Fort Wayne Football Club, preparing for its first season in USL League One, is proud to announce the addition of midfielder JP Jordan to the roster.
Jon Paul Jordan II, who hails from Keller, Texas, played 25 matches last season in USL League One for Texoma FC.
His addition to the Fort Wayne FC roster is pending league and federation approval.
“JP is an exciting addition to our squad and ticks a lot of the boxes we looked at as we began building the team,” Fort Wayne FC coach Mike Avery said. “He has high-level experience in the ACC, which is arguably the best conference, top to bottom, in college soccer. And he has the additional layer of a year of experience in USL League One.”
Fort Wayne FC’s first season in professional soccer begins March 7 at FC Naples, in Naples, Florida, the first of five consecutive road matches.
The first match at Fort Wayne FC Park, the new state-of-the-art, soccer-specific stadium being built at Bass Road and I-69, will be May 2 against the Charlotte Independence. Season tickets are now on sale.
“I’m pumped to be joining Fort Wayne FC,” Jordan said. “I’m looking forward to playing with this group, giving everything I’ve got on the field, and helping the team succeed. It’s an exciting new chapter and I’m ready to get started.”
Fort Wayne FC announced its first signing Friday – defender Tiago Dias.
Jordan, 22, an elite ball-recovering midfielder, assisted on a goal last season for Texoma FC in USL League One, a nationwide professional soccer league.
In 2024, Jordan played for Louisville – as the Cardinals’ only player to start all 17 matches – and he assisted on two goals.
From 2021 to 2023, Jordan played for Southern Methodist University. He appeared in 46 matches, starting 31 of them, and assisted on a goal. In 2022, he was Second Team All-Conference in the American Athletic Conference, having helped the Mustangs to five shutouts.
Prior to collegiate soccer, Jordan helped Solar Soccer Club to the 2020-21 MLS Next U-19 final and to a U-17 national championship.
“JP brings a positive energy to a team and a willingness to do all the dirty work that can often get overlooked,” Avery said. “His ability to defend and to recover possession is elite, and that gives freedom to attacking players who are slightly higher up the field to find interesting pockets of space in which to operate when we win possession. He’s also versatile and can play in multiple midfield positions as needed, or even as an outside back. JP’s flexibility and consistency will play an important role in the success of our club over the course of a long season.”
Fort Wayne FC’s first pro training camp will open Jan. 26 at Concordia High School, where the club will practice until field renovations are completed at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne.
About Fort Wayne Football Club
Fort Wayne Football Club, founded in 2019, is a professional soccer club playing its first season in USL League One in 2026. The club is building a state-of-the-art, soccer-specific stadium, Fort Wayne FC Park, that will open at Bass Road and I-69 in 2026. In pre-professional USL League Two, Fort Wayne Football Club won division titles in 2023, 2024 and 2025. For more information, visit FortWayneFC.com.
About United Soccer League
Founded in 1986, the United Soccer League (USL) is the largest and fastest-growing soccer organization in the United States, impacting more than 200 communities nationwide. The USL is the first and only organization to offer a comprehensive youth-to-professional pathway for both men and women under one ecosystem. This structure includes four men’s leagues: the newly announced, top-tier professional Division I league, the USL Championship (Division II), USL League One (Division III), and USL League Two (pre-professional). The women’s pathway includes the top-tier USL Super League (Division I), which debuted in 2024, and USL W League, the country’s leading pre-professional women’s league. The USL also oversees USL Academy, a progressive talent development platform, and USL Youth, a premier national youth platform.