Jamie Villarreal (born June 23, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 23, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Inglewood, California, United States | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| LA Galaxy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | LA Galaxy II | 61 | (4) |
| 2017 | LA Galaxy | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Sacramento Republic | 91 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | United States U20 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 1, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 2, 2014 | |||
Career
editLA Galaxy
editBorn in Inglewood, California, Villarreal started his career at the LA Galaxy academy set-up. While with the U18s Villarreal scored ten goals as he led his team to the Southwest Division championship.[1] In 2014, he signed his first professional contract with the LA Galaxy II, the reserve team of the LA Galaxy, of the USL.[1] He made his debut for the team on June 8, 2014, against the Dayton Dutch Lions. Villarreal came on as a 58th-minute substitute for Jack McBean as LA Galaxy II won 5–1.[2]
He made his debut for the senior team on May 21, 2017, coming on as a late substitute for the injured João Pedro in the 87th minute as LA Galaxy beat Minnesota United 2–1.
Sacramento Republic
editVillarreal signed with USL side Sacramento Republic FC for the 2018 season on January 4, 2018.[3] Villarreal was released by Sacramento following the 2021 season.[4]
International
editVillarreal has represented the United States at the under-20 level.[5]
Personal life
editVillarreal was born in the United States and is of Mexican descent.[6] His older brother José (born 1993) is also a professional soccer player.
Career statistics
edit- As of July 15, 2018[7]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| LA Galaxy II | 2014 | USL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||||
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 66 | 4 | ||||
| LA Galaxy | 2017 | MLS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Sacramento Republic | 2018 | USL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 87 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 4 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Galaxy II signs academy product Jaime Villarreal". socceramerica.com. Soccer America. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ "LA Galaxy II vs. Dayton Dutch Lions 5 - 1". soccerway.com. Soccerway. June 9, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ Bjork, Erika (January 4, 2018). "Sacramento Republic FC Sign Former MLS Midfielder Jaime Villarreal". sacrepublicfc.com. Sacramento Republic FC. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ Communications, Republic FC (November 12, 2021). "Republic FC Exercise Contract Options on Four Players, Preparing for 2022 USL Championship Season". Sacramento Republic FC - USL. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ^ Serrano, Adam. "LA Galaxy U-18 Jaime Villarreal seeks to follow in his older brother's footsteps". LA Galaxy. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ "A Shot at the Galaxy - Los Angeles Magazine". lamag.com. Los Angeles Magazine. October 1, 2014. Archived from the original on July 6, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ Jaime Villarreal at Soccerway
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