Jarad van Schaik

Jarad Anthony van Schaik (born December 11, 1988) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender or midfielder for USL Championship club Charleston Battery.

Jarad van Schaik
Personal information
Full name Jarad Anthony van Schaik[1]
Date of birth (1988-12-11) December 11, 1988
Place of birth Portland, Oregon, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[2]
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Charleston Battery
Number 14
Youth career
Southside SC
0000–2007 FC Portland
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Portland Pilots 77 (14)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Portland Timbers U23s 15 (1)
2011–2012 Puerto Rico Islanders 38 (3)
2013–2015 Charleston Battery 78 (3)
2016 Rayo OKC 17 (0)
2017– Charleston Battery 78 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 5, 2020

College and amateur

Van Schaik grew up in Tualatin, Oregon, attended Tualatin High School, and won state titles with club teams Southside SC in 2000 and FC Portland in 2002 and 2006 before going on to play four years of college soccer at the University of Portland. He was voted to the West Coast Conference All-Freshman Team as a freshman in 2007 and was named to the All-WCC First Team as a junior in 2009 and as a senior in 2010. van Schaik led the team with eight goals and three assists his senior year and finished his college career with 14 goals in 77 games for the Pilots.[3]

During his college years, van Schaik played in the Premier Development League with Portland Timbers U23s and scored the club's first ever goal in a competitive match, a 2–2 tie with Victoria Highlanders on May 9, 2009.[4]

Club career

Van Schaik was drafted in the third round (52nd overall) of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by Real Salt Lake and trained with the team throughout the Major League Soccer preseason, but was not offered a contract by the team.[5][6] Instead, van Schaik signed a contract to play for Puerto Rico Islanders of the North American Soccer League. He made his professional debut on May 14, 2011 in a 7–0 victory over Surinamese club Walking Boyz Company in the 2011 CFU Club Championship.[7]

In 2013, van Schaik signed with Charleston Battery of the USL. At the beginning of the 2015 season, van Schaik was named as the club's captain.[8]

On 10 February 2016, van Schaik signed for newly formed NASL club Rayo OKC.[9]

Van Schaik returned to Charleston on July 17, 2017.[10]

References
  1. Jarad van Schaik at WorldFootball.net
  2. Jarad van Schaik at Soccerway. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  3. Jarad van Schaik at Major League Soccer
  4. "Portland Timbers U23s 2–2 Victoria Highlanders". Premier Development League. United Soccer League. May 9, 2009. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
  5. McCarty, John (January 26, 2011). "Former Pilot Jarad vanSchaik goes to Salt Lake in MLS draft". The Beacon. University of Portland. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  6. Cheever, David (January 9, 2017). "RSL's SuperDraft, 2011-2012: Where are they now?". RSL Soapbox. SB Nation. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  7. "Puerto Rico Islanders 7–0 Walking Boyz Company". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on August 8, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  8. Miller, Andrew (March 19, 2015). "Battery begins season with new captain". The Post and Courier. Evening Post Industries. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  9. Rayo OKC Staff (February 10, 2016). "Rayo OKC signs two more for inaugural roster". North American Soccer League. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  10. Miller, Andrew (July 28, 2017). "Former Charleston Battery captain Jared van Schaik returns to club". The Post and Courier. Evening Post Industries. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
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