Danny Trejo (soccer)

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Danny Trejo
Personal information
Full name Daniel Trejo
Date of birth (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Morelia, Mexico [1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Korona Kielce
Number 21
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 CSUN Matadors 58 (26)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 Portland Timbers U23s 5 (0)
2019 FC Golden State Force 8 (7)
2020 Los Angeles Force 2 (1)
2021–2022 Las Vegas Lights 38 (14)
2022 Los Angeles FC 3 (0)
2022 → Las Vegas Lights (loan) 6 (4)
2023 Phoenix Rising 33 (19)
2024– Korona Kielce 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:45, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Daniel "Danny" Trejo (born 29 April 1998) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Polish club Korona Kielce.

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Career

College & Amateur

In 2017, Trejo attended California State University, Northridge to play college soccer. In three seasons with the Matadors, Trejo made 58 appearances, scoring 26 goals and tallying 15 assists. Trejo's achievements at CSUN during his time there include 2019 Big West Offensive Player of the Year, 2019 CSUN Big West Scholar-Athlete of the Year, 2019 Second Team All-Region, 2019 First Team All-Conference, 2019 Academic All-Conference, 2018 Second Team All-Region, 2018 First Team All-Conference, and 2017 Big West All-Freshman Team. [2] The 2020 season in the Big West Conference was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the 2018 and 2019 seasons, Trejo also played in the USL League Two with Portland Timbers U23s [3] and FC Golden State Force. [4]

Professional

Los Angeles Force

In fall 2020, Trejo signed his first professional contract with the Los Angeles Force in the National Independent Soccer Association. [5] He started both of the team's Fall 2020 regular season matches and all four matches in the NISA Fall Championship, including the semifinal against Detroit City FC, and scored a goal against the New York Cosmos in the final group stage match on September 28. [6]

Los Angeles FC

On January 21, 2021, Trejo was selected 14th overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by Los Angeles FC. [1] On April 5, 2021, it was announced that Trejo had signed with Los Angeles FC's USL Championship affiliate side Las Vegas Lights. [7]

Trejo signed an MLS contract with Los Angeles FC on August 19, 2022. [8] Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by Los Angeles. [9]

Phoenix Rising

Trejo joined USL Championship side Phoenix Rising on January 26, 2023. [10] [11] On August 15, 2023, Trejo was named USL Championship Player of the Week for Week 23 of the 2023 season after notching 2 goals and 2 assists during a 5–0 victory over El Paso Locomotive FC. [12] He became a free agent following Phoenix's 2023 season. [13]

Korona Kielce

On January 12, 2024, Trejo joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Korona Kielce on a two-and-a-half-year contract. [14] He made his league debut on February 12 as a substitute, scoring a volley from outside the box in injury time of a 2–1 win over ŁKS Łódź. [15]

Personal life

Trejo was born in Morelia, Mexico, but grew up in Mendota, California. [16]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 19 April 2024 [17]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portland Timbers U23s 2018 USL2 50———50
FC Golden State Force 2019 USL28710—32129
Los Angeles Force 2020 NISA 20——4161
Las Vegas Lights 2021 USL 164———164
2022 USL221010——2310
Total381410——3914
Los Angeles FC 2022 MLS 30———30
Las Vegas Lights (loan)2022USL42———42
Phoenix Rising FC 2023 USL331742——3719
Korona Kielce 2023-24 Ekstraklasa 8210——92
Career total1014272007311547

    Honours

    Los Angeles FC

    Phoenix Rising

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    12. ↑ "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 23". uslchampionship.com. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
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    14. 1 2 "Nowy zawodnik na pokładzie! Danny Trejo dołącza do Korony!" (in Polish). Korona Kielce. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
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