Introduction
Joshua Taylor Suggs (born April 26, 1989, in Las Cruces, New Mexico) is an American soccer player who currently plays for New Mexico United in the USL Championship. He can play as either a left back or as a centre half.
Career
Youth and Amateur
Suggs attended Las Cruces High School, and was a member of the New Mexico Olympic Development Program (ODP) State Team for five years, before going on to play four years of college soccer at Humboldt State University. With the Jacks he earned honorable mention All-CCAA honors as a sophomore in 2008, was an NSCAA Division II All-West Region third-team selection and a second-team All-CCAA honoree as a junior in 2009 and again as a senior in 2010.He captained the team in his senior year in 2010.
Professional
Suggs turned professional when he signed with the expansion Los Angeles Blues now formally known as the Orange County Blues FC of theUSL Professional League in February 2010. He made his professional debut on April 15, 2011, in a 3–0 victory over Sevilla Puerto Rico
He signed with San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer on March 9, 2012.
On April 5, 2012, Suggs was loaned to NASL club Tampa Bay Rowdies for the 2012 season.
Suggs was waived by San Jose on June 28, 2012.
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
Suggs signed with Colorado Springs Switchbacks of the United Soccer League in January 2016. Suggs scored his first goal for the Colorado Springs Switchbacks in a 2–1 friendly victory against Air Force Falcon's Soccer team.
Career statistics
- As of match played April 23, 2022
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Los Angeles Blues | 2011 | USL Pro | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 2012 | MLS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan) | 2012 | NASL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Blues | 2012 | USL Pro | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Silverbacks | 2013 | NASL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Orange County Blues | 2014 | USL Pro | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | |
| 2015 | USL | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 2 | ||
| Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 2016 | USL | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| 2017 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2018 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | |||
| Total | 92 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 6 | ||
| New Mexico United | 2019 | USL Championship | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 2020 | 12 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 31 | 3 | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||||
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 71 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 227 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 241 | 12 | ||