Talen Maples: Difference between revisions

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|name = Talen Maples

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|fullname = Jon-Talen Maples

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|11|20}}

|birth_place = [[Leander, Texas]], United States

|height = 1.83 m

|position = [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre-back]]

|currentclub = [[Houston Dynamo 2]]

|clubnumber = 4

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 = Georgetown Force

|youthyears2 =

|youthclubs2 = Lonestar SC

|collegeyears1 = 2017–2019

|college1 = [[SMU Mustangs men's soccer|SMU Mustangs]]

|collegecaps1 = 49

|collegegoals1 = 4

|years1 = 2018–2019

|clubs1 = [[Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C.|Brazos Valley Cavalry]]

|caps1 = 19

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2021

|clubs2 = [[Toronto FC II]]

|caps2 = 19

|goals2 = 1

|years3 = 2022–

|clubs3 = [[Houston Dynamo 2]]

|caps3 = 22

|goals3 = 3

|club-update = September 24, 2022

'''Jon-Talen Maples''' (born November 20, 1998) is an American professional [[association football|soccer]] player who plays as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] for [[Houston Dynamo 2]].

He was drafted 72nd overall by [[Toronto FC]] in the [[2021 MLS SuperDraft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.torontofc.ca/post/2021/01/21/toronto-fc-select-di-rosa-crofts-rothrock-and-maples-2021-mls-superdraft|title=Toronto FC select Di Rosa, Crofts, Rothrock and Maples in the 2021 MLS Superdraft|date=January 21, 2021|work=[[Toronto FC]]}}</ref> He signed with their second team, [[Toronto FC II]] of [[USL League One]], on May 5, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.torontofc.ca/post/2021/05/05/toronto-fc-ii-sign-talen-maples|title=Toronto FC II Sign Talen Maples|date=May 5, 2021|work=[[Toronto FC]]}}</ref> He made his debut for Toronto FC II on May 22, 2021 against [[North Texas SC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcdallas.com/post/2021/05/22/north-texas-sc-falls-2-1-away-toronto-fc-ii|title=North Texas SC Falls 2-1 Away to Toronto FC II|date=May 22, 2021|work=[[FC Dallas]]}}</ref> He scored his first goal on October 1 against [[North Carolina FC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslleagueone.com/news_article/show/1186296|title=Match Report: Toronto Earns Second-Half Breakthrough, Downs North Carolina|date=October 1, 2021|work=[[USL League One]]}}</ref> He attended the first team's 2022 training camp.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/toronto-fc-announce-roster-for-preseason-camp|title=Toronto FC Announce Roster for Preseason Camp|date=January 27, 2022|work=[[Toronto FC]]}}</ref>

In February 2022, he signed with [[MLS Next Pro]] club [[Houston Dynamo 2]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstondynamofc.com/news/houston-dynamo-2-sign-six-players-to-mls-next-pro-contracts|title=Houston Dynamo 2 sign six players to MLS NEXT Pro contracts|date=February 19, 2022|work=[[Houston Dynamo FC]]}}</ref> Serving as team captain, he helped Dynamo 2 to record ten clean sheets and finish the season tied for the least amount of goals conceded in the league and was named to the MLS Next Pro Best XI at the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dynamotheory.com/2022/9/23/23368629/houston-dynamo-2-defender-talen-maples-named-to-mls-next-pro-best-xi|title=Dynamo 2 defender Talen Maples named to MLS NEXT Pro Best XI|date=September 23, 2022|work=Dynamo Theory}}</ref>

{{updated|October 3, 2022}}<ref>{{Soccerway | jon-talen-maples/498916/ }}</ref>

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|rowspan=2|[[Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C.|Brazos Valley Cavalry]]

|[[2018 PDL season|2018]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/24325996?subseason=526967|title=Talen Maples 2018 Stats|work=[[USL League Two]]}}</ref>

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|[[2019 USL League Two season|2019]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/32154398?subseason=583580|title=Talen Maples 2019 Stats|work=[[USL League Two]]}}</ref>

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|[[Toronto FC II]]

|[[2021 Toronto FC II season|2021]]

|[[USL League One]]

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|[[Houston Dynamo 2]]

|[[2022 MLS Next Pro season|2022]]

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{{Houston Dynamo 2 squad}}

[[Category:Association football defenders]]

[[Category:American soccer players]]

[[Category:Brazos Valley Cavalry FC players]]