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J. J. Koval
Koval in 2014
Personal information
Full name Jeffrey Koval, Jr.
Date of birth (1992-05-19) May 19, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Westlake Village, California, United States
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Youth career
2007–2010 Real So Cal
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Stanford Cardinal 74 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Ventura County Fusion 3 (0)
2014–2015 San Jose Earthquakes 37 (0)
2014 → Sacramento Republic (loan) 2 (1)
2016 Sacramento Republic 27 (1)
Total 69 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 21, 2016

Jeffrey "J. J." Koval, Jr. (born May 19, 1992) is a former American soccer player who last played for Sacramento Republic in the United Soccer League.

Career

Youth and College

Koval played youth soccer for Real So Cal in his local area before signing a National Letter of Intent to play for Stanford Cardinal. For Stanford, Koval was a regular starter all four years for the program as a holding midfielder, appearing in all of Stanford's 74 games during that span, starting 73 of them.[1]

Professional

Koval was drafted ninth overall in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes. He subsequently signed a contract. On March 11, 2014, Koval made his professional debut for the Earthquakes in a CONCACAF Champions League match against Toluca, coming on for Jason Hernandez in the 73rd minute.[2]

Koval was released by San Jose on February 27, 2016.[3]

After spending the 2016 season with the Sacramento Republic, Koval announced his retirement from professional soccer on December 21, 2016 to pursue a career in dentistry.[4]

Personal

Koval is married.[5]

References

  1. ^ "JJ Koval Biography". GoStanford.com. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  2. ^ "San Jose Earthquakes v Toluca recap". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "Earthquakes Waive Midfielder JJ Koval". February 27, 2016.
  4. ^ Ralph, Eddie (December 21, 2016). "SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC FC MIDFIELDER JJ KOVAL ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT". Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  5. ^ Paterson, Bill (July 2, 2016). "Republic FC players set aside day jobs to play under lights". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. Retrieved July 22, 2016.


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