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 26)
Place of birth Morelia, Mexico [1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Birmingham Legion
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)
2024–2025 Korona Kielce 22 (2)
2025– Birmingham Legion 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2024 (UTC)

Daniel "Danny" Trejo (born 29 April 1998) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for USL Championship club Birmingham Legion.

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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 21 January 2021, Trejo was selected 14th overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by Los Angeles FC. [1] On 5 April 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 19 August 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 26 January 2023. [10] [11] On 15 August 2023, Trejo was named USL Championship Player of the Week for Week 23 of the 2023 season after notching two goals and two 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 12 January 2024, Trejo joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Korona Kielce on a two-and-a-half-year contract. [14] He made his league debut on 12 February as a substitute, scoring a volley from outside the box in injury time of a 2–1 win over ŁKS Łódź. [15] On 6 January 2025, he terminated his contract by mutual consent. [16]

Birmingham Legion

On 23 January 2025, Trejo signed with USL Championship club Birmingham Legion for the 2025 season. [17]

Personal life

Trejo was born in Morelia, Mexico, but grew up in Mendota, California. [18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 November 2024 [19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalOtherTotal
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 13210——142
2024–25 Ekstraklasa9011——101
Total22221——243
Career total1154283007313048

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.
  13. ↑ nicholas.murray@uslsoccer.com, NICHOLAS MURRAY- (8 January 2024). "11 Free Agents to watch as the USL Championship preseason approaches". USL Championship.
  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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