# Jonathan Leathers

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American soccer player (born 1985)

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Jonathan Leathers Personal information Full name Jonathan Leathers Date of birth (1985-11-05) November 5, 1985 (age 40) Place of birth Athens, Georgia, U.S. Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Position Defender College career Years Team Apps (Gls) 2004–2007 Furman Paladins Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2005–2006 Augusta FireBall 26 (0) 2007 Atlanta Silverbacks U23's 13 (0) 2008–2010 Kansas City Wizards 34 (0) 2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 22 (0) 2014 Charlotte Eagles 16 (1) International career‡ 2008 United States U23 2 (0) * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of September 12, 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals as of November 18, 2010

**Jonathan Leathers** (born November 5, 1985) is an American retired [soccer](/source/Association_football) player.

## Career

### Highschool

Leathers played recreation department league soccer while attending Prince Avenue Christian.

### College and amateur

Leathers played [college soccer](/source/College_soccer_in_the_United_States) at [Furman University](/source/Furman_University) from 2004 to 2007, and was a three-time All-Conference first team player and a one-time second team All-American during his collegiate career. He was named Furman Male Athlete of the Year as a senior. During his college years, he also played with [Augusta FireBall](/source/Augusta_FireBall) and [Atlanta Silverbacks U23's](/source/Atlanta_Silverbacks_U23's) in the [Premier Development League](/source/Premier_Development_League).

### Professional

Leathers was drafted 25th overall by [Kansas City Wizards](/source/Kansas_City_Wizards) in the [2008 MLS SuperDraft](/source/2008_MLS_SuperDraft) and made his MLS debut in Kansas City's first match of the 2008 season against [D.C. United](/source/D.C._United) on March 29, 2008. He was selected by expansion team [Vancouver Whitecaps FC](/source/Vancouver_Whitecaps_FC) in the 8th round of the [2010 MLS Expansion Draft](/source/2010_MLS_Expansion_Draft).

He remained with Vancouver for the 2011 season. At season's end, his contract expired and he entered the [2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft](/source/2011_MLS_Re-Entry_Draft). Leathers was not selected in the draft and became a free agent.

Leathers returned to the game after a two-year break when he signed with [USL](/source/United_Soccer_League) club [Charlotte Eagles](/source/Charlotte_Eagles).[1]

### International

Leathers made two appearances for the US U-23 national team at the [2008 Toulon Tournament](/source/2008_Toulon_Tournament).

### Coaching

Leathers coaches with [CoachUp](/source/CoachUp), a private coaching service.[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["PREVIEW: Eagles Travel to Richmond for Weekend Clash - Charlotte Eagles"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140227134507/http://www.charlotteeagles.com/home/719104.html). *www.charlotteeagles.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.charlotteeagles.com/home/719104.html) on February 27, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Train with Jonathan, a Soccer coach on CoachUp"](http://www.coachup.com/coaches/jonathanl-9). *www.coachup.com*. Retrieved December 21, 2017.

## External links

- [Jonathan Leathers](https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/jonathan-leathers) at [Major League Soccer](/source/Major_League_Soccer)

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