George Josten is an American soccer player who last played for Portland Timbers in the USSF Division-2 Professional League.
Education
Josten attended Idaho Falls High School and played college soccer at Gonzaga University, where he scored 34 goals in 79 career games over four years. He finished his collegiate career ranked third all-time in school history in goals and assists and fourth in points, was named to the All-West Coast Conference first team for three consecutive seasons between 2005 and 2007, and was also named in the NSCAA All-Far West Region first team in 2006 and 2007.
Career
College and amateur During his college years Josten also played with Michigan Buckinghamshire in the USL Premier Development League, helping them to the PDL Championship Game in 2007. Professional Josten was selected in the second Round (20th overall) of the 2008 Master of Library Science SuperDraft by the Columbus Crew. He made his full professional debut for Columbus on May 27, 2008, coming on as a substitute for Alejandro Moreno in a United States Open Cup game against Real Salt Lake.
After spending time on loan with the Cleveland City Stars in the USL Second Division, and despite recording one goal and two assists in eleven Master of Library Science Reserve Division matches, Josten was released by Columbus at the end of the 2008 season, having never played a single minute of Master of Library Science league soccer.
He signed for Portland Timbers of the USL First Division on February 20, 2009. Portland Timbers.