A.J. Jeffries

Position:
Midfielder
Class:
RS JR
Height:
6-1
Weight:
178
Hometown:
Downers Grove, Ill.
Previous School:
Downers Grove North

2016 (RS Jr.): Played in 12 matches and started two for SMU...Took seven shots with one on goal...Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 Team.

2015 (RS So.): Played and started in nine games for the Mustangs… Attempted eight shots, two on goal.

2014 (RS Fr.): Played in 18 matches including 16 as a starter ... Scored his first career goal against #RV Tulsa and added another against UCF in the American semfinals ... Logged 1,204 minutes of action.

2013 (Fr.): Did not see action.

Prep: Played club soccer for the Chicago Fire Academy, captaining the team in 2011 and 2012... Member of the U14, U15 and U17 United States Youth National Teams and attended the residency program ... Played at Downers Grove North High School, earning all-conference and all-sectional honors in 2010 while captaining the team ... Led school to a regional championship in 2010 ... Was an Illinois State Scholar... Is the No. 12 player in the Midwest region and rated 97th nationally by CollegeSoccerNews.com ... Father Mike played five years professionally and earned three caps for the United States National Team in 1984-85.