Players
2Jordan Gafa
- Position: Defender
- Date of Birth: 06/19/1990
- Age: 34
- Country: San Diego, Calif.
- Weight: 165 lbs
- Height: 5.11'
TRANSACTIONS: Signed with Tampa Bay Rowdies on 3/27/13 … signed with Armada FC on 3/19/15.
2015: Made five NASL appearances, including one start … logged 135 minutes … also made one U.S. Open Cup appearance … head injury sustained in August kept him out for remainder of season … Spring: Made debut as a 78th minute sub for Lucas Trejo at MNU (5/23) … Fall: Subbed in for Tommy Krizanovic in 70th minute vs. NYC (7/18) ... subbed in for Pascal Millien in 65th minute vs. MNU (7/31) ... started at RB at TBR (8/8) ... subbed on for Jemal Johnson in 75th minute vs. ATL (8/15).
2014: Started in five NASL matches and logged 450 minutes with the Tampa Bay Rowdies.
2013: Made professional debut with the Tampa Bay Rowdies in April 2013 following trial with MLS side Columbus Crew … made 14 appearances, including 10 starts in 1,047 minutes of NASL action … received two YCs … made two starts in U.S. Open Cup, helping team to two wins, including 1-0 win over MLS side Seattle Sounders.
COLLEGE: Starred for perennial NCAA Division I powerhouse University of North Carolina from 2008-12 and was part of three-straight College Cup teams in 2009, 2010 and 2011 … helped the Tar Heels take home the national title in 2011 … redshirted in 2008 … appeared in seven games in 2009 as redshirt freshman, scoring the winning goal against Stetson University on 10/28/09 … appeared in 19 matches with three starts in the midfield as a sophomore in 2010 and posted a goal and an assist … appeared in all 26 matches with 24 starts for the Tar Heels, primarily as the right outside back as a junior in 2011 … part of a defense that allowed just 18 goals on the year, a GAA of 0.66 which ranked No. 11 in the country … started 22 games as a senior in 2012 and netted two goals with four assists … was part of a defense that had a nation-leading 0.29 GAA … earned bachelor’s degree in exercise and sport science.
YOUTH: Standout at Cathedral Catholic High School in Del Mar, Calif. … named San Diego County and CIF Player of the Year in 2008 … selected 2008 San Diego County Athlete of the Year for boys soccer … also a first-team all-county, All-Western League and All-CIF choice as a senior … earned second-team all-county and first-team all-league and All-CIF in 2007 … as a senior, led team to 2008 CIF Division III and Western League titles, as well as an appearance in the Division II state finals … won the National Red Bull League championship in 2007 along with fellow Armada defender Shawn Nicklaw.
PERSONAL: Born Jordan Christopher Gafa on June 19, 1990, in San Diego, Calif., to mother Annette, and father Mike … is the youngest of four children … has two brothers, Mikey (31) and Justin (29), and one sister, Cassandra (27) … favorite band is Red Hot Chili Peppers … related to Curtis Hadzicki, who starred in season two of MTV’s Are You the One?
REGULAR SEASON CAREER STATS
| Year | Team | GP | GS | SI | SO | Min | G | A | Sh | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Jacksonville Armada FC U-23 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1047 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 24 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1632 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
POST SEASON CAREER STATS
| Year | Team | GP | GS | SI | SO | Min | G | A | Sh | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GAME APPEARANCES
| Date | Type | Match | Result | Appear | Min | G | A | Sh | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/15/2015 | Regular Season | JAX v ATL | W 1 - 0 | Sub In | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/08/2015 | Regular Season | TBR v JAX | L 3 - 2 | Start | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/31/2015 | Regular Season | JAX v MNU | D 3 - 3 | Sub In | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/18/2015 | Regular Season | JAX v NYC | W 1 - 0 | Sub In | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/27/2015 | International Friendly | JAX v BOCA | L 2 - 4 | Sub In | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/27/2015 | US Open Cup | RIC v JAX | L 3 - 0 | Sub In | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/23/2015 | Regular Season | MNU v JAX | L 3 - 2 | Sub In | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/25/2014 | Regular Season | NYC v TBR | D 2 - 2 | Start | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/18/2014 | Regular Season | ATL v TBR | D 1 - 1 | Start | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/15/2014 | Regular Season | TBR v MNU | L 2 - 3 | Start | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/08/2014 | Regular Season | TBR v FTL | L 2 - 3 | Start | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/04/2014 | Regular Season | TBR v FCE | D 1 - 1 | Start | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/29/2013 | Regular Season | NYC v TBR | L 4 - 3 | Start | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/21/2013 | Regular Season | TBR v ATL | W 3 - 1 | Start | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 09/14/2013 | Regular Season | NCFC v TBR | D 2 - 2 | Start | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/07/2013 | Regular Season | TBR v NCFC | W 3 - 2 | Start | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/31/2013 | Regular Season | ATL v TBR | D 1 - 1 | Sub In | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/03/2013 | Regular Season | SAS v TBR | W 4 - 7 | Sub In | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/04/2013 | Regular Season | TBR v FTL | W 4 - 0 | Start | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/22/2013 | Regular Season | ATL v TBR | W 1 - 2 | Start | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 06/15/2013 | Regular Season | TBR v SAS | L 1 - 2 | Start | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/08/2013 | Regular Season | NCFC v TBR | L 2 - 1 | Sub In | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/02/2013 | Regular Season | FCE v TBR | D 0 - 0 | Start | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/25/2013 | Regular Season | TBR v MNU | L 2 - 3 | Start | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/04/2013 | Regular Season | TBR v FCE | D 1 - 1 | Start | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/27/2013 | Regular Season | FTL v TBR | W 1 - 2 | Sub In | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
