{{Short description|American soccer player}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jordan Gruber<br><small>ירדן גרובר</small> | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|09|12}} | birth_place = Beverly Hills, Michigan, United States<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://msuspartans.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/jordan-gruber/3698|title=Jordan Gruber - Men's Soccer|website=Michigan State University Athletics}}</ref> | height = {{Height|feet=5|inches=10}}<ref name="auto"/> | position = Striker | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2001–2007 | youthclubs1 = Michigan State University | years1 = 2003 | years2 = 2005 | years3 = 2007–2008 | years4 = 2008–2010 | clubs1 = Michigan Bucks | clubs2 = OFK Beograd | clubs3 = Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen | clubs4 = Hapoel Marmorek | caps1 = 10 | caps2 = 0 | caps3 = 23 | caps4 = 20 | goals1 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 2 | goals4 = 1 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | pcupdate = 21:11, 11 April 2009 (UTC) | ntupdate = }} {{MedalTableTop}} {{MedalCountry | {{USA}}}} {{MedalSport | Soccer}} {{MedalCompetition|Maccabiah Games}} {{MedalSilver | 2005 Maccabiah | Soccer}} {{MedalBottom}}
'''Jordan Gruber''' ({{langx|he|ירדן גרובר}}; born September 12, 1983) is an American former professional soccer player.
==Biography== He is the son of Avi, originally from Israel, and the owner of Avi's Auto Care, and Abby Gruber, and was born in Beverly Hills, Michigan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/djnews/djn.2013.10.31.001/22|title=October 31, 2013 - Image 22|website=The Detroit Jewish News}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> He attended Birmingham Groves High School, for whom he played soccer.<ref name="auto"/> He set the Michigan State High School goal-scoring record with 69 goals as a senior, in addition to 21 assists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mhsaa.com/sports/boys-soccer/records|title=Records|website=Michigan High School Athletic Association}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> He was named ''Oakland Press'' Player of the Year, and was named all-district, all-region, all-state, all-metro, and all-county.<ref name="auto"/> He also lettered in tennis as a senior.<ref name="auto"/>
He played college soccer at forward for the Michigan State University for the Michigan State Spartans.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.michigandaily.com/uncategorized/mens-soccer-cant-seem-fix-spartans-jinx/|title=Men's soccer can't seem to fix the Spartans' jinx|first=GENNARO|last=FILICE|date=October 15, 2002|website=The Michigan Daily}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/michigan-state-gets-by-no-15-mens-soccer-3-0-5/|title=Michigan State Gets By No. 15 Men's Soccer, 3-0|date=October 7, 2001|website=Ohio State Buckeyes}}</ref> In September 2004 he was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week in men's soccer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://msuspartans.com/news/2004/9/6/Jordan_Gruber_Named_Big_Ten_Offensive_Player_Of_The_Week|title=Jordan Gruber Named Big Ten Offensive Player Of The Week|website=Michigan State University Athletics}}</ref>
In June 2005, he signed a six-month contract with OFK Beograd<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150402141727/http://www.yanks-abroad.com/content.php?mode=news&id=000860 EX-SPARTAN INKS SERBIAN DEAL]}} at yanks-abroad.com, 21-6-2005, retrieved 29-3-2015</ref> straight out of university.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110525142615/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=336044&cc=5901 ESPN Soccernet.com]</ref> He made ''aliyah'' in 2007 via the Law of Return, and played for Israel's Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen and Hapoel Marmorek.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fxp.co.il/showthread.php?t=3503184|title=ידעתם גאטוסו יהודי|website=FXP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.one.co.il/Article/124303.html|title=מרמורק הביסה את ג'דיידה ועלתה לראש הטבלה|date=September 26, 2008|website=ONE - מספר אחת בספורט}}</ref>
He played for the United States team at the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Israel, winning a silver medal.<ref>[http://www.goaztecs.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/072305aaa.html Kirshner, U.S. Squad, Fall Short in Maccabiah Final] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305012746/http://www.goaztecs.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/072305aaa.html |date=2016-03-05 }} at goaztecs.com, 23-7-2005, retrieved 29-3-2015</ref>
== Statistics == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan=3 | Club performance ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Continental ! colspan=2 | Total |- ! Season !! Club !! League ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals |- |- ! colspan=3 | USA ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Open Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | North America ! colspan=2 | Total |- |2003||Michigan Bucks||PDL||10||0||||||||||||||10||0 |- ! rowspan=1 | Total ! colspan=2 | USA !|||||||||||||||||| |- ! colspan=3 | Serbia ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Serbian Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Europe ! colspan=2 | Total |- |2005-06||OFK Beograd||Superliga||0||0|||||||||||||||| |- ! rowspan=1 | Total ! colspan=2 | Serbia !||0||0|||||||||||||| |- ! colspan=3 | Israel ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Israel State Cup ! colspan=2 | Toto Cup ! colspan=2 | Europe ! colspan=2 | Total |- |2007-08||Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen||Liga Artzit||23||2||||||4||1||||||27||3 |- |2008-09||Hakoah Maccabi Amidar/Ramat Gan||Liga Artzit||20||1||1||0||6||2||0||0||27||3 |- ! rowspan=1 | Total ! colspan=2 | Israel !|||||||||||||||||| |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !|||||||||||||||||| |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gruber, Jordan}} Category:1983 births Category:Living people Category:Competitors at the 2005 Maccabiah Games Category:Jewish American soccer players Category:Maccabiah Games medalists in football Category:Maccabiah Games silver medalists for the United States Category:21st-century Israeli Jews Category:Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen F.C. players Category:Hapoel Marmorek F.C. players Category:American expatriate men's soccer players Category:Soccer players from Oakland County, Michigan Category:OFK Beograd players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia and Montenegro Category:Michigan State Spartans men's soccer players Category:Flint City Bucks players Category:USL League Two players Category:American men's soccer players Category:People from Beverly Hills, Michigan Category:Men's association football forwards Category:21st-century American Jews Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Serbia and Montenegro Category:Naturalized citizens of Israel Category:Naturalised association football players Category:Jews from Michigan
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