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Nick Zimmerman 
Personal information Full name Nicholas Zimmerman Date of birth May 3, 1987 Place of birth Tampa, Florida, United States Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Playing position Midfielder / Forward Club information Current club Carolina RailHawks Number 23 Youth career 2004–2008 James Madison Dukes Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2009 New York Red Bulls 11 (0) 2009 → Crystal Palace Baltimore (loan) 2 (0) 2010 Philadelphia Union 8 (0) 2010 → Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) 2 (2) 2011– Carolina RailHawks 23 (5) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 6, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).Nick Zimmerman (born May 3, 1987 in Tampa, Florida) is an American soccer player currently playing for Carolina RailHawks in the North American Soccer League.
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Career
College and Amateur
Zimmerman played college soccer for James Madison University from 2004 to 2008. In his four years with James Madison, he appeared in 75 matches scoring 13 goals. He was primarily used as a central midfielder. In 2007 he also played club soccer for a top Florida youth club, HC United. He also played for Brandon Flames and Temple Terrace Spirit.
Professional
Zimmerman was drafted in the third round (44th overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by the New York Red Bulls. His play in pre-season earned him a contract with the Major League Soccer club. He made his debut for the team on 20 March 2009 in a friendly against Portland Timbers which ended in a scoreless draw.
Zimmerman was briefly sent on loan to Crystal Palace Baltimore in the USL Second Division in May 2009.[1] He made his professional debut for Palace on May 15, 2009, in a 1-0 win against Western Mass Pioneers[2]., and made his MLS debut for New York on June 4, 2009, as a second half substitute in a 2-0 defeat to D.C. United.[3]
Zimmerman was selected by Philadelphia Union in the 2009 MLS Expansion Draft on November 25, 2009.[4] He also spent time on loan with the Harrisburg City Islanders in the USL Second Division. He was waived by Philadelphia on March 1, 2011.[5]
He signed with Carolina RailHawks FC of the North American Soccer League in April 2011.[6]
International
In 2001 Zimmerman played for the United States Under-15 national team.
Career statistics
Updated 17 August 2011
All-time career performance Club Season 
MLSU.S. Open Cup MLS Cup CONCACAF Total App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals New York Red Bulls 2009 11 0 1 0 - - 12 0 Philadelphia Union 2010 8 0 1 0 - - 9 0 MLS Total 19 0 2 0 - - 21 0 Club Season NASLU.S. Open Cup MLS Cup CONCACAF Total App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals Carolina RailHawks 2011 19 6 - - - - 19 6 NASL Total 19 6 0 0 - - 40 6 See also
References
- ^ "Palace sign two on loan from MLS team Red Bull New York". Photomac Soccerwire. 13 May 2009. http://www.potomacsoccerwire.com/news/460/6526. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ^ http://www.crystalpalaceusa.com/News09MAY15-MatchReportWesternMass.php
- ^ http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=06042009_NYDC
- ^ Union select 10 players in expansion draft
- ^ http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/03/union-sign-two-waive-two
- ^ http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=263
External links
Carolina RailHawks FC – current squad 0 Franks · 1 Knighton · 3 Low · 4 McKenney · 5 McManus · 6 Glass · 7 Farber · 8 Watson · 9 Campos · 10 Barbara · 11 Russell · 12 Krause · 14 O'Connor · 15 Thompson · 16 Miller · 17 Nurse · 18 Schmid · 19 Bain · 20 Bundu · 21 Evans · 22 Steele · 23 Zimmerman · 24 Lassiter · 25 Fitzgerald · 26 Elenio ·
Head Coach: Rennie Assistant Coach: Ritchie Assistant Coach: Bader Goalkeeper Coach: Zigante
Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- James Madison Dukes men's soccer players
- New York Red Bulls players
- Crystal Palace Baltimore players
- Philadelphia Union players
- Harrisburg City Islanders players
- Carolina RailHawks players
- USL Second Division players
- North American Soccer League (2011) players
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