Jacob Bushue

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Jacob Bushue
Personal information
Full name Jacob M. Bushue
Date of birth (1992-05-15) May 15, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Champaign, Illinois, United States
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Las Vegas Lights
Number 17
Youth career
2006–2010 Chicago Magic
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Indiana Hoosiers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Chicago Fire U-23 6 (0)
2015–2016 Saint Louis FC 49 (1)
2017 BK-46 21 (3)
2018 Ekenäs IF 25 (3)
2019–2022 FC Haka 67 (2)
2022 Jaro 26 (1)
2023– Las Vegas Lights 33 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 21, 2023

Jacob M. Bushue (born May 15, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club Las Vegas Lights FC.

Career[edit]

Youth[edit]

Bushue played youth soccer with the Chicago Magic from 2006 to 2010. Bushue's Chicago Magic team was a Dallas Cup Semi-Finalist in 2009.[1] His teams also went to the US Soccer Academy Finals in both 2008 and 2009.[2] Bushue was invited to the Adidas ESP Camp in 2008 and 2009.

College[edit]

He played college soccer at Indiana University from 2010 to 2013.[3] During his career at Indiana, Bushue was a part of the team that won the 2012 National Championship.[4] While at Indiana University, Bushue also won the 2010 Big Ten Conference regular season championship[5] and the 2013 Big Ten Conference men's soccer tournament championship, and was named to the All-Tournament Team.[6] During his career at Indiana, Bushue played in 86 games and made 79 starts for the Hoosiers, scoring 6 goals and 10 assists.[7] After his career at Indiana, Bushue was invited to the 2014 MLS Draft Combine.[8]

Professional[edit]

On January 15, 2015, Saint Louis FC of the USL announced the signing of Bushue for the 2015 season.[9] He scored his first professional goal in a match on September 12 against the Charlotte Independence at World Wide Technology Soccer Park, and was named to the USL's Team of the Week for his performance.[10]

On November 9, 2016, Saint Louis FC released Bushue

Bushue signed with the Finnish team Bollklubben-46 for the 2017 campaign. BK-46 plays in the third level of Finnish soccer as of 2017.

Bushue joined FC Haka for the 2019 season.[11]

On January 13, 2022, he signed with Jaro.[12]

Personal life[edit]

Bushue grew up in Champaign, Illinois. His parents are Doug and Katy Bushue. Jacob and his sister Megan[13] became the first brother–sister combination to win the News-Gazette player of the year award.[14] Bushue attended Champaign Centennial High School, graduating in December 2009.

Honors[edit]

FC Haka[15]

FF Jaro

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dr. Pepper DALLAS CUP? XXX". www.dallascup.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-03.
  2. ^ "News & Stories | U.S. Soccer Official Website".
  3. ^ "Jacob Bushue Bio - Indiana University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  4. ^ "Indiana Hoosiers NCAA Soccer National Champions!". 9 December 2012.
  5. ^ "BIG TEN CHAMPIONS: Indiana Takes 3-2 win over Northwestern - Indiana University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  6. ^ "Indiana Wins Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament Title Big Ten Conference Official Site". www.bigten.org. Archived from the original on 2015-02-23.
  7. ^ "Jacob Bushue Bio - Indiana University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  8. ^ "2014 MLS Combine | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 2014-01-05.
  9. ^ "STL FC Adds Four Players to 2015 Roster - Saint Louis Football Club". Archived from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  10. ^ "Bushue Named to USL Team of the Week - Saint Louis Football Club". Archived from the original on 2015-12-13.
  11. ^ Spelarflykten från Ekenäs IF fortsätter – Jacob Bushue går till FC Haka, svenska.yle.fi, 20 February 2019
  12. ^ "JACOB BUSHUE KLAR FÖR FF JARO" (in Finnish). Jaro. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  13. ^ "All-decade honoree: Megan Bushue".
  14. ^ "Soccer is serious business for Jacob Bushue and his siblings".
  15. ^ "Soccerway profile". Retrieved 28 July 2020.

External links[edit]

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