Danny Leyva

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Danny Leyva
Personal information
Full name Daniel Ulises Leyva [1]
Date of birth (2003-05-05) May 5, 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Seattle Sounders FC
Number 75
Youth career
Barcelona USA Academy
2017–2019 Seattle Sounders FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018– Tacoma Defiance 31 (2)
2019– Seattle Sounders FC 54 (0)
2023 → Colorado Rapids (loan) 16 (0)
2024 Seattle Sounders FC 12 (0)
International career‡
2018 United States U16 5 (1)
2019 United States U17 10 (0)
2021 United States U20 2 (0)
2023– United States U23 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 7, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 16, 2021

Daniel Ulises Leyva (born May 5, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC.

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Club career

Leyva was raised in Las Vegas, Nevada; his father Ulises had played in the youth academy of Club América in Mexico City, but left the sport to pursue a career in civil engineering. [3] Leyva played for the Barcelona USA Academy in Las Vegas before joining the Seattle Sounders FC Academy at the age of 13. Leyva was placed on Seattle's under-15 team ahead of the 2017–18 season, but was later moved to the under-17 squad. [4] [5] [6]

Seattle Sounders FC

He made his debut for the Sounders reserve team in the United Soccer League (USL) on September 29, 2018, during a 3–1 loss to San Antonio FC, becoming the second-youngest player in league history. [4] [7] Leyva signed a full USL contract with the team the following month and began training with the senior team during the 2019 preseason, appearing in friendlies against the Portland Timbers and Club Nacional. [3] Leyva signed a homegrown contract with Seattle Sounders FC on April 9, 2019, becoming the youngest player in the team's history. [8] He made his first-team debut on June 5, 2019, as a late substitute during an away loss to the Montreal Impact, becoming the third-youngest player in the league's history. [9] Leyva played in 12 matches during the 2022 season and had two assists as a temporary replacement for injured midfielders João Paulo and Obed Vargas until they returned mid-season. [10]

Loan to Colorado Rapids

On April 24, 2023, the Sounders loaned Leyva to the Colorado Rapids for the rest of the season in exchange for a future MLS SuperDraft pick and $92,000 in general allocation money. [10]

International career

In October 2019, Leyva was named to the United States squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil. [11]

Leyva who has only played for U.S. youth national teams, also holds the option to be called up by Mexico. [12]

Personal life

Born in the United States, Leyva is of Mexican descent. [13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played October 7, 2023 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tacoma Defiance 2018 USL 10———10
2019 USL141———141
2020 USL10———10
2021 USL60———60
2022 MLS Next Pro 91———91
Total312———312
Seattle Sounders FC 2019 MLS 6010——70
2020 MLS20—1 [a] 0—30
2021 MLS240———240
2022 MLS190102 [a] 0—220
2023 MLS30——1 [b] 040
Total540203010600
Colorado Rapids (loan) 2023 MLS16020—1 [c] 0190
Seattle Sounders FC2024MLS12020——140
Career total10124030201102
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in Leagues Cup

Honors

Seattle Sounders FC

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: United States" (PDF). FIFA. October 31, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2019.
  2. ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022™: List of Players: Seattle Sounders FC" (PDF). FIFA. February 7, 2023. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 12, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Baker, Geoff (February 26, 2019). "Teenage dream: At age 15, Danny Leyva is already knocking on the Sounders' door". The Seattle Times . Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  4. 1 2 Mondello, Joseph (October 16, 2018). "Barcelona USA Academy". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  5. ↑ Hammond, Andrew (March 8, 2019). "Meet the Tacoma Defiance's unflappable Danny Leyva, who's all of 15 years old". The News Tribune . Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Seattle Sounders FC U-15". ussoccerda.com. U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  7. ↑ https://www.uslsoccer.com/sanantoniofc-seattlesoundersfc2-971728 [ dead link ]
  8. ↑ Evans, Jayda (April 9, 2019). "Sounders contract signed, 15-year-old midfielder Danny Leyva eyes next goal: an MLS start". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  9. ↑ Baker, Geoff (June 5, 2019). "Shorthanded Sounders cough up two late road goals, lose 2–1 to the Montreal Impact". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  10. 1 2 Evans, Jayda (April 25, 2023). "In rare deal, Sounders loan Danny Leyva to Colorado Rapids". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Head Coach Raphael Wicky Names USA Roster for 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  12. ↑ Interview: Danny Leyva on being named to the USMNT U-17 World Cup squad. Youtube.com. Seattle Sounders FC. October 11, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  13. ↑ "América y Chivas sueñan con Carlos Vela, Chicharito Hernández y Jonathan Dos Santos; llegarían prestados". Soy Fútbol (in Spanish). August 13, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  14. ↑ Danny Leyva at Soccerway
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