title: Jamael Cox
text: # Jamael Cox
  
  Jamael Benjamin Cox (born April 27, 1992) is an American soccer player. He also plays for the Tacoma Stars in the Major Arena Soccer League alongside his older brother Raphael.
  
  ## Career
  
  ### Youth
  
  Cox spent one season with the Seattle Sounders FC Academy.
  
  After trialing in Scotland with Rangers and in Germany with 1. FC Nürnberg, Cox joined USL PDL club Seattle Sounders FC U-23 for the 2012 season. He made 14 appearances for the club and tallied two goals and two assists and helped guide the team to a Northwest Division title and a Western Conference title before eventually losing in the USL PDL semifinals to Forest City London.
  
  ### Professional
  
  On June 4, 2013, Cox signed his first professional contract as he joined NASL club Tampa Bay Rowdies on a two-year deal, reuniting him with his older brother Raphael. He made his professional debut on October 5, 2013 in a 2–1 defeat to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.
  
  Cox played for FC Tucson in the inaugural USL League One season in 2019, scoring 3 goals in 23 appearances.
  
  On December 21, 2019, Forward Madison FC announced it had signed Cox.
  
  On June 7, 2016, Cox scored the lone goal in a 40-minute scrimmage between the Burlingame Dragons and the Argentina national football team.
  
  ## Honors
  
  ### Seattle Sounders FC U-23
  
  * USL PDL Northwest Division Champions (1): 2012
  * USL PDL Western Conference Champions (1): 2012
  