Jake Inglis (born August 16, 1989) is a Canadian former soccer player who played as a defender.
Youth career
Inglis played his youth soccer in his native Kitchener area with Kitchener Spirit.[1] In 1999, he traveled with the under-11 team to Kingston, where Kitchener won the under-11 Ambassador Cup.[2] He played his high school soccer with Resurrection Catholic Secondary School.[3] In the 2005 season, he helped his high school team win the District 8 title and was named to the district's all-star team.[4][5] Inglis also began playing with Etobicoke Energy to compete in the 2005 under-17 Ontario Cup tournament.[6][7] In his senior year with Resurrection, the team reached the final of the 2006 Phoenix Cup where Holy Cross of Woodbridge defeated them in a penalty shootout.[8] He also was named to the 2006 District 8 all-star team.[9]
He played in the Scottish Third Division with Elgin City the following season.[13] Inglis made 14 appearances in his debut season.[14] He re-signed with Elgin for the following campaign.[15] In his final season in the Scottish circuit, he made 16 appearances and recorded 1 goal.[14] After two seasons in northern Scotland, he left the club in the summer of 2011.[16]
Canada
In the summer of 2012, he returned to Canada to play in the Southern Ontario-based Canadian Soccer League with SC Waterloo Region.[17] He re-joined Waterloo for the 2013 season.[18][19] In his second season in the Canadian circuit, he helped Waterloo secure a playoff berth in the league's first division.[20] Waterloo's opponents in the opening round were Brampton City United where they advanced to the next round.[21] The club advanced to the championship final by defeating Toronto Croatia in the following round.[22] Inglis participated in the championship match where Waterloo defeated Kingston FC for the title.[23]
In 2014, he re-signed with Waterloo with a two-year contract.[24] He helped Waterloo secure another playoff berth throughout the 2014 campaign.[25] The club's playoff journey concluded in the preliminary round after a defeat by Toronto Croatia.[26] His final season with Waterloo was in the 2015 season.[27] He aided the club by securing their third consecutive postseason berth.[28] In the playoff quarterfinal round, Waterloo defeated Toronto Atomic.[29] Waterloo qualified for the championship final by eliminating the Serbian White Eagles.[30] In the finals, they were defeated by Toronto Croatia.[31]
^"District 8 All-Stars". The Record. 27 June 2005. pp. C6.
^Andrusevich, Rob (7 August 2005). "Energy squad strives for soccer success; Ontario Cup". Etobicoke Guardian.
^Andrusevich, Rob (7 September 2005). "Energy bound for final; SOCCER". Etobicoke Guardian.
^Brown, Josh (22 April 2006). "Local squads steal spotlight at Phoenix Cup; Solid outings by Phoenix, Trojans and Saints bode well for regular season". The Record. pp. F4.
^"District 8 Senior Boys Soccer All-Stars". The Record. 23 June 2006. pp. C4.
^Brown, Josh (5 August 2006). "Kitchener 'kid' cracks Scottish Premier League; Former Resurrection student signs deal with Inverness team". The Record. pp. F1.
^Brown, Josh (1 June 2007). "Inglis one of the lads; Kitchener teen signs in Scotland". The Record. pp. C1.
^Bryson, Mark (1 November 2013). "SC Waterloo seeks double championship: Local squad's 'B' team faces Toronto Croatia reserves for the CSL second division title". Waterloo Region Record. pp. C10.
