{{short description|American soccer goalkeeper (born 1988)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Use American English|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jimmy Maurer | image = Houston Dynamo training 2025, 146.jpg | caption = Maurer in 2025 | fullname = James Maurer | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|10|14}} | birth_place = Lawrenceville, Georgia, U.S. | height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Jimmy Maurer |url=https://www.fcdallas.com/players/jimmy-maurer/ |publisher=FC Dallas |access-date=23 August 2022}}</ref> | position = Goalkeeper | currentclub = Houston Dynamo | clubnumber = 1 | collegeyears1 = 2007–2010 | college1 = South Carolina Gamecocks | collegecaps1 = 78 | collegegoals1 = 0 | years1 = 2008 | clubs1 = Atlanta Silverbacks U23's | caps1 = 10 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2009 | clubs2 = Chicago Fire Premier | caps2 = 14 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2010 | clubs3 = Atlanta Blackhawks | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2011 | clubs4 = New York Red Bulls | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2011 | clubs5 = Atlanta Silverbacks | caps5 = 17 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2012 | clubs6 = Universidad de Concepción | caps6 = 1 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2013–2017 | clubs7 = New York Cosmos | caps7 = 105 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2017 | clubs8 = → FC Dallas (loan) | caps8 = 0 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2018–2024 | clubs9 = FC Dallas | caps9 = 66 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2019 | clubs10 = → North Texas SC | caps10 = 4 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2025– | clubs11 = Houston Dynamo | caps11 = 2 | goals11 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2004–2006 | nationalteam1 = United States U17 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | medaltemplates = | pcupdate = October 25, 2025 }}
'''James "Jimmy" Maurer''' (born October 14, 1988) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo.
==Career==
===High School=== Maurer graduated from St. Pius X Catholic High School, Atlanta GA in the spring of 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=GamecocksOnline.com – South Carolina Gamecocks Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site of the South Carolina Gamecocks – Men's Soccer|url=https://gamecocksonline.com/sports/msoc/roster/player/jimmy-maurer/}}</ref>
===College=== Maurer attended college at the University of South Carolina and was the starting goalkeeper for four years. During his four-year career, he started all 78 games for the Gamecocks. He finished his collegiate career with 28 shutouts, second in South Carolina history. In his first year in 2007, Maurer started all 19 games for the Gamecocks and recorded a 1.08 goals against average. He was also named Conference USA Freshman of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|title=GamecocksOnline.com – South Carolina Gamecocks Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site of the South Carolina Gamecocks – Men's Soccer|url=http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/scar-m-soccer-body.html|website=gamecocksonline.cstv.com|access-date=January 19, 2011|archive-date=July 9, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709130945/http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/scar-m-soccer-body.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2009 as a junior, Maurer played every minute in net for South Carolina and had a 1.22 goals against average to go along with five shutouts and being named to the All-Conference USA Third Team. He was named to the 2010 All-Conference USA Second Team during his senior campaign in which he recorded nine shutouts and a career-high 2,028 minutes in net, including the South Carolina–Clemson rivalry, where he finished off an unprecedented shutout of the derby archrivals.
Maurer played with various clubs in the USL Premier Development League during his collegiate career. In 2008, he played for the Atlanta Silverbacks U23's and in 2009, with Chicago Fire Premier. While with Chicago, he was named the 2009 PDL season Goalkeeper of the Year and played in the PDL Championship game. He concluded his PDL career playing with Atlanta Blackhawks in 2010.
===Professional=== Maurer was selected 4th overall in the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft by the New York Red Bulls.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/2011/01/red-bulls-add-two-players-2011-mls-supplemental-draft|title=Red Bulls add two players in 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft|website=newyorkredbulls.com|publisher=New York Red Bulls|date=January 18, 2011|access-date=April 4, 2020}}</ref> He spent the pre-season with the club but was not signed to a contract. However, the club did sign him to a one-game contract to serve as a backup for a match on March 26, 2011, due to an injury and an international call-up to its two regular keepers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/teams/redbulls2.php?article_id=26817|title=Horwath to make MLS debut for depleted Red Bulls for an injured Sutton|website=bigapplesoccer.com|publisher=Sports Vue Interactive Media|date=March 25, 2011|access-date=April 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310174648/http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/teams/redbulls2.php?article_id=26817|archive-date=March 10, 2012}}</ref>
==== NASL and Chile ==== On March 31, 2011, Maurer signed with the Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id%3D4175142 |title=Silverbacks Round out Roster with Four Signings - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News |access-date=2011-03-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008031124/http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4175142 |archive-date=2012-10-08 }}</ref> He made his professional debut on April 9, 2011, in a game against the NSC Minnesota Stars<ref>[http://www.atlantasilverbacks.com/pro/index.php?id=9&newsid=43 Great Crowd Support In 2–1 Loss] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017112235/http://atlantasilverbacks.com/pro/index.php?id=9&newsid=43 |date=2011-10-17 }}</ref>
