{{short description|American soccer player}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jake Areman | image = | fullname = Jake E. Areman | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|3|9}} | birth_place = West Long Branch, New Jersey, United States | height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}} | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | clubnumber = | collegeyears1 = 2014–2015 | college1 = Maryland Terrapins | collegecaps1 = 20 | collegegoals1 = 1 | collegeyears2 = 2016–2017 | college2 = Monmouth Hawks | collegecaps2 = 36 | collegegoals2 = 4 | years1 = 2017 | clubs1 = New York Red Bulls U-23 | caps1 = 5 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2018–2021 | clubs2 = Charlotte Independence | caps2 = 81 | goals2 = 4 | years3 = 2022–2023 | clubs3 = Tampa Bay Rowdies | caps3 = 36 | goals3 = 3 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | medaltemplates = | club-update = November 8, 2023 | ntupdate = }}

'''Jake E. Areman''' (born March 9, 1996) is an American retired soccer player.

Raised in Freehold Township, New Jersey, Areman played prep soccer at Colts Neck High School.<ref name=Monmouth/>

==Career==

===College and amateur=== Areman played college soccer at the University of Maryland from 2013 to 2014,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=209606827|title=Jake Areman Bio|website=umterps.com|publisher=University of Maryland|accessdate=May 1, 2018}}</ref> before transferring to Monmouth University in 2015.<ref name=Monmouth>{{cite web|url=https://monmouthhawks.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4128|title=Jake Areman - 2017 Men's Soccer Roster|publisher=Monmouth University Hawks|website=monmouthhawks.com|accessdate=May 1, 2018}}</ref>

While at college, Areman also appeared for USL PDL club New York Red Bulls U-23 in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uslpdl.com/roster_players/18818078?subseason=418168|title=New York Red Bulls U23 - 2017 Playoffs - Roster - #35 - Jake Areman - M/D|website=uslpdl.com|publisher=USL PDL|accessdate=May 1, 2018}}</ref>

===Professional=== Areman signed with United Soccer League side Charlotte Independence on March 1, 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.charlotteindependence.com/news_article/show/891476|title=Independence Sign Rookie Duo|first=James|last=Thomas|newspaper=Charlotte Independence|date=March 1, 2018|publisher=|accessdate=May 1, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He scored his first professional goal on August 25, 2018, against North Carolina FC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match?gameId=504289|title=North Carolina FC vs. Charlotte Independence - Football Match Summary |website=espn.com |publisher=ESPN|date=August 25, 2018|accessdate=May 13, 2020}}</ref>

Following Charlotte's self-relegation to USL League One, Areman remained in the USL Championship by signing with the Tampa Bay Rowdies.<ref>{{cite news |title=ROWDIES BOLSTER MIDFIELD WITH VERSATILE JAKE AREMAN |url=https://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news_article/show/1202357 |newspaper=Tampa Bay Rowdies |date=10 January 2022 |access-date=10 January 2022 |archive-date=10 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110180204/https://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news_article/show/1202357 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Areman was released by the Rowdies following the 2023 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rowdies Announce Roster Update |url=https://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news/2023/11/07/rowdies-announce-roster-update/ |website=RowdiesSoccer.com |publisher=Tampa Bay Rowdies |access-date=8 November 2023}}</ref>

Areman announced his retirement from the professional game in a thread on his personal Twitter account on January 17, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Areman |first1=Jake |title=Thank you ⚽️🧵 |url=https://twitter.com/JakeAreman/status/1747693842558496879 |website=Twitter.com |publisher=Jake Areman |access-date=17 January 2024}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Areman, Jake}} Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:American men's soccer players Category:Colts Neck High School alumni Category:Maryland Terrapins men's soccer players Category:Monmouth Hawks men's soccer players Category:New York Red Bulls U-23 players Category:Charlotte Independence players Category:Tampa Bay Rowdies players Category:USL League Two players Category:USL Championship players Category:Sportspeople from Freehold Township, New Jersey Category:People from West Long Branch, New Jersey Category:Soccer players from Monmouth County, New Jersey Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:21st-century American sportsmen

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