Jason Massie Explained

Jason Massie
Birth Date:1984 1, df=y
Birth Place:Liverpool, England
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1996–2004
Youthclubs1:Liverpool
Youthyears2:2007–2008
Youthclubs2:Rio Grande Red Storm
Years1:2005–2006
Clubs1:Prescot Cables
Years2:2007–2008
Clubs2:Cape Cod Crusaders
Caps2:30
Goals2:2
Years3:2009
Clubs3:Harrisburg City Islanders
Caps3:13
Goals3:0
Years4:2010
Clubs4:GPS Portland Phoenix
Caps4:15
Goals4:4
Years5:2010–2011
Clubs5:Marine
Years6:2010–2011
Clubs6:Prescot Cables (loan)
Years7:2011–2012
Clubs7:GPS Portland Phoenix
Caps7:28
Goals7:6
Years8:2013
Clubs8:Kingston FC
Caps8:20
Goals8:10
Years9:2014
Clubs9:Cataraqui Clippers
Totalcaps:106
Totalgoals:22

Jason Massie (born 13 September 1984) is an English former footballer.

Career

College and amateur

Massie was a member of the schoolboy academy at storied English football club Liverpool, working his way from the U12 team to play a few times with the club's reserves.

After a short stint with English non-league side Prescot Cables in the Northern Premier League, Massie moved to the United States to attend and play college soccer at the University of Rio Grande. He earned NAIA All-Region honors in 2007 and All-Conference accolades in 2007 and 2008, and was also an Honorable Mention All-American both years.

During his college years Massie also played in the USL Premier Development League with the Cape Cod Crusaders.[1]

Professional

Massie turned professional in 2009 when he signed with the Harrisburg City Islanders in the USL Second Division.[2] He made his professional debut on 18 April 2009 in Harrisburg's opening day 2–2 tie with the Richmond Kickers,[3] and went on to make 13 appearances for the team before being released at the end of the season.

Having been unable to secure a professional contract elsewhere, Massie signed to play with USL Premier Development League expansion franchise GPS Portland Phoenix in 2010;[4] the Phoenix are owned by the same parent company that ran the Cape Cod Crusaders.

After a brief stint back in England playing Northern Premier League side Marine, Massie returned to play for GPS Portland Phoenix in 2011. On 19 February 2013 he signed with Kingston FC of the Canadian Soccer League.[5] During his tenure with Kingston he helped the club clinch the regular season championship. In the playoffs the club reached the CSL Championship finals where they faced SC Waterloo, but were defeated by a score of 3–1.[6] On 1 May 2015 he signed with Cataraqui Clippers of League1 Ontario.[7]

International

Massie played for the England U17s team, but has never played for any of his country's senior teams.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . 9 October 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080517144830/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2007/roster/22306.html . 17 May 2008 . dead .
  2. Web site: Harrisburg signs six for 2009 . 9 October 2009 . https://archive.today/20120720014656/http://usl2.uslsoccer.com/transactions/318998.html . 20 July 2012 . dead .
  3. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . 2013-04-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121004045709/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2009/1052035.html . 4 October 2012 .
  4. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL). www.uslsoccer.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20141020020911/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2010/20204270.html . 20 October 2014.
  5. Web site: Massie, Murphy sign with Kingston FC - Kingston FC - The Official Website of Kingston's Professional Men's Soccer Club. 2013-02-20. Kingston FC - The Official Website of Kingston's Professional Men's Soccer Club. en-US. 2016-05-01.
  6. Web site: November 3, 2013 CSL Final--Kingston FC vs SC waterloo (by Rocket Robin). Glover. Robin. www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. 2016-05-01.
  7. Web site: Clippers set to debut in new league. Graham. Doug. The Kingston Whig-Standard. 2016-05-01.