| Height: | 5-11 |
| Weight: | 170 |
| Year: | Fr |
| Hometown: | Liberty, Mo. |
| High School: | Liberty |
| Position: | MF |
Outlook
Jordan Gaona (pronounced GAY-oh-na) is a technical player who is confident and composed on the ball … Possesses good passing range … Will see some quality minutes this season.
Freshman Year 2023
Played in 18 matches, 13 as a starter … Was part of a defensive unit that four shutouts and a goals against average of 1.47, second-best in the conference and 33rd in the NJCAA … Helped the offense out with three assists … His first assist led to the game winning goal in a 2-1 win at Pratt (9-16-23) … Credited with the assist in a 1-1 tie against Metropolitan (9-22-23) … His final assist came on the Cavaliers third score in a 4-1 win over Allen (10-4-23).
High School
Was a three-year starter and four-time letter winner for coach Thomas Rottjakob at Liberty High School, Liberty, Mo. … Graduated 2023 … Was a three-time All-Greater Kansas City Suburban-Gold Division selection … Earned honorable mention as a sophomore and junior, and second-team his senior year … Also named All-District second-team as a junior … Finished his career with 31 goals and 28 assists for 90 points … Collected two assists as a freshman, five goals and five assists for 15 points as a sophomore, 13 goals and 10 assists for 36 points as a junior and capped his career with 13 goals and 11 assists for 37 points … Played one season of club soccer for KC Athletics ECNL coach by John Sosa and two years for Kansas City Scott Gallagher 2004B.
Personal
Born Jordan Cole Gaona on November 19, 2004 … Nicknames are Jordy and The Lurker … Son of Cesar and Kristen Gaona … Has a sister, Maya, who played soccer at Grand Canyon University … Major in business administration … Career ambition is to start and own a business … Also recruited by United State Air Force Academy, Concordia University and Baker University … Favorite food is hot dogs … Favorite fast food restaurant is Panda Express … Favorite restaurant is Chili’s … Favorite TV show is Black Mirror … Favorite movie is Sorry to Bother You … Favorite sports movie is Rudy … Favorite actor is Adam Sandler … Favorite book is The Hunger Games … Favorite music entertainer is Steve Lacy … Favorite cartoon character is Courage the Cowardly Dog … Favorite athlete is Andrea Pirlo … Favorite sports team is Sporting KC … Best player he has competed against is former teammate and current North Dakota State football kicker Eli Ozick … Has a superstition of always listening to the same song before each game … Notable alumni from his school are former NFL tight end Marcus Lucas, Houston Dash forward Shea Groom, former NFL running back David Allen and 2022 Miami Marlins third round draft pick Karson Milbrandt.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | at Neosho County Community College | L, 2-1 |
| Oct 4 | Allen County Community College | W, 4-1 |
| Oct 7 | at Hesston College | W, 5-3 |
| Oct 11 | Pratt Community College | W, 2-1 |
| Oct 14 | Southeast Community College | L, 1-0 |
| Oct 26 | Neosho County Community College | L, 2-1 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 18 | 8 | ||
| Games started | 13 | 6 | ||
| Goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Assists | 3 | 2 | ||
| Points | 3 | 2 | ||
| Shots | 7 | 5 | ||
| Shot Pct | .000 | .000 | ||
| Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Game-winning goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | sh | pct | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8 | MidAmerica Nazarene University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 11 | at John Brown University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 13 | at Missouri State University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 18 | at Phoenix College | L, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Aug 20 | at Scottsdale Community College | W, 6-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Aug 25 | Indian Hills Community College | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Aug 27 | Hawkeye Community College | W, 4-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | Marshalltown CC | W, 4-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 1 | Central Community College-Columbus | W, 4-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 6 | Neosho County Community College | W, 1-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Allen County Community College | L, 3-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Hesston College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Pratt Community College | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Southeast Community College | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | Metropolitan Community College | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Central Community College-Columbus | T, 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Neosho County Community College | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | Allen County Community College | W, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Hesston College | W, 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | Pratt Community College | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | Southeast Community College | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | Neosho County Community College | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Feb 24 | at Missouri State University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mar 23 | Willliam Jewell College | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mar 23 | Graceland University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 6 | vs. John Brown University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 6 | at Rockhurst University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 14 | at Benedictine College | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 20 | Baker University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 27 | Ottawa University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 27 | Concordia University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 18 | 13 | .00 | .17 | .17 | .39 | .000 | .17 | .429 |
| Conference | 8 | 6 | .00 | .25 | .25 | .63 | .000 | .25 | .400 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 10 | 7 | .00 | .20 | .20 | .40 | .000 | .20 | .500 |
| Away | 8 | 6 | .00 | .13 | .13 | .38 | .000 | .13 | .333 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Wins | 10 | 6 | .00 | .20 | .20 | .40 | .000 | .10 | .250 |
| Losses | 5 | 4 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .20 | .000 | .20 | 1.000 |
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| August | 5 | 2 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .20 | .000 | .20 | 1.000 |
| September | 8 | 6 | .00 | .25 | .25 | .38 | .000 | .13 | .333 |
| October | 5 | 5 | .00 | .20 | .20 | .60 | .000 | .20 | .333 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 18 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | .000 | 3 | .429 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Conference | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .000 | 2 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - |
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| Home | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .000 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Away | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 1 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - |
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| Wins | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .000 | 1 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Losses | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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| August | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| September | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .000 | 1 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| October | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
