Garrett Halfhill (born July 26, 1993) is an American soccer player who currently plays for New York Cosmos in the National Premier Soccer League.
_(cropped).jpg) Halfhill playing for FC Cincinnati in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 26, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | San Diego, California, United States | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | New York Cosmos | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Virginia Rush | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Xavier Musketeers | 84 | (6) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Des Moines Menace | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Cincinnati Dutch Lions | 26 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | FC Cincinnati | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | New York Cosmos | 35 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2019 | |||
Early life
editHalfhill was born on July 26, 1993, in San Diego, California, to parents Robert and Cheryl Halfhill. He grew up in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where he attended Landstown High School from 2008 to 2011. He has two sisters, Janelle and Amber.[1]
Career
editYouth
editHalfhill played soccer for his high school team, the Landstown Eagles, for all four years of his attendance. In his freshman year, he participated in Landstown winning their first Beach District championship title.[2] He received many accolades in high school, including being selected for the All-Virginia Beach Team three times. His senior year, he was named to the All-District and All-Region first teams, an honorable mention for the All-State team, and was named most outstanding male athlete by Landstown High School.[1]
During high school, Halfhill also played for Virginia Rush Soccer Club, a developmental soccer club in Southeastern Virginia.[3]
College and amateur
editIn 2011, Halfhill was admitted to Xavier University with a Dean's Award Scholarship to study marketing. He played on the university's men's soccer team and started his freshman year, in which he had five starts, twenty appearances, and one goal. From his sophomore year until his graduation, Halfhill appeared in every Xavier match and started in all but one of them. He was named to the Big East Conference all-academic team his junior and senior years. In his senior year, Halfhill was named team captain, and was second on the team in minutes played with 2,092 total minutes. On September 13, 2014, Halfhill scored a career-high four points in a 3–0 win against Cincinnati,[4] leading him to be named to that week's Big East Weekly Honor Roll and College Soccer News National Team of the Week. He was also named to the Big East's All-Tournament Team.[5] At the end of his Xavier career, Halfhill held the university record for most matches played with 84 total appearances.[1]
Halfhill played in the Premier Development League (PDL) with the Des Moines Menace in 2013, and the Cincinnati Dutch Lions in 2014 and 2015.
Professional
editIn May 2017, Halfhill signed with United Soccer League club FC Cincinnati.[6] He made his debut with FC Cincinnati in a U.S. Open Cup match against AFC Cleveland on May 17, 2017. He debuted in the USL on June 3, 2017, in a match against Rochester Rhinos.[7] In October 2017, FC Cincinnati announced that Halfhill (along with eight other players) had been re-signed for the 2018 season.[8] In 2018 FC Cincinnati released Halfhill and he landed with the New York Cosmos. He played two seasons (2018–2019) with the New York Cosmos and made 35 appearances for the club.
Personal life
editIn addition to playing soccer, Halfhill has also worked as a sales representative at Paycor, a payroll and human resources company in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a business consultant at Dotloop.[9]
Career statistics
edit- As of end of 2019 season
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Des Moines Menace | 2013[10] | Premier Development League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cincinnati Dutch Lions | 2014[11] | Premier Development League | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2015[11] | Premier Development League | 13 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 1 | |||
| FC Cincinnati | 2017[12] | United Soccer League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| New York Cosmos | 2018[13] | National Premier Soccer League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2019[14] | National Premier Soccer League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2019[14] | NPSL Members Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 50 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 1 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Garrett Halfhill – 2014 Men's Soccer". Xavier University. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ Cuenca, Darrell (May 23, 2008). "Beach District soccer: Landstown boys win region berth; Cox wears girls crown". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ^ "Virginia Rush Competitive Alumni". Virginia Rush Soccer Club. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ^ Bergen, Brendan (September 13, 2014). "Halfhill Scores Twice as Men's Soccer Topples Crosstown Rival Cincinnati, 3-0". Xavier Athletics. Xavier University. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ^ "Providence Captures BIG EAST Men's Soccer Crown". BIG EAST. November 16, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ^ Brennan, Patrick (May 17, 2017). "FC Cincy inks Xavier men's soccer alum Garrett Halfhill". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
- ^ Kimura, Fumi (June 3, 2017). "FCC Win Streak Halted By Rhinos". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ Kimura, Fumi (October 25, 2017). "Nine Return For 2018". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
- ^ Halfhill, Garrett. "Garrett Halfhill". LinkedIn. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ^ "Des Moines Menace: Final 2013 Statistics" (PDF). Des Moines Menace. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ^ a b "Archived Player Stats". Premier Development League. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ^ "Garrett Halfhill". United Soccer League. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ^ "Garrett Halfhill signes New York Cosmos". New York Cosmos. Retrieved Apr 17, 2018.
- ^ a b "Garrett Halfhill re-signed". New York Cosmos. Retrieved Feb 7, 2019.
External links
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- Garrett Halfhill on Twitter
- Garrett Halfhill at USL Championship
- Garrett Halfhill at Xavier Athletics
