HARROGATE, England - Former All-American soccer standout at the University of Montevallo, Jonathan Maloney (West Yorkshire, England) has signed a professional contract with Harrogate Town Football Club of the Blue Square North League in Harrogate, England. Maloney and his new teammates wrapped up their preseason schedule undefeated with a 2-0-4 record.

Maloney impressed the new HTFC manager Simon Weaver after a strong preseason performance including a goal in the final exhibition on August 1. When asked about Maloney following the August 1 match this is what Weaver had to say:

"Another CV that was really cleverly put together was for Jon Maloney," said Weaver. "Goals in Montevallo, a university in America. I look it up on YouTube, and he's there banging the goals in. So, we got him in for pre-season. We went to his house and his dad made us a great cup of tea, jaffa cakes as well, me and Kevin (Sharp) had a great afternoon! He was training with Doncaster Rovers keeping his fitness up, we went to watch him for a game there and he impressed. He's a really nice lad, but you think 'has he got that edge?'. He has. He's got that hard side and you saw today that aerially he brings a good dimension for us. When we're under pressure, he's an outlet. You can't go into a league campaign in the Conference North if you're not strong in the air and fortunately Jon has those attributes. I think he's really going to surprise a lot people, because he's been away for four years in America studying, I think he got Athlete of the Year for the University. He's got a lot of attributes and I think he's going to be a surprise player for us, just watch him go."

Maloney will now begin the regular season with the club on August 8 against Corby Town. To follow Maloney and his professional career you can visit the Harrogate Town website at HarrogateTown.com.