Jeff Bilyk
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Jeff Bilyk is a retired American soccer player who spent three years in Major League Soccer
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, playing on the men's soccer team from 1995 to 1999. In February 1999, the Columbus Crew
selected Bilyk in the second round (eighteenth overall) of the 1999 MLS College Draft
. The Crew waived him on April 2, 1999. He then signed with the Miami Fusion
where he played from 1999 to 2001. In 2002, he played for the Milwaukee Rampage
as the Rampage won the USL First Division
championship. He played as a midfielder for USL First Division
side Virginia Beach Mariners
from 2003 to 2006. On April 18, 2007, the Hampton Roads Piranhas
signed Bilyk. Injuries kept him from playing and the Piranhas released him on July 18, 2007. On March 24, 2008, he joined the Charlotte Eagles
of the USL Second Division
.
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
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Player
Bilyk attended Clemson UniversityClemson University
Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....
, playing on the men's soccer team from 1995 to 1999. In February 1999, the Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
selected Bilyk in the second round (eighteenth overall) of the 1999 MLS College Draft
1999 MLS College Draft
The 1999 Major League Soccer College Draft.Major League Soccer held its fourth annual college draft on February 6 and 7, 1999 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The first round of the draft took place on Saturday with the second and third rounds on Sunday morning. The College Draft was followed by the...
. The Crew waived him on April 2, 1999. He then signed with the Miami Fusion
Miami Fusion
Miami Fusion F.C. was a professional soccer club located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that participated in Major League Soccer from 1998 to 2001. The club played in Lockhart Stadium, which was a former high school stadium converted into a soccer-specific stadium...
where he played from 1999 to 2001. In 2002, he played for the Milwaukee Rampage
Milwaukee Rampage
The Milwaukee Rampage is a defunct American soccer franchise, which played in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the A-League. The Rampage folded in 2002 because of financial problems, despite winning the A-league championship that year, as well as in 1997. The Rampage was founded in 1994 as a member of the...
as the Rampage won the USL First Division
USL First Division
The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....
championship. He played as a midfielder for USL First Division
USL First Division
The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....
side Virginia Beach Mariners
Virginia Beach Mariners
The Virginia Beach Mariners were an American soccer club, who formerly played in the USL First Division of the United Soccer Leagues, the second division in the US Soccer hierarchy behind Major League Soccer...
from 2003 to 2006. On April 18, 2007, the Hampton Roads Piranhas
Hampton Roads Piranhas
Hampton Roads Piranhas is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 1995. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada...
signed Bilyk. Injuries kept him from playing and the Piranhas released him on July 18, 2007. On March 24, 2008, he joined the Charlotte Eagles
Charlotte 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....
of 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...
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