Jeremy Shepherd Explained

Jeremy Shepherd
Fullname:Jeremy Shepherd
Birth Date:8 April 1985
Birth Place:Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Position:Striker
Youthyears1:1997–2000
Youthyears2:2000–2004
Youthclubs1:Mississagua Dixie S.C.
Youthclubs2:Toronto Lynx Jrs.
Years1:2005
Years2:2006
Years3:2008–2011
Years4:2012
Clubs4:Brantford Galaxy
Caps1:6
Caps2:13
Caps3:68
Caps4:9
Goals1:4
Goals2:0
Goals3:12
Goals4:4
Nationalyears1:2001
Nationalteam1:U-17 Canada
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:7 May 2010

Jeremy Shepherd (born April 8, 1985) is a Canadian former soccer player who played as a forward.

Club career

Youth career

Shepherd began playing at the youth level with the Toronto Lynx Jrs in their inaugural season in the Super Y-League in 2000.[1] [2] He also played his youth soccer with Dixie Soccer Club and spent some time in the Hertha Berlin youth system.[3]

Oakville

After graduating from the Lynx Academy, he signed with the Oakville Blue Devils of the Canadian Professional Soccer League playing under former Director of Lynx Academy Duncan Wilde.[4] On September 11, 2005, he made his debut against St. Catharines Wolves. A week after he recorded his first professional goal on September 15, 2005, against North York Astros.[5] He helped Oakville clinch a postseason by finishing second in the Western Conference.[6] He featured in the CPSL Championship finals match against Vaughan Shooters, and won the championship by a score of 2-1.[7]

Toronto Lynx

In 2006, when Wilde returned to the Toronto Lynx he signed Shepherd to a contract with the senior team in the USL First Division.[8] [9] He made his debut on April 22, 2006, against the Virginia Beach Mariners.[10] On July 16, 2006, against the Atlanta Silverbacks, he broke his leg in a collision with a Silverback player forcing him to miss the rest of the season.[11] He made 13 appearances with the club in his debut season.[12]

CSL

After recovering from his injury Shepherd signed with the Brampton Lions for the 2008 CSL season.[13] Shepherd ended his two-year goal drought on September 20 against North York Astros, where he scored two goals in a 3-1 victory.[14] [15] He continued his fine form in a cruising 6-0 victory over London City where he recorded two goals and clinched a playoff spot for the Lions.[16] On May 14, 2009, the Brampton Lions re-signed Shepherd for the 2009 season.[17] [18] Where he helped the club secure a postseason berth by finishing third in the National Division.[19]

He re-signed with Brampton for the 2011 season.[20] In his fourth season with Brampton, he assisted in securing a postseason berth by finishing fourth in the First Division.[21] After a four-year tenure in Brampton, he was recruited by Ron Davidson to sign with Brantford Galaxy for the 2012 season.[22] He made his debut for the club on May 6, 2012, against the York Region Shooters.[23] He recorded his first goal and a hat-trick on June 17, 2012, against SC Waterloo Region.[24]

After the dismissal of head coach Ron Davidson, he along with the other five players left the club in support of Davidson.[25] [26] Though he later returned to Brantford to finish off the remainder of the season.[27] [28]

International career

He made his debut for the Canada men's national under-17 soccer team on April 20, 2001, against the United States in the 2001 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament.[29]

Honors

Oakville Blue Devils

2005

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Welcome To the Official Toronto Lynx Web Site . 2003-12-03 . 2016-07-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20031203051031/http://www.lynxsoccer.com/site.html . 2003-12-03 .
  2. Web site: STADIUM COMMITTEE UPDATE. 2000-05-18. 2017-09-09. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20000518014627/http://www.lynxsoccer.com/whatsnew.htm#four. 2000-05-18.
  3. News: Winer . David . April 27, 2006 . Soccer Lynx still alive and kicking . Mississauga News.
  4. News: Kuiperij . Jon . September 14, 2005 . Blue Devils back in win column . D3 . Oakville Beaver.
  5. News: September 17, 2005 . Blue Devils regain top spot in West; Sports Briefs . 31 . Oakville Beaver.
  6. News: September 24, 2005 . Pop stars as Blue Devils clinch playoff spot . 38 . Oakville Beaver.
  7. News: Kuiperij . Jon . October 12, 2005 . Blue Devils' Gamble pays off in CPSL final; Local Striker Nets Golden Goal to Clinch Crown . D1 . Oakville Beaver.
  8. News: Stinson . Dan . April 21, 2006 . United Soccer League bottom tier . G4 . The Vancouver Sun.
  9. News: Campbell . Morgan . April 19, 2006 . Lynx are hoping youngsters will provide punch; Williams among the newcomers Team looks to end playoff drought . C8 . Toronto Star.
  10. Web site: Setype_Document_Title_here. Irwin. Rob. www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. 2016-07-23.
  11. Web site: July 16, 2006 USL Toronto Lynx vs Atlanta Silverbacks (by Rocket Robin). Glover. Robin. www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. 2016-07-23.
  12. Web site: Jeremy Shepherd SoccerStats.us . 2017-07-02 . soccerstats.us.
  13. Web site: Canadian Soccer League Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software . 2009-04-25 . 2016-07-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090425125220/http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/page.php?page_id=9308 . 2009-04-25 .
  14. Web site: September 20, 2008 CSL North York Astros vs Brampton Lions (by Rocket Robin). Glover. Robin. www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. 2016-07-23.
  15. Web site: Canadian Soccer League Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software . 2009-06-01 . 2016-07-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090601184640/http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/news_archive.php?news_id=108453 . 2009-06-01 .
  16. Web site: Canadian Soccer League Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software . 2009-05-31 . 2016-07-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090531122054/http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/news_archive.php?news_id=110729 . 2009-05-31 .
  17. http://www.bramptonlionsfc.ca/news2.php?news_id=167691 Brampton Lions FC Sign Nascimento, Silva, Arbelo, Shepperd, & Medwin
  18. News: July 14, 2009 . London no match for Lions . Brampton Guardian.
  19. News: September 10, 2009 . Lions roar into CSL post-season . Brampton Guardian.
  20. News: May 26, 2011 . Brampton City earns first win . Brampton Guardian.
  21. News: September 28, 2011 . City clinches CSL post-season berth . Brampton Guardian.
  22. News: G. Smart . Darryl . May 5, 2012 . Galaxy season opener Sunday . B1 . Brantford Expositor.
  23. Web site: May 6, 2012--CSL York Region Shooters vs Brantford Galaxy (by Rocket Robin). Glover. Robin. www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. 2016-07-24.
  24. News: June 18, 2012 . Sports digest - Canadian Soccer League . Brantford Expositor.
  25. Web site: Smart . Darryl . Former Galaxy coach 'shocked' and 'confused' . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160820141721/http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2012/08/02/former-galaxy-coach-shocked-and-confused . 2016-08-20 . 2016-07-24 . Brantford Expositor.
  26. News: G. Smart . Darryl . August 2, 2012 . Shake up for Galaxy ; SOCCER . B1 . Brantford Expositor.
  27. News: Smiley . Brian . August 20, 2012 . New-look Galaxy settles for draw . B2 . Brantford Expositor.
  28. News: G. Smart . Darryl . September 17, 2012 . Eagle sniper shoots down galaxy . B1 . Brantford Expositor.
  29. Web site: Profile . 2022-03-30 . Canada Soccer . en-CA.

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