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 | ||
| 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 | |||
Jamie Villarreal (born June 23, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.
Career
[edit]LA Galaxy
[edit]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
[edit]Villarreal 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
[edit]Villarreal has represented the United States at the under-20 level.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Villarreal 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.
- ^ 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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