Josh Suggs

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Josh Suggs
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Personal information
Full name Joshua Taylor Suggs
Date of birth (1989-04-26) April 26, 1989 (age 37)
Place of birth Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Humboldt State Lumberjacks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Los Angeles Blues 8 (0)
2012 San Jose Earthquakes 0 (0)
2012 → Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan) 0 (0)
2012 Los Angeles Blues 9 (0)
2013 Atlanta Silverbacks 2 (0)
2014–2015 Orange County Blues 47 (2)
2016–2018 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 92 (6)
2019–2023 New Mexico United 115 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of January 6, 2024

Joshua Taylor Suggs (born April 26, 1989, in Las Cruces, New Mexico) is an American former professional soccer player who last played for New Mexico United in the USL Championship. He frequently played as either a left back or as a centre half.

Career

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Youth and amateur

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Suggs attended Las Cruces High School, and was a member of the New Mexico Olympic Development Program (ODP) State Team for five years, before going on to play four years of college soccer at Humboldt State University. With the Jacks he earned honorable mention All-CCAA honors as a sophomore in 2008, was an NSCAA Division II All-West Region third-team selection and a second-team All-CCAA honoree as a junior in 2009 and again as a senior in 2010. He captained the team in his senior year in 2010.

Professional

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Suggs during his rookie year with the LA Blues

Suggs turned professional when he signed with the expansion Los Angeles Blues now formally known as the Orange County Blues FC of the USL Professional League in February 2010. He made his professional debut on April 15, 2011, in a 3–0 victory over Sevilla Puerto Rico[1]

He signed with San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer on March 9, 2012.[2]

On April 5, 2012, Suggs was loaned to NASL club Tampa Bay Rowdies for the 2012 season.[3]

Suggs was waived by San Jose on June 28, 2012.[4]

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

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Suggs signed with Colorado Springs Switchbacks of the United Soccer League in January 2016.[5] Suggs scored his first goal for the Colorado Springs Switchbacks in a 2–1 friendly victory against Air Force Falcon's Soccer team.[6]

New Mexico United

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In November of 2018 New Mexico United announced that they had signed Suggs for their inaugural USL Championship season in 2019. [7] He subsequently signed single year contracts to stay with the club from 2020 to 2023.[8][9]

Suggs captained the team from 2019 to 2021, scoring a personal best three goals from his wingback position during the 2021 campaign. [10] On July 22nd, 2023 Suggs became just the fifth player, at that time, in history to surpass 20,000 minutes in USL Championship play. [11]

New Mexico United announced Suggs' retirement from professional soccer on 20 Jan 2024. [12]

Career statistics

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As of match played July 30, 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Los Angeles Blues 2011 USL Pro 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
San Jose Earthquakes 2012 MLS 0 0 1[a] 0 0 0 0 0
Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan) 2012 NASL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Los Angeles Blues 2012 USL Pro 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
Atlanta Silverbacks 2013 NASL 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Orange County Blues 2014 USL Pro 22 2 0 0 — 22 2
2015 USL 25 0 0 0 1[b] 0 26 0
Total 47 2 0 0 1 0 48 2
Colorado Springs Switchbacks 2016 USL 30 2 2[a] 0 1[b] 0 33 2
2017 28 2 2[a] 0 — 30 2
2018 34 2 2[a] 0 — 36 2
Total 92 6 6 0 1 0 99 6
New Mexico United 2019 USL Championship 26 1 2[a] 0 1[c] 0 29 1
2020 12 0 — 2[c] 0 14 0
2021 31 3 — — 31 3
2022 15 0 0 0 — 15 0
2023 27 0 3 0 1[c] 0 31 0
Total 111 4 5 0 4 0 120 4
Career total 267 12 12 0 6 0 285 12
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in the US Open Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in USL Cup playoffs
  3. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in USL Championship playoffs

References

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