Daniel "Danny" Trejo (born 29 April 1998) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Polish club Korona Kielce.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Trejo | ||
| Date of birth | 29 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Morelia, Mexico[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Korona Kielce | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | CSUN Matadors | 58 | (26) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Portland Timbers U23s | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | FC Golden State Force | 8 | (7) |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Force | 2 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Las Vegas Lights | 38 | (14) |
| 2022 | Los Angeles FC | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Las Vegas Lights (loan) | 6 | (4) |
| 2023 | Phoenix Rising | 33 | (19) |
| 2024– | Korona Kielce | 22 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editCollege & Amateur
editIn 2017, Trejo attended California State University, Northridge to play college soccer. In three seasons with the Matadors, Trejo made 58 appearances, scoring 26 goals and tallying 15 assists. Trejo's achievements at CSUN during his time there include 2019 Big West Offensive Player of the Year, 2019 CSUN Big West Scholar-Athlete of the Year, 2019 Second Team All-Region, 2019 First Team All-Conference, 2019 Academic All-Conference, 2018 Second Team All-Region, 2018 First Team All-Conference, and 2017 Big West All-Freshman Team.[2] The 2020 season in the Big West Conference was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
During the 2018 and 2019 seasons, Trejo also played in the USL League Two with Portland Timbers U23s[3] and FC Golden State Force.[4]
Professional
editLos Angeles Force
editIn fall 2020, Trejo signed his first professional contract with the Los Angeles Force in the National Independent Soccer Association.[5] He started both of the team's Fall 2020 regular season matches and all four matches in the NISA Fall Championship, including the semifinal against Detroit City FC, and scored a goal against the New York Cosmos in the final group stage match on September 28.[6]
Los Angeles FC
editOn January 21, 2021, Trejo was selected 14th overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by Los Angeles FC.[1] On April 5, 2021, it was announced that Trejo had signed with Los Angeles FC's USL Championship affiliate side Las Vegas Lights.[7]
Trejo signed an MLS contract with Los Angeles FC on August 19, 2022.[8] Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by Los Angeles.[9]
Phoenix Rising
editTrejo joined USL Championship side Phoenix Rising on January 26, 2023.[10][11] On August 15, 2023, Trejo was named USL Championship Player of the Week for Week 23 of the 2023 season after notching 2 goals and 2 assists during a 5–0 victory over El Paso Locomotive FC.[12] He became a free agent following Phoenix's 2023 season.[13]
Korona Kielce
editOn January 12, 2024, Trejo joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Korona Kielce on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[14] He made his league debut on February 12 as a substitute, scoring a volley from outside the box in injury time of a 2–1 win over ŁKS Łódź.[15]
Personal life
editTrejo was born in Morelia, Mexico, but grew up in Mendota, California.[16]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of matches played 25 May 2024[17]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portland Timbers U23s | 2018 | USL2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| FC Golden State Force | 2019 | USL2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | |
| Los Angeles Force | 2020 | NISA | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Las Vegas Lights | 2021 | USL | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | |||
| 2022 | USL | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 10 | |||
| Total | 38 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 14 | ||||
| Los Angeles FC | 2022 | MLS | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Las Vegas Lights (loan) | 2022 | USL | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | |||
| Phoenix Rising FC | 2023 | USL | 33 | 17 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 19 | ||
| Korona Kielce | 2023-24 | Ekstraklasa | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 106 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 120 | 47 | ||
Honours
editLos Angeles FC
Phoenix Rising
References
edit- ^ a b "LAFC Selects Three Players In MLS SuperDraft 2021 Presented By Adidas | Los Angeles Football Club". LAFC.
- ^ "Daniel Trejo - 2019 - Men's Soccer". CSUN Athletics.
- ^ "Portland Timbers U23 - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Daniel Trejo Del Rio -". www.timbersu23.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ "FC Golden State Force | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ "Tweet". Twitter. Los Angeles Force. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Cosmos fall to LA Force, bow out of NISA Fall Championship". www.nycosmos.com. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "LIGHTS FC ANNOUNCE INITIAL SET OF PLAYER SIGNINGS FOR 2021 SEASON". www.lasvegaslightsfc.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ "LAFC Signs Forward Danny Trejo To MLS Contract". LAFC.com. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Who's in, who's out? 28 MLS clubs make changes for 2023 season | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- ^ Murray, Nicholas (26 January 2023). "3 Things to know as Danny Trejo joins Phoenix Rising FC". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ Duran, Isabella. "Phoenix Rising FC Signs Former LAFC Forward Danny Trejo". phxrisingfc.com. Phoenix Rising Communications. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 23". uslchampionship.com. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ nicholas.murray@uslsoccer.com, NICHOLAS MURRAY- (8 January 2024). "11 Free Agents to watch as the USL Championship preseason approaches". USL Championship.
- ^ a b "Nowy zawodnik na pokładzie! Danny Trejo dołącza do Korony!" (in Polish). Korona Kielce. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Korona Kielce grała do końca! Cudowny wolej w doliczonym czasie". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 12 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "LAFC selects local players in Superdraft". 6 May 2018.
- ^ "USA - D. Trejo". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 April 2024.