Abraham Villon

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Abraham Villon
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-03-13) March 13, 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Garden Grove, California, United States
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010 Arizona Western Matadors
2011–2013 San Diego State Aztecs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009 Orange County Blue Star 1 (0)
2010–2011 Ventura County Fusion 9 (0)
2012–2013 Thunder Bay Chill 23 (3)
2014 Oklahoma City Energy 23 (0)
2017 Thunder Bay Chill 13 (4)
2017 California United FC II 17 (2)
2019–2020 California United Strikers 9 (0)
2021– Los Angeles Force 2 (0)
International career
United States U15
United States U16
United States U17
United States U18
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 19, 2021

Abraham Villon (born March 13, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who played as a midfielder for Los Angeles Force in the National Independent Soccer Association.

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Career

Early career

Villon played college soccer at Arizona Western College and San Diego State University between 2009 and 2013. [1] While at college he also appeared for USL PDL clubs Orange County Blue Star in 2009, Ventura County Fusion in 2010 and 2011 and Thunder Bay Chill in 2012 and 2013. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Professional

Villon signed his first professional contract with USL Pro club Oklahoma City Energy on April 5, 2014. [7]

In 2017, Villon signed with the Thunder Bay Chill in the Premier Development League. Following that season in October, Villon returned to Southern California where he joined California United FC II and was a leading contributor to the clubs 2018 United Premier Soccer League's Fall Season National Championship team, being named the 2018 Fall Season Most Valuable Player. [8]

In August 2019, Villon was signed by United's professional team, California United Strikers FC, ahead of its inaugural season in the National Independent Soccer Association. [9]

In December 2020, Villon joined Los Angeles Force ahead of the 2021 season. [10]

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  8. "Cal United FCs Abraham Villon Named UPSL 2018 Fall Season Most Valuable Player". www.massunitedfc.com. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  9. "Abraham, aka: AB, is a midfielder born and raised in California who has had several stints with the US Youth National Team. He has played for several PDL teams and the USL side, @EnergyFC". twitter.com. California United Strikers FC. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  10. @LosAngelesForce (18 December 2020). "⚡️ 2021 Roster Alert ⚡️The Force is excited to announce the signing of local product Abraham Villon!Part of the…" (Tweet) via Twitter.