Jeremy Shepherd

Jeremy Shepherd (born April 8, 1985) is a Canadian former soccer player who played in the Canadian Soccer League and the USL First Division.

Jeremy Shepherd
Shepherd in 2005
Personal information
Full name Jeremy Shepherd
Date of birth (1985-04-08) April 8, 1985
Place of birth Brampton, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1997–2000 Mississagua Dixie S.C.
2000–2004 Toronto Lynx Jrs.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Oakville Blue Devils 6 (4)
2006 Toronto Lynx 13 (0)
2008–2011 Brampton Lions 68 (12)
2012 Brantford Galaxy 9 (4)
National team
2004 U-20 Canada 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 May 2010

Career

Shepherd began playing at the youth level with the Toronto Lynx Jrs in their inaugural season in the Super Y-League in 2000.[1][2] After graduating from the Lynx Academy, he signed for the Oakville Blue Devils of the Canadian Professional Soccer League playing under former Director of Lynx Academy Duncan Wilde. He made his debut on September 11, 2005 against St. Catharines Wolves. A week after he recorded his first professional goal on September 15, 2005 against North York Astros.[3] He helped Oakville clinch a postseason by finishing second in the Western Conference. He featured in the CPSL Championship finals match against Vaughan Shooters, and won the championship by a score of 2-1.[4]

In 2006, when Wilde returned to the Toronto Lynx he signed Shepherd to a contract.[5][6][7] He made his debut on April 22, 2006 against the Virginia Beach Mariners.[8] On July 16, 2006 against the Atlanta Silverbacks he broke his leg in a collision with a Silverback player forcing him to miss the rest of the season.[9]

After recovering from his injury Shepherd signed with the Brampton Lions for the 2008 CSL season.[10] Shepherd ended his two-year goal drought on September 20 against North York Astros, where he scored two goals in 3-1 victory.[11][12] He continued his fine form in a cruising 6-0 victory over London City where he recorded two goals and clinched a playoff spot for the Lions.[13] On May 14, 2009 the Brampton Lions re-signed Shepherd for the 2009 season.[14] Where he helped the club secure a postseason berth by finishing third in the National Division.

In 2012, he signed with Brantford Galaxy, and made his debut for the club on May 6, 2012 against the York Region Shooters.[15] He recorded his first goal and hat-trick on June 17, 2012 against SC Waterloo Region.[16] After the sacking of head coach Ron Davidson he was one of the five players released in support of Davidson.[17]

Honors

Oakville Blue Devils

References
  1. "Welcome To the Official Toronto Lynx Web Site". 2003-12-03. Archived from the original on 2003-12-03. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  2. "STADIUM COMMITTEE UPDATE". 2000-05-18. Archived from the original on 2000-05-18. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  3. "September 15, 2005 CPSL details of tonight's games (from CPSL website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  4. Glover, Robin. "October 10, 2005 CPSL Vaughan Shooters vs Oakville Blue Devils (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  5. Glover, Robin. "April 18, 2006 USL Toronto Lynx press conference (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  6. Irwin, Rob. "April 18th, 2006 Toronto Lynx announce player signings (from Lynx media release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  7. "Jeremy Shepherd | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  8. Irwin, Rob. "Setype_Document_Title_here". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  9. Glover, Robin. "July 16, 2006 USL Toronto Lynx vs Atlanta Silverbacks (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  10. "Canadian Soccer League Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software". 2009-04-25. Archived from the original on 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  11. Glover, Robin. "September 20, 2008 CSL North York Astros vs Brampton Lions (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  12. "Canadian Soccer League Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software". 2009-06-01. Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  13. "Canadian Soccer League Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software". 2009-05-31. Archived from the original on 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  14. Brampton Lions FC Sign Nascimento, Silva, Arbelo, Shepperd, & Medwin
  15. Glover, Robin. "May 6, 2012--CSL York Region Shooters vs Brantford Galaxy (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  16. "June 17, 2012 CSL--details of Sunday's games (from CSL website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  17. Smart, Darryl. "Former Galaxy coach 'shocked' and 'confused'". Brantford Expositor. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
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