Jeremiah White

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Jeremiah White

Full name	Jeremiah White
Date of birth	April 3, 1982 (age 25)
Place of birth	Washington, D.C., United States
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Midfielder / Striker
Club information
Current club	AGF Århus
Number	15
Youth clubs
2000-2003	Wake Forest University
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004 2004-2005 2005-2007 2007-	OFK Beograd Panserraikos FC Gueugnon AGF Århus	? (?) 20 (12) 25 (9) 2 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:54, 5 April 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Jeremiah White (born April 3, 1982, in Washington, D.C.) is an American soccer player currently playing midfield and striker for AGF Århus of the Danish 1st Division.

1 Youth career
2 Professional career
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Youth career

White attended The Haverford School for high school, and was a member of the soccer team, earning All-American honors. He also played on the Region I ODP and adidas ESP teams. White played with the youth club FC Delco while in school, and was named the club's player of the year while still a senior in high school.

White chose to play collegiate soccer for Wake Forest University, choosing the school over Duke, Clemson, Maryland, and South Carolina. White played as a forward during his freshman season with the Demon Deacons, scoring his first collegiate goal against UNC-Charlotte, a goal that won that particular match in overtime.

White's sophomore season was a stunning success, as he led the ACC in scoring, becoming the first Wake Forest player to do so since 1983. He recorded his first career hat-trick against the University of Richmond during this season.

Injury plagued White's junior season at Wake Forest, keeping him out of the starting XI until October 29. Despite the injuries, White still led the team in scoring, and was named to the All-ACC team for the second year in a row.^[1]

In 2003, White's senior year, he was named ACC Player of the Year, and was named to the All-ACC team for the third straight year.^[2]

[edit] Professional career

[edit] OFK Beograd

Following graduation from Wake Forest, White went to Europe, in an effort to prove that he could succeed there. He signed with Serbian club OFK Beograd, shunning offers from Major League Soccer, where he had been drafted in the third round of the MLS SuperDraft by the New England Revolution. White's time with Beograd was marred by a racism incident that occurred in March 2004, and received international media attention. White and a group of friends, including two black Brazilians, were confronted by a group of angry youth, one of whom, according to White, was "throwing around Nazi signs." Fierce words were exchanged, punches were thrown, and the groups eventually separated with no serious damage incurred. News organizations like BBC, RAI, and CNN picked up on the story, and White was headline news around the world for a short time. A month later, White asked for, and was granted, release from his contract, which led to speculation that White was leaving the team as a result of the incident. White dismissed this, saying, "That's the farthest thing from the truth."^[3]

[edit] Panserraikos

After his release from Beograd, White set up a series of trials with clubs throughout Europe, including Dutch club Feyenoord, and Belgian club K.V.C. Westerlo. White was close to having a deal completed with Westerlo, but he instead signed with Greek Second Division side Panserraikos.

While with Panserraikos, White was played out of position as a target forward, an unusual position for a player who is only 5 feet, 8 inches tall. White also discovered the seedy nature of the club, as they physically altered his contract after he signed, attempting to claim that he signed for two years instead of one. White also was forced to play through injury, and eventually suffered a severe concussion that kept him out of action for two months. Following his recovery, White asked for, and after a dispute, was granted his release from the club in January 2005.

[edit] FC Gueugnon

For the second time in six months, White found himself without a team, and again set up trials across Europe, spending time with FC Nordsjaelland of the Danish Superliga and FC Gueugnon of French Ligue 2.^[4] White signed with the French club on June 6, 2005, agreeing to a two-year contract.^[5]

White spent most of his early time with Gueugnon's reserve team, but eventually got his first goal of his Ligue 2 career on November 25, 2005, scoring the game-winning goal on a free kick from 28 yards out to beat Le Havre AC. In what seems to be a common theme of White's career, in the early throes of the 2006-07 season, White and Gueugnon manager Victor Zvunka came to conflict. Ten games into the season, White led the team in scoring with four goals, yet still failed to see consistent playing time. White criticised the coach, saying:

"I think [Zvunka] is not honest. He aligns himself with the older players, and if you don't get close to those guys, you don't play. Last week, me, Wilfried Niflore and Mohamed Louhkiar all played in the reserves. One of us has been involved in every single goal this year, either the goal or the assist. How do you explain leaving us off the team?^[6]

White's lack of playing time and discontent with Gueugnon management continuted, culminating in his release from the club on January 3, 2007.

[edit] AGF Århus

Again left without a team, White turned his eyes towards Scandinavia, landing trials with F.C. Lyn Oslo of the Norwegian Tippeligaen and with AGF Århus of the Danish First Division. White agreed to a three-and-a-half year contract with the Danish club on January 28, 2007. The club was relegated from the Danish Superliga in 2006, but after signing players like Olof Persson and Kári Árnason, they are widely expected to make a return to the top flight next season.^[7] White made his debut for Århus on April 1, 2007, starting as a midfielder against Fremad Amager. Århus won the match 4-1, with White scoring his first goal for the club in the 15th minute.^[8]