Aaron DeLoach
Encyclopedia
Aaron DeLoach is an American
soccer player, currently playing for DFW Tornados
in the USL Premier Development League
.
at Florida Southern College
. He led the Florida Southern team in assists in 2003 and 2004 and was team captain from 2004–2006.
in the USL Second Division
in 2007. He made his professional debut on April 20, 2007, in Charlotte's 2007 season opener against Crystal Palace Baltimore, but only played three more games in his three years with the team, and was released at the end of 2009.
After his release from the team, and having been unable to secure a professional contract elsewhere, DeLoach signed to play for the DFW Tornados
in the PDL in 2010. He scored a goal in his debut for the team on May 7, 2010, against the El Paso Patriots
.
strategy in the city of Charlotte, working daily in the more deprived areas of East Charlotte. He started a tutoring program with to help continue the furthering education of the youth in those areas, helped start three youth soccer teams, and is the director of inner-city and Latino camps which are conducted by the Eagles Learn from the Pros Camp Program.
United States
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soccer player, currently playing for DFW Tornados
DFW Tornados
DFW Tornados was an American soccer team based in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1986, the team played in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid South Division of the Southern Conference...
in the USL Premier Development League
USL Premier Development League
The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...
.
College
DeLoach played club soccer for the Busch Soccer Club in St. Louis, and went on to play college soccerCollege soccer
College soccer is a term used to describe association football played by teams who are operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes...
at Florida Southern College
Florida Southern College
Florida Southern College is a private college located in Lakeland, Florida, United States. It was selected by U.S...
. He led the Florida Southern team in assists in 2003 and 2004 and was team captain from 2004–2006.
Professional
Undrafted out of college, DeLoach signed with the Charlotte EaglesCharlotte Eagles
Charlotte Eagles is an American professional soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1991, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
in the USL Second Division
USL Second Division
The United Soccer Leagues Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, part of the United Soccer Leagues league pyramid...
in 2007. He made his professional debut on April 20, 2007, in Charlotte's 2007 season opener against Crystal Palace Baltimore, but only played three more games in his three years with the team, and was released at the end of 2009.
After his release from the team, and having been unable to secure a professional contract elsewhere, DeLoach signed to play for the DFW Tornados
DFW Tornados
DFW Tornados was an American soccer team based in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1986, the team played in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid South Division of the Southern Conference...
in the PDL in 2010. He scored a goal in his debut for the team on May 7, 2010, against the El Paso Patriots
El Paso Patriots
Chivas El Paso Patriots is an American soccer team based in El Paso, Texas, United States. Founded in 1989, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid South Division of the Southern Conference.The team plays its home games at...
.
Non-soccer work
In addition to his playing career, DeLoach was Charlotte's Director of Urban Ministry. He was an integral part of the Eagles’ sports ministrySports ministry
A Sports Ministry is any competitive or non-competitive "activity that takes place during leisure time with the stated purpose or intention of helping people become aware of their need for a relationship with God, his daily role in their lives and their place in his kingdom work." Sport is an...
strategy in the city of Charlotte, working daily in the more deprived areas of East Charlotte. He started a tutoring program with to help continue the furthering education of the youth in those areas, helped start three youth soccer teams, and is the director of inner-city and Latino camps which are conducted by the Eagles Learn from the Pros Camp Program.