BIOGRAPHY
Jimmy Maurer was born October 14, 1988, in Lawrenceville, Georgia. He is a goalkeeper in Major League Soccer.
Maurer was selected 4th overall in the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft by the New York Red Bulls. He spent the pre-season with the club but was not signed to a contract. However, the club did sign him to a one-game contract to serve as a backup for a match on March 26, 2011, due to an injury and an international call-up to its two regular keepers. On March 31, 2011, Maurer signed with the Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League. He made his professional debut on April 9, 2011, in a game against the NSC Minnesota Stars
On January 31, 2012, Maurer signed with Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción of the Chilean Primera División. His relocation to Chile was filmed for an episode of the HGTV show House Hunters International, where he was negotiating on low income rentals as he had not yet signed a contract with the team.
Maurer signed with NASL club New York Cosmos on April 26, 2013. He served as the backup goalkeeper to starter Kyle Reynish during the 2013 NASL season, which ended with a championship when the Cosmos defeated the Atlanta Silverbacks 1–0 to claim the NASL Soccer Bowl. Maurer made his debut with the Cosmos on November 2, 2013, against the Atlanta Silverbacks making four saves and posting a 1–0 shutout victory.
Maurer entered the 2014 NASL season as the starting goalkeeper for the Cosmos. He allowed just three goals during the 2014 Spring season, posting 29 saves and an NASL-leading 0.33 GAA (goals-against average) in nine games. Maurer also posted a modern-day NASL record 372-minute shutout streak during the Spring season and achieved a record of 6–1–2 (W-D-L). He recorded a league-high 11 shutouts in 24 appearances for the Cosmos in the 2014 regular season. His 0.91 GAA was second-best in the league, and he finished tied for second in the league in saves (67). Maurer posted a 10–7–6 record on the year and was named to the NASL Team of the Week twice during 2014. These accolades resulted in Maurer being named to the NASL Best XI at the conclusion of the 2014 season.
In 2015, Maurer started 28 out of 30 NASL fixtures for the Cosmos, as well as both of the Championship matches. He logged 12 shutouts and a 0.93 GAA in a title-winning season for the Cosmos.
On December 18, 2017, Maurer signed with Major League Soccer side FC Dallas.
