Jay DeMerit

Born on : December 04, 1979 (46 years) at Green Bay

Nationality : United States

Height : 1m80

Weight : 82 kg

Number of international caps : 25

First cap : vs Guatemala 28/03/2007

Main position
Central defender	98%

Identities

Jay DeMerit

Jay Michael DeMerit

DeMerit's career statisticsLast updated on 11/12/2025 at 10:03

Offense

Defense

Playing time

Presence

discipline

V D L

Results

Season

Club

League

Continent

Nat. cups

International

Total

tier

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

2014

Vancouver

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Vancouver	MLS	11					15	1	923	6	100%		58%			45%	36%	18%

2013

Vancouver

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Vancouver	MLS	8					7	4	607	6	88%	1	24%	2		50%	25%	25%

2012

Vancouver

2793

3063

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Vancouver	MLS	32	1	1	2793		33	12	2793	6	100%		91%	5		34%	31%	34%
Vancouver	Championnat canadien	3					3		270	0	100%		75%			33%	33%	33%

2011

Vancouver

Club	Competition										V	D	L
Vancouver	MLS	21	30	3	1667	6	95%	1	62%	4	24%	24%	52%
Vancouver	Championnat canadien	2	3		151	6	100%		50%		0%	50%	50%
États-Unis	Friendlies	2	2		131	0	100%		18%		0%	50%	50%

2009/2010

Watford

Club	Competition										V	D	L
Watford	Championship	27	38	4	2341	0	93%	2	59%	1	22%	30%	48%
Watford	FA Cup	1	5		90	0	100%		100%		0%	0%	100%
États-Unis	World Cup Qualifying - CONCACAF Zone	1	2		90	0	100%		20%	1	0%	0%	100%
États-Unis	Friendlies	3	3		249	0	100%		50%		67%	0%	33%
États-Unis	World Cup	4	5	1	390	15	100%		100%	1	25%	50%	25%

2008/2009

Watford

507

3729

Club	Competition											V	D	L
Watford	Championship	32			47	8	2752	97%	1	70%	3	31%	25%	44%
Watford	League Cup	3			1	2	237	100%		60%		67%	0%	33%
Watford	FA Cup	3	1	270	6	1	270	100%		100%		67%	0%	33%
États-Unis	World Cup Qualifying - CONCACAF Zone	1					20	0%	1	9%		100%	0%	0%
États-Unis	Confederations Cup	5			9	2	450	100%		100%		40%	0%	60%

2007/2008

Watford

2647

3110

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Watford	Championship	35	1	2	2647	33	11	2647	86%	5	76%	2	40%	31%	29%
Watford	FA Cup	2				4	1	180	100%		100%		50%	0%	50%
Watford	Championship Play-Off	2				4		120	50%	1	100%		0%	0%	100%
États-Unis	Friendlies	1						15	0%	1	25%		0%	0%	100%
États-Unis	Friendlies	2					2	58	0%	2	33%		50%	50%	0%
États-Unis	World Cup Qualifying - CONCACAF Zone	1					1	90	100%		50%		100%	0%	0%

2006/2007

Watford

1380

1881

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Watford	Premier League	32	2	1380	50	8	2759	0	91%	3	84%	4	13%	38%	50%
Watford	League Cup	2			3		210	0	100%		67%		50%	50%	0%
Watford	FA Cup	5			5	3	450	0	100%		100%	1	80%	0%	20%
États-Unis	Friendlies	1				1	90	0	100%		20%	1	0%	100%	0%
États-Unis	Gold Cup	2				2	100	12	50%	3	33%		100%	0%	0%
États-Unis	Copa America	2			6		153	3	100%	1	67%		0%	0%	100%

2005/2006

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Watford	Championship	32	2	1254	1	30	6	2507	84%	5	70%	3	53%	31%	16%
Watford	League Cup	2				4		209	100%		67%	1	50%	0%	50%
Watford	Championship Play-Off	3	1	270			3	270	100%		100%		67%	33%	0%

2004/2005

Watford

643

865

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Watford	League Cup	6			3	3	486	29	83%	1	86%			50%	17%	33%
Watford	Championship	24	3	643	33	6	1929	0	92%	2	52%	3	1	21%	33%	46%
Watford	FA Cup	2			3		180	0	100%		100%			0%	50%	50%

