Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Richard Jata - Player Profile


Position: Midfielder/Forward
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 160 lbs
Birthday: September 21, 1985
Hometown: Port Richey, FL
College: Campbell University
Club/PDL: Carolina Dynamo

High School Stats

IMG Academy (Sophomore Year) - Coached by Tom Durkin
  • Played on IMG Academy (Bradenton) PDL team at age 16
  • Scored 35 goals and had 19 assists in two seasons at IMG Academy
  • Trained with U-17 U.S. National Team - Coached by John Hackworth
Ridgewood High School (Senior Year) - Coached by Ed McComisky

  • 33 goals, 17 assists - 83 points
  • Player Of The Year - Pasco County
  • Helped team to a #5 ranking in Florida
Club - Clearwater Chargers (Coached by Peter Mannino)
PDL - Bradenton Academics (Coached by Tom Durkin)

College Stats - By year

Furman University - Coached by Doug Allison
  • Freshman Year - Led team in points (11) - 4 goals, 3 assists
Campbell University - Coached by Doug Hess
  • Sophomore Year - Led team in points (21) - 7 goals, 7 assists
  • Junior Year - Led team in points (22) - 9 goals, 4 assists
  • Senior Year - Led team in points (28) - 12 goals, 4 assists
College Stats - Total

Goals (32) Assists (18) Points (82) Shots (244) GW (12) GP (74)

Achievements
  • Athlete Of The Year - Campbell University (2008)
  • Player Of The Year - Atlantic Sun Conference (2008)
  • NSCAA All-American 2nd Team (2008)
  • First Team All-South (2008)
  • 2-Time Preseason Player of the Year (2007, 2008)
  • First team All-Atlantic Sun Conference (2006, 2007, 2008)
  • A-Sun All Tournament Team (2007, 2008)
  • Second Team All-South (2006, 2007)
  • NCCSIA All-State team (2006, 2007)
  • College Soccer News National Team of the Week (2006, 2007, 2008)
  • 12 Game-winning goals in 3 seasons at Campbell University
  • 5-Time A-Sun Conference Player of the Week
  • 15th All-Time in Points at Campbell (71) in just 3 seasons
  • Led team to a 14-6 record his senior year and a #38 RPI (#22 in Soccer America Poll)
  • Led team to an undefeated record (9-0) in A-Sun Conference play - regular season (2008)
  • Led team to 3 consecutive wins over North Carolina including one at Chapel Hill (2 GW goals)
  • Campbell is 20-1-1 in games when Jata scores
PDL - Carolina Dynamo (Coached by Joe Brown)
  • USL PDL Southeast Division Champions (2007)
  • Had 6 goals and 1 assist in only 793 minutes played
  • Played in 15 games over a two year period (2007, 2008)
Professional Career
  • 2009 MLS Superdraft - Drafted by the Chicago Fire
  • Last player released by the Chicago Fire before the start of the 2009 season
  • One of nine 2009 MLS draftees to be selected for the Rookie Life Series
  • Signed with the Wilmington Hammerheads on January 27, 2011
  • Scored the second PK vs Richmond Kickers in the Divisional Semifinals

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