Junior Sandoval
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Junior Josué Sandoval López | ||
Date of birth | October 13, 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Quimistán, Honduras | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Las Vegas Lights | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009 | GPC Jaguars | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | Atlanta FC | 10 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 7 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → Atlanta Silverbacks (loan) | 15 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Marathón | 13 | (1) |
2013–2014 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 23 | (7) |
2015–2016 | Jaguares de Córdoba | 14 | (1) |
2016– | Jacksonville Armada FC | 16 | (2) |
2016–2017 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 5 | (1) |
2017–2018 | California United FC II | ||
2019 | Memphis 901 | 4 | (0) |
2019– | Las Vegas Lights | 34 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 4, 2020 |
Junior Josué Sandoval López (born October 13, 1990 in Quimistán) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays for Las Vegas Lights FC in the USL Championship.
Career
Youth and College
Sandoval grew up in Alpharetta, Georgia and attended Centennial High School in Roswell, Georgia before playing a year of college soccer at Georgia Perimeter College. He was the Jaguars' leading scorer as a freshman with 29 points on nine goals and 11 assists, and was named to the NJCAA All-Region First Team.[1][2]
Sandoval also played two seasons with Atlanta FC of the National Premier Soccer League, including their Lamar Hunt US Open Cup match against Charleston Battery in 2009.
Professional
Sandoval left college early and joined Puerto Rico Islanders on February 17, 2010.[3] He made his professional debut on April 18, 2010, in a 2010 CFU Club Championship game against Haitian side Racing des Gonaïves.[4] Puerto Rico loaned Sandoval to Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League on March 31, 2011.[5] Puerto Rico ended Sandoval's loan to Atlanta on August 12, 2011.[6]
Sandoval returned to Atlanta and joined the Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves for the first part of the 2012 season.[7] After 4 games, he signed for Marathón in his native Honduras.
In January 2016, Sandoval signed with Jacksonville Armada FC of the NASL. Following the 2016, he signed to play the 2017 season for California United FC II.[8]
Honors
Puerto Rico Islanders
- CFU Club Championship Winner (1): 2010
References
- ^ "Puerto Rico signs three new players". Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ Eight Jaguars make All-Region Archived September 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Martínez, Nurse y Sandoval a la Plantilla 2010 de los Puerto Rico Islanders
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-07. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20121008031124/http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4175142. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
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(help) - ^ "Puerto Rico Recalls Striker Sandoval". Archived from the original on September 3, 2011.
- ^ http://10soccer.com/sports-report/honduran-midfielder-junior-sandoval/
- ^ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/armada-fc-signs-honduran-midfielder-junior-sandoval/n-5089305
External links
- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras
- Association football midfielders
- Honduran footballers
- Puerto Rico Islanders players
- Atlanta Silverbacks players
- C.D. Marathón players
- Perimeter College at Georgia State University alumni
- Expatriate footballers in Puerto Rico
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- USSF Division 2 Professional League players
- North American Soccer League players
- Jacksonville Armada FC players
- Jaguares de Córdoba footballers
- Junior college men's soccer players in the United States
- Memphis 901 FC players
- Las Vegas Lights FC players
- USL Championship players