# Jason McLaughlin

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{{short description|American soccer player (born 1982)}}
{{For|the double murderer|2003 Rocori High School shooting}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name                 = Jason McLaughlin
| image                = Jason-McLaughlin-2009-04-03.jpg
| image_size           = 175
| fullname             = Jason Ray McLaughlin
| birth_date           = {{birth date and age|1982|4|14}}
| birth_place          = [Provo, Utah](/source/Provo%2C_Utah), United States
| height               = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}
| position             = [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder)/[Forward](/source/Forward_(association_football))
| currentclub          = 
| clubnumber           = 
| collegeyears1        = 2000–2005
| college1             = [UAB Blazers](/source/UAB_Blazers_men's_soccer)
| years1               = 2005
| clubs1               = [Augusta FireBall](/source/Augusta_FireBall)
| caps1                = 12
| goals1               = 7
| years2               = 2006
| clubs2               = [Atlanta Silverbacks](/source/Atlanta_Silverbacks)
| caps2                = 28
| goals2               = 5
| years3               = 2007
| clubs3               = [Montreal Impact](/source/Montreal_Impact_(1992%E2%80%932011))
| caps3                = 0
| goals3               = 0
| years4               = 2007
| clubs4               = [Vancouver Whitecaps](/source/Vancouver_Whitecaps_(1986%E2%80%932010))
| caps4                = 19
| goals4               = 0
| years5               = 2008
| clubs5               = [Atlanta Silverbacks](/source/Atlanta_Silverbacks)
| caps5                = 30
| goals5               = 6
| years6               = 2009
| clubs6               = [Portland Timbers](/source/Portland_Timbers_(2001%E2%80%9310))
| caps6                = 21
| goals6               = 0
| years7               = 2010
| clubs7               = [Portland Timbers U23s](/source/Portland_Timbers_U23s)
| caps7                = 3
| goals7               = 0
| manageryears1        = 2010
| managerclubs1        = [Portland Timbers U23s](/source/Portland_Timbers_U23s) ''(asst.)''
| manageryears2        = 2015
| managerclubs2        = [Faulkner Eagles](/source/Faulkner_University) ''(asst.)''
| nationalyears1       = 
| nationalteam1        = 
| nationalcaps1        =  
| nationalgoals1       =  
| club-update          = August 7, 2010
| nationalteam-update  = 
}}

'''Jason McLaughlin''' (born April 14, 1982, in [Provo, Utah](/source/Provo%2C_Utah)) is an [American](/source/Americans) [soccer](/source/soccer) player who last played for [Portland Timbers U23s](/source/Portland_Timbers_U23s) in the [USL Premier Development League](/source/USL_Premier_Development_League).

==Career==

===College and amateur===
McLaughlin grew up in [Wetumpka, Alabama](/source/Wetumpka%2C_Alabama), and attended the [University of Alabama at Birmingham](/source/University_of_Alabama_at_Birmingham), playing on the men's soccer team from 2000 to 2005, scoring 15 goals and assisted on 13 others during his career. McLaughlin captained the Blazers his junior season and led them to a third-place finish the Conference USA tournament. He led the team in scoring his senior season with five goals and eight assists and received numerous accolades for his performance, including a NSCAA All-South Region third-team selection and All-C-USA second-team honors.

During his college years McLaughlin also played one season with the [Augusta Fireball](/source/Augusta_Fireball) of the [USL Premier Development League](/source/USL_Premier_Development_League).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2005/roster/2780739.html |title=2005 Augusta Fireball |access-date=2008-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724034513/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2005/roster/2780739.html |archive-date=2008-07-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Professional===
McLaughlin signed his first professional contract in 2006 when he joined the [Atlanta Silverbacks](/source/Atlanta_Silverbacks) of the [USL First Division](/source/USL_First_Division). He played 28 games, scoring 5 goals, in his debut season. On January 11, 2007, the Silverbacks traded him and [Fabian Dawkins](/source/Fabian_Dawkins) to the [Montreal Impact](/source/Montreal_Impact_(1992%E2%80%932011)) in exchange for [Mauricio Salles](/source/Mauricio_Salles) and [Dan Antoniuk](/source/Dan_Antoniuk).<ref name=swap>{{Cite web |url=http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/161742.html |title=Dawkins and McLaughlin traded for Salles and Antoniuk |access-date=2007-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927235745/http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/161742.html |archive-date=2007-09-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On April 11, the Impact then traded McLaughlin to the [Vancouver Whitecaps](/source/Vancouver_Whitecaps_(1986%E2%80%932010)) for [Sita-Taty Matondo](/source/Sita-Taty_Matondo), with McLaughlin never having pulled on an Impact jersey.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=676 |title=IMPACT ACQUIRES FORWARD SITA-TATY MATONDO |access-date=2008-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723194725/http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=676 |archive-date=2011-07-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  McLaughlin spent the 2007 season in Vancouver, featuring in 19 games.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2007/roster/22394.html |title=2007 Vancouver Whitecaps |access-date=2008-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704133813/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2007/roster/22394.html |archive-date=2008-07-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On November 14, 2007, the Silverbacks announced they had re-signed McLaughlin to a three-year contract after he was released by the Whitecaps.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.atlantasilverbacks.com/news/displaynews.php?id=653&cat=1 |title=MCLAUGHLIN RETURNS TO ATLANTA; SILVERBACKS INK AMBERSLEY |access-date=2008-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929164053/http://atlantasilverbacks.com/news/displaynews.php?id=653&cat=1 |archive-date=2008-09-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  In January 2009, following Atlanta's demise, he moved to the [Portland Timbers](/source/Portland_Timbers_(2001%E2%80%9310)) of the USL-1.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=123215522684487300 |title=TIMBERS: Soccer team signs seven players |access-date=2009-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608041555/http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=123215522684487300 |archive-date=2011-06-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He played 21 games for Portland in 2009 before being released on December 7, 2009;<ref>[http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/387008.html Timbers sign Quavas Kirk; Nine players not returning for 2010] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091211063959/http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/387008.html |date=2009-12-11 }}</ref> he subsequently signed to play for the Timbers' [USL Premier Development League](/source/USL_Premier_Development_League) affiliate, [Portland Timbers U23s](/source/Portland_Timbers_U23s), as an over-age player and assistant coach. He made his debut for the U23s on May 21, 2010, in a game against the [Spokane Spiders](/source/Spokane_Spiders).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/stats/2010/1584914.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |website=pdl.uslsoccer.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229144646/http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/stats/2010/1584914.html |archive-date=2012-02-29}}</ref>

==Honors==

===Portland Timbers===
*'''[USL First Division](/source/USL_First_Division) Commissioner's Cup (1):''' [2009](/source/2009_United_Soccer_Leagues)

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090403075952/http://portlandtimbers.com/team/roster/index.html?player_id=53 Portland Timbers bio]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080818211743/http://www.atlantasilverbacks.com/pro/players.php?id=00000340 Atlanta Silverbacks bio]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110519022545/http://www.atlantasilverbacks.com/news/displaynews.php?id=823&cat=15 A Conversation with Jason McLaughlin]

{{DEFAULTSORT:McLaughlin, Jason}}
Category:1982 births
Category:Living people
Category:American expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Atlanta Silverbacks FC players
Category:Augusta FireBall players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players
Category:People from Wetumpka, Alabama
Category:Portland Timbers (2001–2010) players
Category:Capital FC players
Category:Soccer players from Alabama
Category:UAB Blazers men's soccer players
Category:USL First Division players
Category:USL League Two players
Category:Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players

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