Jonathan Top (born January 26, 1993) is an American former
soccer
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player.
Early life
Top is the son of a Mexican mother and a Guatemalan father. He has three siblings: two sisters and one brother. Top attended
North Side High School in
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According ...
, where he played
football
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and soccer. Top graduated in 2011.
Career
On January 12, 2011, Top signed with
FC Dallas
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as the club's fifth
Homegrown Player. On April 25, 2012, Top made his professional debut for the club in a 1-1 draw at home against
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake, often shortened to RSL, is an American professional soccer franchise based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The club competes as a member club of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Western Conference. RSL began play in 20 ...
.
References
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1993 births
Living people
American people of Guatemalan descent
Sportspeople of Guatemalan descent
American soccer players
American sportspeople of Mexican descent
Men's association football forwards
Comunicaciones F.C. players
FC Dallas players
Guatemalan footballers
Homegrown Players (MLS)
Major League Soccer players
Phoenix Rising FC players
Soccer players from Texas
Sportspeople from Fort Worth, Texas
United States men's under-20 international soccer players
USL Championship players
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