Jimmy Maurer

Jimmy Maurer (born October 14, 1988 in Lawrenceville, Georgia) is an American soccer player who plays for New York Cosmos in the North American Soccer League.

Career

College and Amateur

Maurer attended college at the University of South Carolina and was the starting Goalkeeper for four years. During his four-year career Maurer started all 78 games for the Gamecocks. He finished his collegiate career with 28 shutouts, second in South Carolina history. Maurer was named to the 2010 All-Conference USA Second Team during his senior campaign in which he recorded nine shutouts and a career-high 2,028 minutes in net, including the South Carolina–Clemson rivalry, where he finished off an unprecedented shutout of the derby archrivals. In 2009 as a junior, Maurer played every minute in net for South Carolina and had a 1.22 goals against average to go along with five shutouts and being named to the All-Conference USA Third Team. In his first year in 2007, Maurer started all 19 games for the Gamecocks and recorded a 1.08 goals against average. He was also named Conference USA Freshman of the Year .