Adam Saldana

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Adam Saldana
Personal information
Full name Adam Jesus Jr. Esparza-Saldana [1]
Date of birth (2002-02-07) February 7, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Panorama City, Los Angeles,
United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 KFUM Oslo
Number 43
Youth career
2015–2018 Real So Cal
2018–2019 LA Galaxy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2023 LA Galaxy II 65 (0)
2021–2022 LA Galaxy 19 (0)
2024– KFUM Oslo 2 (0)
International career‡
2017 United States U15 5 (0)
2017–2019 United States U17 17 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 3, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 13, 2019

Adam Jesus Jr. Esparza-Saldana (born February 7, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club KFUM Oslo. [3]

Contents

Club career

LA Galaxy II

Saldana made his professional debut in a 0–1 loss to Reno 1868 on September 15, 2018, coming on as a 31st-minute substitute for Andre Zanga. [4]

LA Galaxy

On January 19, 2021, Saldana was signed to LA Galaxy's MLS roster. [5]

KFUM Oslo

On March 27, 2024, newly promoted Norwegian top-flight side KFUM Oslo announced that they had signed Saldana on a two-year contract. [3]

International career

Born in the United States, Saldana who is of Mexican descent, represented the United States national under-17 team at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Personal life

Saldana is of Mexican descent and holds dual American and Mexican citizenship. [6]

Career statistics

Club

As of September 3, 2024 [7]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
LA Galaxy II 2018 USL 20——20
2019 80——80
2020 150—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0160
2021 20——20
2022 150——150
2023 MLS Next Pro 230——230
Total650—10660
LA Galaxy 2021 MLS 180——180
2022 10——10
Total190——190
KFUM Oslo 2024 Eliteserien 2040—60
Career total8400010850
  1. ↑ Includes Norwegian Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in USL Cup Playoffs

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References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. October 31, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Adam Saldana". LA Galaxy. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Ekeberg er Adams nye paradis" (in Norwegian). KFUM Oslo. March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  4. ↑ https://www.uslsoccer.com/reno1868fc-lagalaxyii-971693%5B%5D
  5. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign 18-year-old midfielder Adam Saldana from LA Galaxy II | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  6. ↑ "Todos los futbolistas mexicanos con doble nacionalidad que estarán en la MLS". OneFootball. January 28, 2023.
  7. ↑ Adam Saldana at Soccerway
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