Jacob Akanyirige
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | December 30, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Pleasanton, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Ballistic United SC | ||
| 2016–2017 | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 20, 2017 | |||
Jacob Akanyirige (born December 30, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.
Career
Youth
Akanyirige played for Pleasanton, CA's Ballistic United SC during the 2015–2016 season for their U.S. Soccer Developmental Academy's Under 13/14 team. In 2016–2017, he joined San Jose's U-15 squad and quickly moved up the academy ranks. After making one appearance for the U-17 side in 2017-18, he moved up to the U-19s and was competing against players two and three years older than him.[1] Akanyirige's birthday makes him a unique prospect for the youth national teams as he is two days too old to play with the 2002 cycle and is the youngest, or among the youngest, in 2001.[2]
Professional
Akanyirige signed as San Jose's fourth ever Homegrown Player on December 15, 2017. At the time of his signing he was the youngest player to sign for the Earthquakes as well as third-youngest player in MLS and the eighth-youngest to ever sign a professional contract in MLS history.[3]
Statistics
Updated January 21, 2018.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| San Jose | 2018 | MLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ "San Jose Earthquakes". sjeq.ussoccerda.com. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ "FEATURE: Four things to know about Homegrown signing Jacob Akanyirige". San Jose Earthquakes. December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Sign 15-Year-Old Defender Jacob Akanyirige to Homegrown Player Contract". San Jose Earthquakes. December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
External links
- Jacob Akanyirige at Soccerway
- Jacob Akanyirige at Major League Soccer
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