Updated May 17, 2023
JACOB JACKSON AT A GLANCE:
- Made 11 appearances for Revolution II in first pro season in 2022, tallying six clean sheets and 50 saves.
- Named MLS NEXT Pro Goalkeeper of the Month for May 2022 after posting five straight shutout performances.
- Spent three seasons as a starter for Loyola Marymount, posting a 26-8-8 career record for the Lions.
- Named the West Coast Conference Goalkeeper of the Year and an All-WCC First Team selection in each of the last two seasons.
- As a redshirt junior in 2021, Jackson set a career high with 11 wins, allowing only 12 goals in 17 games while posting eight shutouts and finishing sixth nationally with 0.67 goals against average.
- During the 2021 spring season, went unbeaten (6-0-3) allowing only two goals across 870 minutes to become just the second goalkeeper in WCC history to post a goals against average of under 0.25 in a season.
- Holds the Loyola Marymount record for most consecutive scoreless minutes (560) in a season.
MLS CAREER: Selected in the first round (24th overall) of the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by the New England Revolution on January 11, 2022…Signed with New England on February 15, 2022...Made 11 appearances for Revolution II, conceding nine goals and recording 50 saves with six clean sheets...Earned MLS NEXT Pro Goalkeeper of the Month for May after tallying five consecutive clean sheets...Appeared on the matchday roster for four MLS matches and an additional two U.S. Open Cup contests...Was placed on season-ending injury list August 3 after suffering a torn ACL.
2023: Yet to see match action after recovering from a torn ACL.
2022: Made 11 appearances for Revolution II, conceding nine goals and recording 50 saves with six clean sheets...Earned MLS NEXT Pro Goalkeeper of the Month for May after tallying five consecutive clean sheets...Appeared on the matchday roster for four MLS matches and an additional two U.S. Open Cup contests...Was placed on season-ending injury list August 3 after suffering a torn ACL.
2022 (Revolution II): Selected in the first round (24th overall) of the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by the New England Revolution on January 11, 2022…Signed with New England on February 15, 2022...Made 11 appearances for Revolution II, conceding nine goals and recording 50 saves with six clean sheets...Earned MLS NEXT Pro Goalkeeper of the Month for May after tallying five consecutive clean sheets.
COLLEGE (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT): Played four seasons for Loyola Marymount University, including as the starter in each of the last three years, posting a 26-8-8 career record and a 0.68 career goals against average…Named the West Coast Conference Goalkeeper of the Year and an All-WCC First Team selection in each of the last two seasons…As a redshirt junior in 2021, Jackson set a career high with 11 wins, allowing only 12 goals in 17 games while posting eight shutouts…Finished sixth nationally with a 0.67 goals against average…During the 2021 spring season, went unbeaten (6-0-3) allowing only two goals across 870 minutes to become just the second goalkeeper in WCC history to post a goals against average of under 0.25 in a season…Earned WCC Defensive Player of the Week on three occasions…Made 16 appearances in 2019, his first season as a starter, posting a 9-4-3 record with a career-high 55 saves and a 0.95 GAA…Finished 10th nationally with nine shutouts, including a program record six consecutive clean sheets…Set the Loyola Marymount record for most consecutive scoreless minutes (560)…Made collegiate debut on Sept. 6, 2019, posting a shutout in a 2-0 victory over Oral Roberts.
PERSONAL: Born in San Diego, Calif. to parents Michelle and Dorian Jackson…Has one brother, Alexander…Majored in Political Science while at Loyola Marymount…Attended the Real Salt Lake Academy where he completed his high school coursework in the club residency program…Also attended Rancho Bernardo High School where he played one season of high school soccer…Prior to RSL, played with the San Diego Surf and San Diego Soccer Club Academy programs.