William Seymore (born February 29, 1992) is an American

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midfielder who currently plays for

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in the

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Career

Youth

Seymore spent his youth career in England with Colchester United and Cambridge United Academy along with playing for Cambridgeshire FA county team and England U18 schoolboys. He then joined Soham Town Rangers before signing a letter of intent to play college soccer at

Oregon State University Oregon State University (OSU) is a public land-grant, research university in Corvallis, Oregon. OSU offers more than 200 undergraduate-degree programs along with a variety of graduate and doctoral degrees. It has the 10th largest engineering co ...

College

A four-year starter at

, he made a total of 73 appearances for the Beavers and tallied seven goals and nine assists. Earning PAC-12 second-team honors, PAC-12 honorable mention and TopDrawerSoccer top 100 freshman list. He also played in the

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

for

Portland Timbers U23s Capital FC is an American soccer team based in Salem, Oregon, United States. Although founded in 2008 as part of the development system for the Portland Timbers USSF D2 organization, beginning in 2011 they were part of the development system ...

Professional

On January 20, 2015, Seymore was drafted in the third round (56th overall) of the

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. However he was cut from camp and would later join

Lane United FC Lane United FC is an American soccer club based in Eugene, Oregon. Founded in 2013, the team currently plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid. History 2013 Lane United was admitted into the USL Premier Develo ...

where he made seven appearances. On July 9, Seymore signed a professional contract with

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club

Whitecaps FC 2 Whitecaps FC 2 is a professional soccer team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada that serves as the reserve team of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer. History Prior to the MLS Next Pro iteration the team played its h ...

. He made his professional debut a week later in a 2–2 draw against

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC is a professional soccer team based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Founded in 2014, the team is a member of the USL Championship, the second tier of the United States soccer league system, American soccer pyramid. T ...

. Following Whitecaps FC 2 folding, Seymore joined

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on November 21, 2017. Following a successful loan spell at the end of the 2018 season, Seymore joined Reno 1868 permanently on January 10, 2019, where he helped them reach a conference semi-final and finish 2nd in the regular season.

Sligo Rovers

Seymore signed for

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side

Sligo Rovers Sligo Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí Shligigh) is an Irish professional football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club is based in Sligo in the west of Ireland. The club was founded in 1928 ...

on 9 December 2019. In a stop-start season, shortened, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, to an 18 game league season, he made 13 appearances in the League, as Sligo finished in fourth place, qualifying for the

Europa Conference League The UEFA Europa Conference League (abbreviated as UECL) is an annual football club competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their ...

. Seymore made a further two appearances in the

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as Sligo reached the semi-final, before losing to eventual runners-up,

Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most su ...

Finn Harps

Seymore signed for

Finn Harps Finn Harps Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Chláirsigh na Finne) are an Irish football club that play in the First Division of the League of Ireland, as of 2023. The club was founded in 1954 and elected to the league in 1969. However, it was te ...

ahead of the 2021

season.

New Mexico United

On January 2, 2022, Seymore returned to the United States to sign with

side

References

External links

Whitecaps FC 2 bioOregon State Beavers bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Seymore, Will 1992 births Living people American soccer players American expatriate soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Ireland Soham Town Rangers F.C. players Sportspeople from Cambridgeshire Oregon State Beavers men's soccer players Portland Timbers U23s players Lane United FC players Whitecaps FC 2 players FC Cincinnati (2016–18) players Reno 1868 FC players Sligo Rovers F.C. players Finn Harps F.C. players New Mexico United players Association football midfielders Soccer players from Colorado Expatriate soccer players in Canada FC Dallas draft picks USL League Two players USL Championship players League of Ireland players People from Soham Expatriate association footballers in the Republic of Ireland American expatriate sportspeople in Canada