Reads the game a step early
Jordan Avery is a Class of 2028 center back from Greenville, South Carolina. Right-footed, 5'8", Jordan plays center back and defensive midfield for Riverbend Academy and for Piedmont Harriers SC in the ECNL Regional League.
Named All-Region in 2026 after a first varsity season as a sophomore, Jordan captained the U16 club side in the spring. Highlight video, Hudl profile and Veo match footage are linked throughout this page.
- Age 5First rec seasonStarted in goal because nobody else would. Moved out by eight.
- 2023Joins Piedmont Harriers SCClub soccer at U13; first season at center back.
- 2025Riverbend Academy varsityStarter as a freshman in the back line.
- Spring 2026U16 club captainNamed captain for the spring ECNL-RL season.
- 2026All-Region · #7Region honors after a sophomore season with nine clean sheets.
I started in goal because nobody else wanted to, and I think that's where I learned to watch the whole field. By the time I moved to center back I was already used to seeing the play before it got to me.
What I bring that film doesn't always show is the talking. I organize the line, I tell the mid when to drop, and I'd rather win the ball with position than with a tackle. When we lost the region semifinal last spring I went back and watched every goal we gave up. Most of them were mine to prevent a step earlier, and that's what I worked on all summer.
Outside of soccer I'm in the robotics club and I work Saturdays at a bike shop. I want to study engineering, and I want to play for a program where the defenders are expected to think.
Sample text, written to show the four story prompts. A real athlete writes and approves their own story; nothing is invented for them.