On January 31, 2012, Maurer signed with Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción of the Chilean Primera División. His relocation to Chile was filmed for an episode of the HGTV show ''House Hunters International'', where he was negotiating on low income rentals as he had not yet signed a contract with the team.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hgtv.com/house-hunters-international/pursuing-professional-soccer-in-concepcion-chile/index.html |title=Pursuing Professional Soccer in Concepcion, Chile : House Hunters International : Home & Garden Television |access-date=September 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828170652/http://www.hgtv.com/house-hunters-international/pursuing-professional-soccer-in-concepcion-chile/index.html |archive-date=August 28, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Maurer signed with NASL club New York Cosmos on April 26, 2013. He served as the backup goalkeeper to starter Kyle Reynish during the 2013 NASL season, which ended with a championship when the Cosmos defeated the Atlanta Silverbacks 1–0 to claim the NASL Soccer Bowl.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nycosmos.com/news/cosmos-sign-three-more-players |title=Oops! Sorry, something went wrong – New York Cosmos |website=New York Cosmos}}</ref> Maurer made his debut with the Cosmos on November 2, 2013, against the Atlanta Silverbacks making four saves and posting a 1–0 shutout victory.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nycosmos.com/article/uuid/lqt4vs5c1hhy11hzlssse19z9/lopez-goal-gives-the-cosmos-1-0-victory-over-atlanta |title=Oops! Sorry, something went wrong – New York Cosmos |website=New York Cosmos}}</ref>
Maurer entered the 2014 NASL season as the starting goalkeeper for the Cosmos. He allowed just three goals during the 2014 Spring season, posting 29 saves and an NASL-leading 0.33 GAA (goals against average) in nine games. Maurer also posted a modern-day NASL record 372 minute shutout streak during the Spring season and achieved a record of 6–1–2 (W-D-L).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oneworldsports.com/blogs/new-york-cosmos-shutout-streak-ends/|title=New York Cosmos shutout streak ends|website=oneworldsports.com|publisher=One World Sports|date=April 26, 2014|access-date=April 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006091934/http://www.oneworldsports.com/blogs/new-york-cosmos-shutout-streak-ends/|archive-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref> He recorded a league-high 11 shutouts in 24 appearances for the Cosmos in the 2014 regular season. His 0.91 GAA was second best in the league, and he finished tied for second in the league in saves (67). Maurer posted a 10–7–6 record on the year and was named to the NASL Team of the Week twice during 2014.<ref name="nasl.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/l30amhddcx271edb533dk1fnm/nasl-names-2014-best-xi#.VGZdhvnF-So |title=OOPS! SORRY, SOMETHING WENT WRONG – NASL |website=www.nasl.com}}</ref> These accolades resulted in Maurer being named to the NASL Best XI at the conclusion of the 2014 season.<ref name="nasl.com" />
In 2015, Maurer started 28 out of 30 NASL fixtures for the Cosmos, as well as both of the Championship matches. He logged 12 shutouts and a 0.93 GAA in a title-winning season for the Cosmos.
==== FC Dallas ==== On December 18, 2017, Maurer signed with Major League Soccer side FC Dallas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcdallas.com/post/2017/12/18/fc-dallas-signs-goalkeeper-jimmy-maurer|title=FC Dallas Signs Goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer|website=fcdallas.com|publisher=FC Dallas|date=December 18, 2017|access-date=April 4, 2020}}</ref> Prior to the 2024 season, Maurer joined the FC Dallas front office as a Player Development Executive in addition to serving his on-field role as a goalkeeper.
==International== Maurer was a member of the United States U-17 player pool from 2004 through 2006.
==Club statistics== {{updated|match played December 2, 2020}}<ref name=":Soccerway">{{Soccerway|jimmy-maurer/183123|accessdate=January 7, 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup ! colspan="2" |Playoffs !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |New York Red Bulls |2011 |MLS |0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||0||0 |- |Atlanta Silverbacks |2011 |NASL |17||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||17||0 |- |Universidad de Concepción |2012 |Primera División |1||0||2||0|| colspan="2" |—||3||0 |- |rowspan="6"|New York Cosmos |2013 |NASL |1||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||1||0 |- |2014 |NASL |24||0||3||0||1 |0||28||0 |- |2015 |NASL |28||0||3||0||2 |0||33||0 |- |2016 |NASL |27||0||2||0||2 |0||31||0 |- |2017 |NASL |25||0||1||0||2 |0||28||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !105!!0!!9!!0!!7!!0!!121!!0 |- |FC Dallas (loan) |2017 |MLS |0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||0||0 |- |rowspan="4"|FC Dallas |2018 |MLS |13||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |—||14||0 |- |2019 |MLS |2||0||2||0||0||0||4||0 |- |2020 |MLS |18||0|| colspan="2" |—||2||0||18||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !31!!0!!3!!0!!2!!0!!36!!0 |- |North Texas SC (loan) |2019 |USL League One |4||0|| colspan="2" |—||1 |0||5||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !158!!0!!14!!0!!10!!0!!182!!0 |}
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== Honors == <ref name=":Soccerway" />
'''New York Cosmos''' * NASL Soccer Bowl: 2013, 2015, 2016 *NASL Regular Season: 2015, 2016
'''North Texas SC''' * USL League One: 2019
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{USL League One player|james-maurer|James Maurer}} * {{MLS player|jimmy-maurer}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110414150008/http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/maurer_jimmy00.html South Carolina Profile] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150403015721/http://www.nycosmos.com/roster/jimmy-maurer Jimmy Maurer at New York Cosmos] * {{Soccerway|jimmy-maurer/183123}}
{{Houston Dynamo FC squad}}
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