Chris Mahaffey
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Chris Mahaffey is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Atlanta Silverbacks
of the USL First Division
.
Mahaffey grew up in Conyers, Georgia
where he was the Georgia State 4A soccer Player of the Year at Heritage High School. He also played for several youth teams, including the Brookwood Steamers, Stone Mountain Storm, Norcross Fury and AFC Lightning which won the 2004 State Cup. In 2003, he spent a single season with the Georgia State University
men’s soccer team where he was the Colonial Athletic Association
Freshman of the Year. In 2004, he moved to Germany for a trial with KFC Uerdingen in the third division. In 2007, he played for the Atlanta Silverbacks U23s of the fourth division Premier Development League. In 2008, he was called up to the club’s senior team, the Atlanta Silverbacks
of the USL First Division
.
Atlanta Silverbacks
Atlanta Silverbacks is an American professional soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1995, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, having previously sat out the 2009 and 2010 seasons while the ownership...
of the USL First Division
USL First Division
The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....
.
Mahaffey grew up in Conyers, Georgia
Conyers, Georgia
Conyers is the only city in Rockdale County, Georgia, USA. It is twenty-four miles east of Atlanta. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 10,689. Census estimates of 2005 indicate a population of 12,205. The city is the county seat of Rockdale County. By 2009, the reported population was...
where he was the Georgia State 4A soccer Player of the Year at Heritage High School. He also played for several youth teams, including the Brookwood Steamers, Stone Mountain Storm, Norcross Fury and AFC Lightning which won the 2004 State Cup. In 2003, he spent a single season with the Georgia State University
Georgia State University
Georgia State University is a research university in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Founded in 1913, it serves about 30,000 students and is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities...
men’s soccer team where he was the Colonial Athletic Association
Colonial Athletic Association
The Colonial Athletic Association is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose full-time members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to Georgia. Most of its members are public universities, with five in Virginia alone, and the conference is headquartered in Richmond,...
Freshman of the Year. In 2004, he moved to Germany for a trial with KFC Uerdingen in the third division. In 2007, he played for the Atlanta Silverbacks U23s of the fourth division Premier Development League. In 2008, he was called up to the club’s senior team, the Atlanta Silverbacks
Atlanta Silverbacks
Atlanta Silverbacks is an American professional soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1995, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, having previously sat out the 2009 and 2010 seasons while the ownership...
of the USL First Division
USL First Division
The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....
.