| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo Antonio Bacharach Capdevila | ||
| Date of birth | 27 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rhode Island FC | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2018 | Villarreal | ||
| 2018–2020 | CD Castellón | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Fairleigh Dickinson Knights | 38 | (7) |
| 2023 | Indiana Hoosiers | 20 | (4) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Flint City Bucks | 23 | (3) |
| 2024 | Minnesota United | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Minnesota United 2 (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2025– | Rhode Island FC | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2024 | |||
Hugo Antonio Bacharach Capdevila (born 27 July 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Rhode Island FC in the USL Championship.
Bacharach was born in Valencia, but grew up in Benicasim. [1] Bacharach began playing football at a young age with his school team. [2] At age 7, he joined the Villarreal youth system, where he played for ten years. [3] [4] At age 17, he joined the CD Castellón youth system where he spent two years, until he was 19. [5]
In 2020, he decided to continue his footballing career and education, as well as learn English, by moving to the United States to attend college on a scholarship. [6] [7] [8] He began attending Fairleigh Dickinson University. [9] On 1 March 2021, he scored his first collegiate goal in a 1-0 victory over the Sacred Heart Pioneers. [10] He was then named the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week. [11] At the end of his first season, he was named to the All-NEC First Team, the NEC All-Freshman Team, and the NEC Fall Honor Roll. [12] [13] At the end of his sophomore season, he was named to the All-NEC First Team and NEC Fall Academic Honor Roll for the second-straight season, [14] [15] and was named to the All-Northeast Region Second Team. [16] In his junior season, he was named the NEC Defensive Player of the Year, and named to the All-NEC First Team, the All-Northeast Region First Team, and the All-ECAC First Team. [17] [18] [19]
In 2023, he transferred to Indiana University Bloomington. [20] Prior to the season, he was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List and was named to the TopDrawerSoccer Preseason Best XI Second Team. [21] [22] On 24 August, he made his debut for Indiana in a match against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. [23] Midway through the season,he was moved from his central defender position into central midfield, where he played for the remainder of the season. [24] [25] In his first match as a midfielder, on 7 October, he recorded a pair of assists in a victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions. [26] On 29 October, he scored his first goal for Indiana against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. [27] On 31 October, he was named the Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Week. [28] On 19 November he scored a brace in a 3–2 victory over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. [29] [30] After the season, he was named to the All-Big Ten Second Team, the Big Ten All-Tournament Team, the TopDrawerSoccer third-team Best XI, and was named #30 on the TopDrawerSoccer Postseason Top 100. [31] [32] After the 2023 season, he was invited to participate in the MLS College Showcase. [33]
In 2022, he began playing with the Flint City Bucks in USL League Two, scoring once. [34] He was named the team's Player of the Year in 2022 and was named to the USL League Two Central Conference Team of the Year. [35] [36] In 2023, he scored two goals, including a Goal of the Week winner in Week 8. [37] At the end of the season, he was named Great Lakes Division Player of the Year, [38] and was also named the USL League Two Defender of the Year, [39] and named to the Team of the Year. [40] Over his two seasons, he helped them win back-to-back USL League Two Central Conference titles and reached the national semifinals in both seasons. [41] [42]
At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, Bacharach was selected in the first round (ninth overall) by Minnesota United FC. [43] [44] In March 2024, he signed a one-year contract with the club with options from 2025 through 2027. [45] [46] He made his professional debut with the second team Minnesota United FC 2 in a US Open Cup match against the Michigan Stars, before making his Major League Soccer debut with the first team on 13 April against Houston Dynamo FC. [47]
Bacharach signed with USL Championship side Rhode Island FC on December 31, 2024. [48]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Minnesota United FC | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Minnesota United FC 2 (loan) | 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||