Jaime Villarreal
| 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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sacramento Republic | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| LA Galaxy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | LA Galaxy II | 61 | (4) |
| 2017 | LA Galaxy | 7 | (0) |
| 2018– | Sacramento Republic | 70 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | United States U20 | ||
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 4, 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 2, 2014 | |||
Jamie Villarreal (born June 23, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder for Sacramento Republic FC in the USL Championship.
Career
LA Galaxy
Born 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
Villarreal signed with USL side Sacramento Republic FC for the 2018 season on January 4, 2018.[3]
International
Villarreal has represented the United States at the under-20 level.[4]
Personal life
Villareal was born in the United States and is of Mexican descent.[5] His older brother José (born 1993) is also a professional soccer player.
Career statistics
- As of 15 July 2018[6]
| 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
- ^ 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. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ Serrano, Adam. "LA Galaxy U-18 Jaime Villarreal seeks to follow in his older brother's footsteps". LA Galaxy. 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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- American sportspeople of Mexican descent
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