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{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name                 = Jason Garey
| image                = Jason-Garey-crew.jpg
| fullname             = Jason Garey
| birth_date           = {{birth date and age|1984|7|19}}
| birth_place          = [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]], United States
| height               = {{convert|1.86|m|abbr=on}}
| position             = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub          =
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| collegeyears1          = 2002–2005
| college1          = [[Maryland Terrapins]]
| collegecaps1                = 98
| collegegoals1               = 60
| years1               = 2006–2010
| clubs1               = [[Columbus Crew]]
| caps1                = 83
| goals1               = 15
| years2               = 2011
| clubs2               = [[Houston Dynamo]]
| caps2                = 10
| goals2               = 0
| years3               = 2012
| clubs3               = [[Carolina RailHawks]]
| caps3                = 17
| goals3               = 3
| totalcaps            = 110
| totalgoals           = 18
| nationalyears1       =
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| medaltemplates       =
| pcupdate             = September 26, 2012
| ntupdate             =
}}

'''Jason Garey''' (born July 19, 1984) is an American [[Association football|soccer]] player.

==Career==

===Youth and College===
Born in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]], Garey, who grew up in [[Gonzales, Louisiana]],<ref name="bwitznyt">[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/15/sports/soccer/15wetlands.html?ref=soccer Witz, Billy. "Playing for Columbus, but Fighting for the Lands Back Home," ''The New York Times'', Sunday, August 15, 2010.]</ref> attended [[St. Amant High School]] and played for the Baton Rouge Soccer Club. He continues to hold Louisiana high school records for most goals in a season (73) and in a career (170). Garey played [[College soccer in the United States|college soccer]] at the [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]]. In his senior season, he scored 22 goals in 25 games, was named a [[Division I First-Team All-American (soccer)|first-team All-American]], won the [[Hermann Trophy]] as the best college player, and led the Terrapins to the [[NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament|College Cup]].

===Professional===
Garey was drafted by [[Columbus Crew]] in the first round (third overall) at the [[2006 MLS SuperDraft]] and was with the club when they won the [[2008 MLS Cup]].

After five seasons with Columbus Crew, Garey's rights were traded to [[Houston Dynamo]] in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick in the [[2015 MLS SuperDraft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/2010/12/gulf-coast-native-excited-return|title=Gulf Coast native excited for return|date=3 December 2010}}</ref> At the end of the 2011 season, Houston declined his 2012 contract option and he entered the [[2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft]]. Garey was not selected in the draft and became a free agent.

Garey signed with [[Carolina RailHawks FC|Carolina RailHawks]] of the [[North American Soccer League (2011–2017)|North American Soccer League]] on January 20, 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=1659 |title=&#124; NASL |access-date=2012-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050923/http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=1659 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Honors==

;Columbus Crew
* [[Major League Soccer]] Eastern Conference Championship: [[2008 Major League Soccer season|2008]]
* [[Major League Soccer]] MLS Cup: [[2008 Major League Soccer season|2008]]
* [[Major League Soccer]] Supporter's Shield: [[2008 Major League Soccer season|2008]], [[2009 Major League Soccer season|2009]]

==Beyond the pitch==
Garey is a spokesman for Vanishing Paradise, a joint campaign by [[Ducks Unlimited]] and the [[National Wildlife Federation]] to raise awareness for [[wetland]]s preservation in his home state of Louisiana.<ref name="bwitznyt"/>

Garey serves as color commentator for [[North Carolina FC]] television broadcasts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nccourage.com/news_article/show/1026703|title=North Carolina Football Club Announces Broadcast Schedule for Remainder of Season|date=June 6, 2019|access-date=August 18, 2019|website=North Carolina Courage}}</ref> He also serves on the board of directors for NCFC Youth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncfcyouth.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1475319|title=NCFC Youth Board of Directors|access-date=August 18, 2019|website=NCFC Youth}}</ref>

In 2012, Garey self published Geauxing Galt, a libertarian novel inspired by [[Atlas Shrugged]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mlsplayers.org/news/book-club-geauxing-galt-by-jason-garey|title=Book Club: Geauxing Galt by Jason Garey }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{MLS player|jason-garey}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929043644/http://www.lahssoccer.com/ lahssoccer.com]

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