Jeremy Vuolo
Jeremy Joseph Vuolo (born September 5, 1987) is a former American soccer player for Major League Soccer and the North American Soccer League and currently a pastor and reality television star. After marrying Jinger Duggar (one of the 19 Duggar children of 19 Kids and Counting), he currently appears on the spinoff series Counting On.
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Born | Jeremy Joseph Vuolo September 5, 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parent(s) | Chuck and Diana Vuolo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relatives | Charlie Vuolo (brother); Valerie Vuolo (sister) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life and education
Vuolo was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Chuck and Diana Vuolo.[1] He attended Downingtown West High School and graduated from Hartwick College in 2010 with a degree in Business Administration.[2] He is of a quarter Italian descent from his paternal grandfather.
Career and retirement
Vuolo began playing college soccer in 2006 at Hartwick College before transferring to Syracuse University in 2010 to complete his senior year.[3] Before and during college, Vuolo also appeared for PDL club Reading United between 2005 and 2010.[4]
After college, Vuolo signed with Finnish club AC Oulu and appeared in 24 games for the team and recording 11 cleansheets, helping the club to a third-place league finish.[5] Vuolo returned to the United States when he signed with Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls, on January 25, 2012.[6]
After his release from New York, Vuolo briefly stepped away from the game to concentrate on full-time ministry, but announced in April 2013 that he had signed with NASL club San Antonio Scorpions.[7] At the beginning of the 2014 season, he was an unused substitute for the first two matches, and then lost his place on the team. As of at least June 2016, he no longer was among the NASL roster of active players.[8]
Personal life
On December 11, 2015, Vuolo began a relationship with reality-TV personality Jinger Duggar. On July 26, 2016, after a brief seven month "courtship", the couple announced their engagement.[9] Duggar and Vuolo were married on November 5, 2016.[10][11] On January 3, 2018, Vuolo and his wife announced they were expecting their first child, due in July.[12] On April 9, the couple revealed they were expecting a girl.[13] Their daughter, Felicity Nicole Vuolo, was born on July 19, 2018.[14] On May 28, 2020, Vuolo and his wife announced that they are expecting their second child after a miscarriage in fall of 2019.[15] Their second daughter, Evangeline Jo Vuolo, was born on November 22, 2020.[16]
In 2017, Vuolo and his wife began helping raise awareness to SWAN4kids,[17] an organization founded by Vuolo's mother that provides music lessons for children whose parents are in jail. The vision of this organization is to provide these children with hope and improve their lives.[18]
In March 2019, Jeremy and Jinger announced they were moving to Los Angeles, California. They moved there in early June.
References
- "Home | Grace Community Church". Home | Grace Community Church. Archived from the original on 2017-12-23. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- "Jeremy Vuolo | Men's Soccer 2010 | Senior CLASS Award". www.seniorclassaward.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- "Syracuse University Athletics - Jeremy Vuolo - 2010 Men's Soccer". Suathletics.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
- "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". USLsoccer.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
- "Philadelphians abroad: Former-RBNY keeper Vuolo leaves soccer for ministry". Phillysoccerpage.net. March 11, 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-07-12. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
- "New York Red Bulls sign goalkeeper Jeremy Vuolo from Finnish side AC Oulu". Goal.com. January 25, 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
- "Back in the Game: Vuolo signs with Scorpions". BigAppleSoccer.com. March 29, 2013. Archived from the original on August 29, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
- "Players". North American Soccer League. Archived from the original on 2016-04-17. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- Strohm, Emily (July 26, 2016). "Jinger Duggar Is Engaged! The Counting On Star Said 'Yes' to Jeremy Vuolo". People. Archived from the original on 2016-07-29. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
- "We Are Married!!! - Jeremy and Jinger". Jeremy and Jinger. 6 November 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- Julia Wallace (September 14, 2016). "TLC releases clips of Duggar family's visit to Laredo". Laredo Morning Times. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- Willis, Jackie (January 3, 2018). "Jinger Duggar Is Pregnant With First Child". Entertainment Tonight. Archived from the original on 2018-03-24. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- "Our Little One! - Jeremy and Jinger". Jeremy and Jinger. 2018-04-09. Archived from the original on 2018-04-10. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2018-07-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "The Vuolos Share: Pregnancy, Gender Reveal, and Past Miscarriage". TLC.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- "Jinger Duggar and husband welcome 2nd child, a baby girl". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- "TLC Celebrities Jeremy & Jinger Promote SWAN – SWAN". www.swan4kids.org. Archived from the original on 2017-12-23. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- "About – SWAN". www.swan4kids.org. Archived from the original on 2017-12-23. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
External links
- Jeremy Vuolo at Major League Soccer
- Syracuse bio
- "#24 Jeremy Vuolo". North American Soccer League. Archived from the original on August 18, 2013.