Adonis Amaya

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Adonis Amaya
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-11-10) November 10, 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Westminster, California, United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2010–2011 Cosmos Academy West
2011–2013 Chivas USA
2013–2015 LA Galaxy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 LA Galaxy II 47 (5)
2019 San Diego 1904 2 (1)
International career‡
2011–2012 United States U17 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 23, 2015

Adonis Amaya (born November 10, 1996) is an American soccer player.

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Early life and education

Amaya was born November 10, 1996. He played Varsity soccer at Westminster High School. He graduated and later attended college at the University of California, Santa Barbara after being recruited to play college soccer for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team, but ultimately never featured for the Gauchos. [1]

Career

Professional

On March 19, 2015, Amaya signed a professional contract with LA Galaxy II, a USL affiliate club of LA Galaxy. [2] He made his professional debut three days later in a 0–0 draw against Real Monarchs SLC. [3]

International

Amaya has also represented the United States in the U17 level. [4]

Coaching

In April 2023, Amaya joined the staff of Southern California youth club West Coast FC. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Eskilson, J.R.; Clark, Travis (February 13, 2013). "Boys Commitments: Elite decisions". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ "LA Galaxy II sign Academy products Adonis Amaya and Elijah Martin". LAGalaxy.com. LA Galaxy Communications. 19 March 2015. Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "LA Galaxy II open 2015 campaign with a scoreless draw against Real Monarchs SLC". LAGalaxy.com. LA Galaxy Communications. 22 March 2015. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "2012 Statistics - U.S. Soccer". Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
  5. ↑ "Welcome Coach Adonis Amaya to West Coast FC!". Twitter.com. West Coast FC. Retrieved 28 July 2023.



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