Jairo Jose Aquino (born 18 July 1990 in Baldwin Park, California, United States) is an American soccer player who plays for FC Boca Juniors Gibraltar in the Gibraltar Premier Division.[5]

Jairo Aquino
Personal information
Full name Jairo Jose Aquino
Date of birth (1990-07-18) July 18, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Baldwin Park, California, United States
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Boca Gibraltar
Youth career
0000–2008 Mountain View High School[1][2]
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–20xx Mt. San Antonio College[1]
20xx–20xx Cal State LA Golden Eagles[4]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 OC Blues Strikers FC[3] 8 (1)
2014 San Jose Earthquakes U23
2016 Academia Chișinău 2 (0)
2016–2017 Nova Mama Mia
2017– Boca Gibraltar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Moldova

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Added to the Academia Chișinău of the Moldovan National Division's roster in early 2016, Aquino stated that he was happy to be there and was excited for the opportunity.[6]

Romania

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Landing at CS Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic of the Romanian Liga III alongside American Heriberto Ponce Jr in late 2016, the only two foreigners on the team,[7] the Baldwin Park native wore number 16 for the club.[8] The transfer was arranged by US-based agent George Sangeorzan, who gave credence to their abilities.[8] On the level of the third tier, the midfielder claimed that it was physical and hard tackling.[8]

Personal life

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Majoring Kinesiology, at Cal State LA, Aquino is the son of Mauro Aquino[4] and has Salvadoran citizenship.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Aquino settles score Whittier Daily News
  2. ^ Vikings’ Aquino stings Spartans Los Angeles Daily News
  3. ^ "Jairo Aquino - SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us.
  4. ^ a b "Jairo Aquino - 2011 Men's Soccer Roster - Cal State L.A." lagoldeneagles.com.
  5. ^ Player profile‚ footballeur-lifestyle.fr
  6. ^ FC Academia îşi întăreşte lotul cu jucători din toate colţurile lumii. Cine sunt noile achiziții Publika.md
  7. ^ Cine e Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic, adversara Astrei de azi? Gsp.ro
  8. ^ a b c d Latino-americanii de la Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic. Jairo Aquino și Ponce Junior au dat soarele Californiei pe fotbalul românesc de ligă inferioară Pressalert.ro
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