2003/2004

2002/2003

2001

2001

2000

1999

1998

Total

Notes

Overall

/100

Physical

/20

Mental

/20

Technical

/20

Offense

/20

Defense

/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Player's titles

Victories

Championship Play-Off	1	2006
Gold Cup	1	2007

Runner-ups

Championnat canadien	2	20112012
Confederations Cup	1	2009

Transfers

24/07/14 >	Retired
20/11/10 > 24/07/14	Vancouver	Free
01/07/04 > 01/07/10	Watford
01/07/04 > 01/07/04	Northwood
01/01/03 > 01/07/04	Southall
01/05/01 > 01/08/01	Chicago U-23
01/08/98 > 01/05/02	U. Illinois Chicago

Suggest a transfer for this player

Player career by clubLast updated on 05/12/2025 at 07:21

Club	Played matches	Goals	Assists	Efficiency	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Red cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
États-Unis	25				1836	3		80%20	40%10	40%10
Vancouver	77	1	1	6411	6411	11		97%75	34%26	36%28
Watford	213	10	2	1764	17637	18	1	91%193	34%72	38%80

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Palace	9	5	1	0
Sheffield U	9	3	0	0
Ipswich Town	8	7	1	0
Stoke City	5	2	0	0
Colorado	7	3	0	0
Reading	6	1	0	0
West Ham	5	3	0	0
Chivas USA	5	2	1	0
QPR	8	4	0	0
Plymouth	8	2	0	0
Hull City	7	3	0	0
Salt Lake	6	2	0	0
Bristol City	6	1	0	1
Swansea	5	2	0	0
Coventry	5	4	1	0
Charlton	4	1	0	0
Philadelphia	3	1	0	0
Gillingham	2	1	0	0
Impact de Montréal	2	2	0	0
Columbus	2	2	0	0

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
LA Galaxy	7	5	15
Chelsea	4	4	13
Liverpool	4	4	7
Portland	7	4	12
Man United	3	3	10
Derby County	5	3	7
Barnsley	4	3	7
Sheffield U	9	3	7
Burnley	4	3	11
Preston NE	6	3	7
Hull City	7	3	11
Plymouth	8	3	9
Toronto FC	7	3	10
Colorado	7	3	9
Salt Lake	6	3	6
Brazil	2	2	6
Swansea	5	2	5
Arsenal	2	2	5
Newcastle	3	2	6
Everton	2	2	5

Results with or without him

In clubs

for the national team

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
2014	Vancouver	45%	18%	11	20%	30%	10	Extremely positive
2013	Vancouver	50%	25%	8	37%	33%	30	Slightly positive
2012	Vancouver	34%	34%	35	25%	75%	4	-
2011	Vancouver	22%	52%	23	13%	47%	15	Positive
2009/2010	Watford	21%	50%	28	43%	38%	21	Very negative
2008/2009	Watford	37%	42%	38	50%	38%	16	Slightly negative
2007/2008	Watford	38%	33%	39	38%	23%	13	-
2006/2007	Watford	23%	44%	39	14%	57%	7	Positive
2005/2006	Watford	54%	16%	37	38%	31%	16	Positive
2004/2005	Watford	25%	44%	32	35%	30%	23	Slightly negative
2003/2004	Southall	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
2002/2003	Southall	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
2001	Chicago U-23	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
2001	U. Illinois Chicago	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
2000	U. Illinois Chicago	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
1999	U. Illinois Chicago	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
1998	U. Illinois Chicago	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Watford
24/08/2004	LC	Watford - Cambridge	1 - 0	First match with the club, first start, first victory
04/12/2004	C	Watford - Stoke City	0 - 1	First loss
15/01/2005	C	Watford - Crewe	3 - 1	First goal
09/04/2005	C	Watford - Leeds United	1 - 2	First red card
31/03/2006	C	Crystal Palace - Watford	3 - 1	First own goal
Vancouver Whitecaps
19/03/2011		Vancouver - Toronto FC	4 - 2	First match with the club, first start, first victory
10/04/2011		Houston Dynamo - Vancouver	3 - 1	First loss
17/03/2012		Chivas USA - Vancouver	0 - 1	First goal

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 05/12/2025 at 07:21

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Own goals	Minutes played	Match starts	Yellow cards	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses
Premier League	Premier League	32	2	1380			2759	91%29		13%4	38%12	50%16
FA Cup	FA Cup	13	1	1170			1170	100%13		54%7	8%1	38%5
League Cup	League Cup	13					1142	92%12		54%7	15%2	31%4
Championship	Championship	150	6	2029	2	1	12176	90%135	1	35%52	30%45	35%53
Championship Play-Off	Championship Play-Off	5	1	390			390	80%4		40%2	20%1	40%2
Championnat canadien	Championnat canadien	5					421	100%5		20%1	40%2	40%2
Major League Soccer	Major League Soccer	72	1	5990	1		5990	97%70		35%25	29%21	36%26
Friendlies	Friendlies	9					543	67%6		33%3	33%3	33%3
Confederations Cup	Confederations Cup	5					450	100%5		40%2		60%3
World Cup	World Cup	4					390	100%4		25%1	50%2	25%1
Gold Cup	Gold Cup	2					100	50%1		100%2
Copa America	Copa America	2					153	100%2				100%2
WCQCONCACAFZ	World Cup Qualifying - CONCACAF Zone	3					200	67%2		67%2		33%1

