Giovanni Montesdeoca

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Giovanni Montesdeoca
Personal information
Full name Giovanni Montesdeoca
Date of birth (1998-03-28) March 28, 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Dallas, Texas, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2014–2016 FC Dallas
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 North Carolina Tar Heels 37 (13)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Texas United 20 (4)
2018 NTX Rayados
2019 Denton Diablos 5 (2)
2021 Loudoun United 19 (0)
2022 Union Omaha 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 16, 2022

Giovanni Montesdeoca (born March 28, 1998) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward.

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Career

Youth

Montesdeoca joined the FC Dallas academy in 2014, where he played until 2016. [1] Giovanni while with FC Dallas Academy scored 27 goals in his first season with FC Dallas, and help to lead the team to two USSDA National Championship. [2]

College

In 2016, Montesdeoca attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to play college soccer. He didn't appear for North Carolina in 2016, starting his freshman season the next year. He missed the 2019 season due to an ACL injury [3] and only took part in a shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During his time with the Tar Heels, he made 37 appearances, scoring 13 goals and tallying 6 assists. [4]

Amateur

Whilst at college, Montesdeoca appeared in the USL PDL for Texas United in 2017 [5] and 2018, [6] and in the NPSL for Denton Diablos in 2019. [7] [8] Montesdeoca played in the 2018 U.S. Open Cup with NTX Rayados, playing alongside his uncle José Burciaga Jr.

Professional

On January 21, 2021, Montesdeoca was selected 79th overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas. [9] However, he did not sign with the club. On July 2, 2021, Montesdeoca signed with USL Championship side Loudoun United. [10] He debuted for the team two days later, starting in a 2–0 loss to Hartford Athletic. [11]

Montesdeoca joined USL League One club Union Omaha on February 10, 2022. [12]

Personal

Montesdeoca is the nephew of former professional soccer player José Burciaga Jr., who played for Kansas City Wizards and Colorado Rapids in MLS. [4]

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References

  1. "Giovanni Montesdeoca | FC Dallas". fcdallas.
  2. "Giovanni Montesdeoca | UNC Men's soccer". uncsoccer.
  3. "Giovanni Montesdeoca's first goal since ACL injury propels UNC to 2-0 win over Duke". The Daily Tar Heel.
  4. 1 2 "Giovanni Montesdeoca - Men's Soccer". University of North Carolina Athletics.
  5. "Texas United - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Giovanni Montesdeoca -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  6. "Texas United - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Giovanni Montesdeoca -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  7. "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com.
  8. jgrass@dentonrc.com, Justin Grass Staff Writer. "Four former Denton Diablos selected in Major League Soccer draft". Denton Record-Chronicle.
  9. "FC Dallas Selects Five Players in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft | FC Dallas". fcdallas.
  10. "Loudoun United FC Acquire Forward Giovanni Montesdeoca". Loudoun United FC. July 2, 2021.
  11. "Loudoun United FC vs. Hartford Athletic - July 4, 2021 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  12. Rolfes, Justin. "RICKY RIVERA RE-SIGNS, GIOVANNI MONTESDEOCA JOINS UNION OMAHA FOR 2022 CAMPAIGN". UnionOmaha.com. Retrieved 10 February 2022.