Nathan Shiffman (born December 9, 1991) is an American professional

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

player and entrepreneur.

Career

Early career

Shiffman played

college soccer College soccer, called college football in some countries, is played by teams composed of soccer players who are enrolled in colleges and universities. While it is most widespread in the United States, it is also prominent in Japan, South Kore ...

Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is a Public university, public research university in Richmond, Virginia, United States. VCU was founded in 1838 as the medical department of Hampden–Sydney College, becoming the Medical College of Virgin ...

between 2010 and 2013. While at college he also appeared for

USL PDL USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will feature ...

club

Fredericksburg Hotspur Fredericksburg Hotspur was an American soccer team based in Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States. Founded in 2010, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the South Atlan ...

in 2012.

Professional

Shiffman signed his first professional contract with

USL Pro The USL Championship (USLC) is a men's professional soccer league in the second tier of the United States league system. It is organized by the United Soccer League (USL) as its premier league for men above USL League One. Operating under a f ...

club

Oklahoma City Energy Oklahoma City Energy Football Club, or simply Energy FC, is an American professional soccer club based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The club is a member of the USL Championship, the second division of the American soccer league system. Although ...

on February 4, 2014. In his first season, Shiffman was a regular starter, playing in 22 of the 28 USL Pro matches. Ahead of the 2015 season, Shiffman signed with his hometown team, the

Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers is an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. The Kickers compete as a member of USL League One (USL1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a United States Interregional S ...

on a one-year deal."Kickers sign former VCU, James River standout Nate Shiffman for 2015"
''Richmond Times Dispatch''. Retrieved 2017-07-30.

References

1991 births American men's soccer players Fredericksburg FC players Fredericksburg Hotspur players Living people Men's association football midfielders OKC Energy FC players Richmond Kickers players Soccer players from Richmond, Virginia USL Championship players USL League Two players VCU Rams men's soccer players 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub