Jaime Villarreal

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Jaime Villarreal
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-06-23) June 23, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Inglewood, California, United States
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
LA Galaxy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 LA Galaxy II 61 (4)
2017 LA Galaxy 7 (0)
2018–2021 Sacramento Republic 91 (6)
International career‡
2014 United States U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 1, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 2, 2014

Jamie Villarreal (born June 23, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

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Career

LA Galaxy

Born in Inglewood, California, Villarreal started his career at the LA Galaxy academy set-up. While with the U18s Villarreal scored ten goals as he led his team to the Southwest Division championship. [1] In 2014, he signed his first professional contract with the LA Galaxy II, the reserve team of the LA Galaxy, of the USL. [1] He made his debut for the team on June 8, 2014, against the Dayton Dutch Lions. Villarreal came on as a 58th-minute substitute for Jack McBean as LA Galaxy II won 5–1. [2]

He made his debut for the senior team on May 21, 2017, coming on as a late substitute for the injured João Pedro in the 87th minute as LA Galaxy beat Minnesota United 2–1.

Sacramento Republic

Villarreal signed with USL side Sacramento Republic FC for the 2018 season on January 4, 2018. [3] