Aaron DeLoach explained

Aaron DeLoach
Fullname:Aaron DeLoach
Birth Date:13 December 1983
Birth Place:St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Position:Midfielder/Forward
Currentclub:DFW Tornados
Clubnumber:12
Collegeyears1:2003–2006
College1:Florida Southern Mocs
Years1:2007–2009
Clubs1:Charlotte Eagles
Caps1:4
Goals1:0
Years2:2010–
Clubs2:DFW Tornados
Caps2:4
Goals2:1
Pcupdate:August 8, 2010

Aaron DeLoach (born December 13, 1983, in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American professional soccer player.

Career

College

DeLoach played club soccer for the Busch Soccer Club in St. Louis, and went on to play college soccer at Florida Southern College. He led the Florida Southern team in minutes played and in assists in 2003 and 2004. He was the team captain from 2004 to 2006.

Professional

Undrafted out of college, DeLoach signed with the Charlotte Eagles in the USL Second Division in 2007. He made his professional debut on April 20, 2007, in Charlotte's 2007 season opener against Crystal Palace Baltimore,[1] but only played three more games in his three years with the team, and was released at the end of 2009.

After his release from the team, and having been unable to secure a professional contract elsewhere, DeLoach signed to play for the DFW Tornados in the PDL in 2010.[2] He scored a goal in his debut for the team on May 7, 2010, against the El Paso Patriots.[3] DeLoach spent the 2012 preseason with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League, but was unable to reach a contract agreement.

Non-soccer work

In addition to his playing career, DeLoach was Charlotte's Director of Urban Ministry. He was an integral part of the Eagles’ sports ministry strategy in the city of Charlotte, working daily in the more deprived areas of East Charlotte. He started a tutoring program to help continue the furthering education of the youth in those areas. [4] Since then has gone on to coach college soccer at Southwestern Assemblies of God University and Palm Beach Atlantic University. DeLoach also spent time as a Pastor at Christ Fellowship Church and authored Today, vol. 1. In 2019, he founded Impact City FC that operates in multiple cities across the USA.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . 2009-06-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080725073648/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2007/385769.html . 2008-07-25 .
  2. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . 2010-05-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100429060910/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2010/934453.html#ROSTER . 2010-04-29 . dead .
  3. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . 2010-05-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110610084417/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2010/1584772.html . 2011-06-10 .
  4. Web site: Charlotte Eagles . 2009-06-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090820044614/http://www.charlotteeagles.com/ABOUT/STAFF/index_E.html . 2009-08-20 . dead .