players
United States men's youth international soccer players
United States men's under-20 international soccer players