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
2014	Vancouver	1	6	27	19	6	9	4	29	27
2013	Vancouver	1	13	48	34	13	9	12	53	45
2012	Vancouver	1	11	43	34	11	10	13	35	41
2011	Vancouver	1	18	28	34	6	10	18	35	55
2009/2010	Watford	2	16	54	46	14	12	20	61	68
2008/2009	Watford	2	13	58	46	16	10	20	68	72
2007/2008	Watford	2	6	70	46	18	16	12	62	56
2006/2007	Watford	1	20	28	38	5	13	20	29	59
2005/2006	Watford	2	3	81	46	22	15	9	77	53
2004/2005	Watford	2	18	52	46	12	16	18	52	59

Last games

Date	Competition	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
July 19, 2014	19/07		Round 19	Real Salt Lake	1 - 1	Vancouver	Absent
July 16, 2014	16/07		Round 19	Toronto FC	1 - 1	Vancouver	Absent
July 12, 2014	12/07		Round 18	Vancouver	1 - 3	Chivas USA	Absent
July 05, 2014	05/07		Round 17	Vancouver	1 - 0	Seattle	Absent
July 01, 2014	01/07		Round of 16	Belgium	2 - 1a.e.t.	United States	Absent
June 28, 2014	28/06		Round 16	Colorado	2 - 0	Vancouver	Absent
June 26, 2014	26/06		Round 3	United States	0 - 1	Germany	Absent
June 25, 2014	25/06		Round 16	Vancouver	0 - 0	CF Montréal	Absent
June 22, 2014	22/06		Round 2	United States	2 - 2	Portugal	Absent
June 16, 2014	16/06		Round 1	Ghana	1 - 2	United States	Absent
June 07, 2014	07/06		Round 14	Philadelphia	3 - 3	Vancouver	23 Minutes
June 07, 2014	07/06	F	Intercontinental	United States	2 - 1	Nigeria	Absent
June 01, 2014	01/06		Round 13	Portland	3 - 4	Vancouver	90 Minutes
June 01, 2014	01/06	F	Intercontinental	United States	2 - 1	Turkey	Absent
May 27, 2014	27/05	F	Intercontinental	United States	2 - 0	Azerbaijan	Absent
May 24, 2014	24/05		Round 12	Vancouver	2 - 2	Seattle	90 Minutes
May 14, 2014	14/05	C	Semi-finals	Vancouver	2 - 13-5 s.o	Toronto FC	Absent
May 10, 2014	10/05		Round 10	Columbus Crew	0 - 1	Vancouver	90 Minutes
May 07, 2014	07/05	C	Semi-finals	Toronto FC	2 - 1	Vancouver	Absent
May 03, 2014	03/05		Round 9	Vancouver	3 - 2	San Jose	90 Minutes
April 26, 2014	26/04		Round 8	Real Salt Lake	2 - 2	Vancouver	Absent
April 19, 2014	19/04		Round 7	Vancouver	2 - 2	LA Galaxy	90 Minutes
April 12, 2014	12/04		Round 6	LA Galaxy	1 - 0	Vancouver	90 Minutes
April 05, 2014	05/04		Round 5	Vancouver	1 - 2	Colorado	90 Minutes
April 02, 2014	02/04	F	North America	United States	2 - 2	Mexico	Absent
March 29, 2014	29/03		Round 4	Vancouver	2 - 1	Houston Dynamo	90 Minutes
March 22, 2014	22/03		Round 3	New England	0 - 0	Vancouver	Absent
March 16, 2014	16/03		Round 2	Chivas USA	1 - 1	Vancouver	90 Minutes
March 08, 2014	08/03		Round 1	Vancouver	4 - 1	Red Bulls	90 Minutes
March 05, 2014	05/03	F	Intercontinental	Ukraine	2 - 0	United States	Absent
February 01, 2014	01/02	F	Intercontinental	United States	2 - 0	South Korea	Absent

First XI

On the bench

Absent

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