Chris Mahaffey Football player

Chris Mahaffey (born in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Atlanta Silverbacks of the USL First Division.Mahaffey grew up in Conyers, Georgia where he was the Georgia State 4A soccer Player of the Year at Heritage High School. He also played for several youth teams, including the Brookwood Steamers, Stone Mountain Storm, Norcross Fury and AFC Lightning which won the 2004 State Cup. In 2003, he spent a single season with the Georgia State University men’s soccer team where he was the Colonial Athletic Association Freshman of the Year. In 2004, he moved to Germany for a trial with KFC Uerdingen in the third division. In 2007, he played for the Atlanta Silverbacks U23s of the fourth division Premier Development League. In 2008, he was called up to the club’s senior team, the Atlanta Silverbacks of the USL First Division.