Michael Cox (born August 2, 1992) is a Canadian

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player who last played as a forward for York9 in the

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Career

FC Edmonton

Cox turned professional in 2010 as a 17-year-old when he signed with

FC Edmonton FC Edmonton was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club was founded in 2010 and competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 2011 to 2017. The club went on hiatus when NASL ceased competitive operat ...

. He played for Edmonton during its 2010 exhibition season, scoring Edmonton's first-ever goal in an exhibition win over Montreal Impact and continued his contract when the team formally joined the

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in 2011. He made his professional debut on May 23, 2011 in a 2–1 win over the

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, and scored his first two goals in a 3–0 win against the

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on August 21, 2011. The club re-signed Cox for the 2012 season on October 12, 2011.

KuPS

He turned down a contract from the Eddies ahead of their 2014 campaign and subsequently signed for

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. He made his debut for the team on June 10, 2014. After spending time in Finland, he had trailed and signed with Portuguese Segunda Liga squad Atlético CP.

York University

In 2015, Michael Cox lead the

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to the Sam Davidson Memorial Trophy which gave the program their fifth national CIS championship. Michael Cox scored four goals in the final tournament and was named tournament MVP and tournament all-star. "It feels great to win a national title in my first year as a Lion," said Cox. "We created a legacy here today that we can build off of in the years to come." In 16 CIS games, Michael Cox scored a goal a game, had 4 game winners and 87 shots on net. He was awarded with OUA athlete of the week, CIS athlete of the week, OUA first team all-star nomination.

Orlando City B

Cox signed with

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side

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on January 13, 2016. In his preseason game against the University of Central Florida, he was able to score record a hat-trick in just 35 minutes of action. On April 9, Cox scored his first goal for Orlando City B 4 minutes into his first game with the club. Cox would lead Orlando City B in scoring and would finish 8th in the USL with 11 goals in the

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. In November 2016, Orlando City B announced that they had re-signed Cox for the 2017 season. At the conclusion of the 2017 season, Orlando City B announced they would not pick up Cox' option for the following season.

Nashville SC

On December 7, 2017, Cox signed with new USL side

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ahead of their inaugural season.

York9

On February 1, 2019 Cox signed with

club York 9.

References

External links

Edmonton profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cox, Michael 1992 births Living people Men's association football forwards Canadian men's soccer players Soccer players from Calgary Black Canadian men's soccer players Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States FC Edmonton players SC Kuopio Futis-98 players Kuopion Palloseura players Orlando City B players Nashville SC (2018–19) players Saint Louis FC players York United FC players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Kakkonen players Veikkausliiga players USL Championship players Canadian Premier League players