Caps acquire McLaughlin from Impact
Published on April 13, 2007 under USL First Division (USL-1)
Vancouver Whitecaps News Release
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced today they have acquired midfielder/forward Jason McLaughlin from the Montreal Impact in exchange for forward Sita-Taty Matondo.
Montreal first acquired McLaughlin, a resident of Wetumpka, Alabama, on January 11, 2007 from the Atlanta Silverbacks in a four-player trade.
McLaughlin, 24, had a strong first season in the United Soccer Leagues First Division (USL-1) with Atlanta. The 6-0, 180-pound forward played 2,041 minutes, led his team in shots with 49, tied for second in goals with five and finished third in points with 12. On June 10, McLaughlin led the Silverbacks to a 3-1 win over the Seattle Sounders scoring two goals and adding an assist. For his efforts he was named Week Eight USL-1 Player of the Week. McLaughlin found the back of the net seven days later against the Whitecaps, tying the game 2-2 late in the second half. McLaughlin was also a member USL-1 All-Star team who played to a 0-0 draw against Sheffield Wednesday of England's Football League Championship last July 19.
Before joining the USL-1, McLaughlin had a productive career for the University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) scoring 15 goals, 13 assists in 46 games. In his senior year in 2005, he was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America's (NSCAA) All-Region team after leading UAB with five goals and eight assists for 18 points. In 2004, he appeared and started in all 18 games as team captain, and was named to the Conference USA's (C-USA) All-Tournament team after leading UAB to the C-USA championship game by scoring the double-overtime game-winner in the semifinals. In 2003, he returned for his sophomore season after serving a two-year church mission in Japan from 2001-2002.
Sita-Taty Matondo scored three regular season goals and one playoff goal last year with the Whitecaps. Matondo returns to Montreal for his third stint with the club; he previously played with the Impact in 2003 and 2005.
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