Andres
Jasson
- Position Forward
- Number 20
- Date of Birth Jan 17 2002
- Hometown Greenwich, CT
- Height 5' 9"
- Club New York City FC
Player Bio - Andres Jasson
National Team: An industrious, versatile winger, Jasson will bolster the USA’s attacking corps at the World Cup … Impressed at September’s 4 Nations Tournament in the Netherlands, appearing in all three matches and netting the go-ahead goal vs. the hosts … Represented the U.S. at the October 2018 U17 International Youth Tournament in England … Helped the U-17s take home the April 2018 Sportchain Cup in Benicassim, Spain … Appeared with the U-15 Boys’ National Team throughout 2016 and 2017.
Club: Plays with New York City FC in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy … Committed to attend Yale University in fall 2020 … Helped guide New York City U-18/19 to back-to-back Academy Championships in 2018 and 2019, the first repeat DA national championship since 2016 … Won the 2019 Golden Boot as the top scorer in the Academy postseason with six goals … Named 2019 NYCFC Academy Player of the Year … Joined NYC in 2016 at the U-15/16 level … Previously played U-11 to U-14 with FC Westchester … Started playing soccer at age three.
Personal: Dad is from Argentina and played rugby, mom is from Spain … Also played tennis, lacrosse and ran cross country growing up … Loves watching movies, hanging out with friends and family and playing basketball … Describes himself on the field as “creative, hard-working, versatile” … Describes himself off the field as “funny, kind, happy” … Favorite soccer player is Lionel Messi … Messi and Stephen Curry are his biggest athletic inspirations … Greatest soccer moment thus far was winning back-to-back Academy Championships with NYC … Favorite movie is Trading Places, favorite TV show is Lost … Loves playing FIFA … Favorite food is alfajores … Loves listening to Chini.
