Oral N. Bullen, Jr. (born February 18, 1983) is a former American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

player.

Career

Bullen spent his college career at the

University of Massachusetts Amherst The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst, UMass) is a public research university in Amherst, Massachusetts and the sole public land-grant university in Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Founded in 1863 as an agricultural college, it ...

where he made a total of 75 appearances and tallied 21 goals and 12 assists. He also spent time with Albany Admirals in the

USL Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syste ...

. In 2006, Bullen joined USL-1 club

Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are an American professional men's soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The Timbers have played their home games at P ...

where he played alongside his cousin Salim. He made 19 appearances for the Timbers and scored two goals with one assist. During the 2006 season, Bullen also played indoor soccer for the

Milwaukee Wave The Milwaukee Wave is an American professional indoor soccer team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded in 1984, they have been the oldest continuously operating professional soccer team in the United States and are seven-time league champions, m ...

. In two seasons at the club he appeared in 47 matches and scored 3 goals and provided 6 assists. In 2008, he joined the New Jersey Ironmen and appeared in 20 matches for the team scoring 3 goals and recording 1 assist. After a couple of years away from the outdoor game, Bullen spent the 2009 season with

Newark Ironbound Express Jersey Express was an American soccer team based in Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey, Springfield, New Jersey. Founded in 2007, the team played in the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, ...

where he made 16 appearances and scored two goals.

References

External links

UMASS bio

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bullen, Oral 1983 births Living people American men's soccer players UMass Minutemen soccer players Albany BWP Highlanders players Portland Timbers (2001–2010) players Jersey Express S.C. players Men's association football forwards USL League Two players USL First Division players Soccer players from Brooklyn Milwaukee Wave players New Jersey Ironmen players Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008) players Xtreme Soccer League players