Bryan Gallego

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Bryan Gallego
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Gallego playing for Arizona United SC
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-03-10) March 10, 1993 (age 27)
Place of birth Kinnelon, New Jersey, United States
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
2007–2011 New York Red Bulls
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013 Akron Zips
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 Michigan Bucks 1 (0)
2013 Portland Timbers U23s 10 (0)
2014 Portland Timbers 0 (0)
2014 → Sacramento Republic FC (loan) 0 (0)
2014 → Arizona United (loan) 6 (0)
National team‡
2010–2011 United States U18 8 (0)
2010 United States U20 1 (0)
2014 United States U23 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league onlyand correct as of December 13, 2014
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 16, 2014

Bryan Gallego (born March 10, 1993) is a former American soccer player.

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Career

Youth, college and amateur

Gallego grew up in Kinnelon, New Jersey and graduated from Kinnelon High School as part of the class of 2011. [1] He spent his youth career with the New York Red Bulls Academy. However, on December 3, 2012, the Portland Timbers acquired the MLS Homegrown rights for Gallego in a trade that sent Kosuke Kimura to the New York Red Bulls. [2]

Following his time in the Red Bulls youth system, Gallego spent three seasons at the University of Akron. In 2011, he started all 22 games he appeared in and was named College Soccer News Freshman All-American, All-MAC Second Team and All-Ohio team. In 2012, he started all 22 games and finished the year with a goal and an assist on his way to being named All-MAC Second Team for the second straight year. In 2013, he appeared in 20 games and helped the Zips record nine shutouts and hold opponents to one or fewer goals in 19 of 22 games. He went on to be named NSCAA All-America Second Team, All-Great Lakes Region First Team and All-MAC First team.

During his time in college, Gallego also played in the USL Premier Development League for Michigan Bucks and Portland Timbers U23s. [3] [4]

Professional

On January 15, 2014, Gallego signed a homegrown contract with MLS club Portland Timbers, making him the third homegrown signing in club history. [5] A month later, he was loaned to USL Pro affiliate club Sacramento Republic FC. [6] However, he was recalled by the Timbers after not making an appearance for the club and loaned out to Arizona United SC on April 24. [7] He made his professional debut the following day in a 1-1 draw with LA Galaxy II. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Cohn-Sheehan, Ariana. "Kinnelon Athletes Sign Letters of Intent; Three Kinnelon High School students sign letters of intent to play sports in college.", Tri-Boro Patch, February 4, 2011. Accessed August 7, 2015. "From left to right, Kyle Robbins agreed to play football at College of the Holy Cross, Hannah Steadman agreed to play soccer at University of Tennessee on a full scholarship, and Bryan Gallego agreed to play soccer at the University of Akron on a full scholarship."
  2. ↑ "Timbers acquire allocation, Homegrown rights for Bryan Gallego from New York in exchange for defender Kosuke Kimura, 2013 Draft Pick". Timbers.com. Portland Timbers Communications. December 3, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  3. ↑ "2012 Michigan Bucks stats". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  4. ↑ "2013 Portland Timbers U23s". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Portland Timbers sign ex-New York Red Bulls academy product Bryan Gallego to Homegrown deal". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 15, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  6. ↑ Arnold, Geoffrey C. (February 18, 2014). "Portland Timbers loan Gleeson, Gallego to Sacramento". Oregon Live. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Arizona United Soccer Club adds Gallego on loan". Arizona United. April 24, 2014. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  8. ↑ Arizona 1 LA Galaxy II 1 Archived April 26, 2014, at Archive.today -uslsoccer.com
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