30+ new soccer jobs ⚽️📋

A look back at our interview with BPC Executive Director Allen Hopkins Jr.

Author

Kyle from Pathway ⚽️
December 12, 2025

 

IN THIS ISSUE

  • 🤝 Introduction: 2026 is on the horizon

  • ⚽️ Soccer Jobs: Name and Number is hiring a Creative Strategist

  • ⏪ Pathway Rewind: Allen Hopkins Jr., Executive Director of Black Players for Change

  • 📰 In The News: The World Cup groups are set 🏆

INTRODUCTION

Hey there, Pathwayers! 👋

Now that MLS, NWSL, and USL Championship and League One have all crowned champions, most professional soccer in the country (except the USL Gainbridge Super League) has come to an end for 2025.

So...now what?

Soccer-related headlines will be dominated by business news, player transactions, and various World Cup tidbits. However, there will be plenty of lulls with the lack of on-pitch action. That leaves more than enough time in your schedule to rest and reflect, and (if you feel it’s necessary) reinvent yourself as we cruise into the new year. 

This issue features a throwback to our interview with Allen Hopkins Jr., the Executive Director of Black Players for Change, from Issue 004, and his career journey over the decades. Plus, we’ve compiled over 40 of the latest, most compelling American soccer jobs hiring to kickoff the offseason.

Enjoy!

-Kyle Sheldon, Co-Founder & CEO

🗓️ We’re counting down the days to the 2026 season

In the meantime, you should consider sharing Pathway with your soccer-career-minded friends, acquaintances, and professional colleagues. 📩

NOW HIRING: Name & Number

Name & Number is a soccer-specific marketing and creative agency built to help teams, brands, leagues, federations, and media properties connect to American soccer fans and culture. 

If you follow the game like we do, you know that women's soccer is on an incredible trajectory. 

The growth is undeniable. NWSL expansion teams are breaking attendance records before they even kick a ball. The USWNT continues to captivate millions. International stars are becoming household names. Brands are finally waking up to the power and passion of women's soccer fans.

And they need someone who understands that - deeply. 

That’s why they’re hiring. 

Name & Number is seeking a Creative Strategist, Women's Soccer who lives and breathes the women's game. Someone who knows the latest NWSL trade rumors, debate USWNT roster selections, reference a viral moment from the WSL, and explain why a certain player's goal celebration is resonating across social media.

They are already working with incredible clients in the women's game, including:

  • Chicago Stars FC

  • Gotham FC

  • North Carolina Courage

  • Orlando Pride

  • San Diego Wave FC

  • Seattle Reign FC

  • USL's Super League

Click on the job title below to read the full job description, learn more about Name & Number, and, if you think you could be the right fit, consider applying!

Good luck! 🤝

NEW SOCCER JOBS

FRONT OFFICE JOBS:

SPORTING JOBS:

FIFA WORLD CUP 2026:

PATHWAY REWIND ⏪: ALLEN HOPKINS JR., EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BLACK PLAYERS FOR CHANGE 

Photo courtesy of Allen Hopkins Jr.

ICYMI: IN THE NEWS

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