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Jay DeMerit

1979 - Today

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Jay Michael DeMerit (born December 4, 1979) is an American former soccer player who played as a center back. He played college soccer for the UIC Flames and was in the Chicago Fire Premier development squad, but after not being drafted for Major League Soccer, he moved to look for a club in England. He played for non-league sides Southall and Northwood before signing for Watford of the Championship in 2004. DeMerit played 213 total games for Watford over six seasons, including one in the 2006–07 Premier League, having scored in their victory in the 2006 Football League Championship play-off final. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jay DeMerit is the 16,676th most popular soccer player (up from 16,752nd in 2019), the 18,865th most popular biography from United States (up from 19,041st in 2019) and the 149th most popular American Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Jay DeMerit ranks 16,676 out of 21,273Before him are Takafumi Yoshimoto, Arnaud Nordin, Kosuke Yatsuda, Nathan Sinkala, Richard Almeida, and Johannes Eggestein. After him are Visay Phaphouvanin, Marta Corredera, Valerian Gvilia, Jun Tanaka, Ian Cox, and Mario Maloča.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Jay DeMerit ranks 1,226Before him are Carlos Castaño Panadero, Meghann Shaughnessy, Helge Payer, Danny Gabbidon, Jonas Reckermann, and Chris Daughtry. After him are Noé Pamarot, Kaki King, Sébastien Joly, Tamika Catchings, Shannon Moore, and Nobuhiro Sadatomi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jay DeMerit ranks 18,873 out of 20,380Before him are André Roberson (1991), J. D. Williams (1978), Christy Carlson Romano (1984), Jesse Rutherford (1991), DeeDee Trotter (1982), and Jeremy Abbott (1985). After him are Jake Cherry (1996), Tiffany Stratton (1999), Christian Wood (1995), Wyatt Oleff (2003), Madeleine Martin (1993), and Jordan Theodore (1989).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United States

Among soccer players born in United States, Jay DeMerit ranks 149Before him are Sacha Kljestan (1985), Steven Beitashour (1987), Edson Buddle (1981), Kyle Martino (1981), Luis Robles (1984), and Jordan Pefok (1996). After him are Tony Sanneh (1971), Cayman Togashi (1993), Edgar Castillo (1986), Tim Ream (1987), Briana Scurry (1971), and Zack Steffen (1995).