Nathaniel Short

Nathaniel Short

Personal information
Full name	Nathaniel Short
Date of birth	28 January 1985 (1985-01-28) (age 26)
Place of birth	London, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Rochester Rhinos
Number	17
Youth career
2005–2008	Lynn Fighting Knights
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003	Wellington
2004	Bridgwater Town
2007–2008	Cape Cod Crusaders	18	(2)
2009–	Rochester Rhinos	39	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 2, 2010. † Appearances (Goals).

Nathaniel "Nano" Short (born January 28, 1985 in London) is a retired English footballer who last played for Rochester Rhinos in the USSF Division 2 Professional League.

Career

Early Life and College

Short grew up in Taunton in the English county of Somerset, attended Ladymead School, and played for English non-league sides Wellington and Bridgwater Town before coming to the United States on a scholarship in 2005.^[1]

He played four years of college soccer at Lynn University, earned an All-Sunshine State Conference Honorable Mention honors and a Daktronics First Team All-Region selection as a sophomore, was named the Fighting Knights’ Most Valuable Player and to the All-SSC First Team as a junior, and earned All-American honors during his senior year.

During his college career he also played with the Cape Cod Crusaders in the USL Premier Development League.

Professional

Short signed his first professional contract in 2009, with the Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division. He made his professional debut on April 18, 2009, in Rochester's season-opening game against Carolina RailHawks.^[2]

Retirement

On the Kick This radio show in Rochester on Saturday, April 9, 2011, Nano Short announced his retirement from professional soccer. Short cited a combination of injury and financial reasons for his retirement from the professional game at such an early age.

Honors

Rochester Rhinos

• USSF Division 2 Pro League Regular Season Champions (1): 2010

References

1. ^ Ex-Wellington footballer turns professional
2. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2009/1051804.html

External links

• Rochester Rhinos bio

Persondata
Name	Short, Nathaniel
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Date of birth	January 28, 1985
Place of birth	London, England
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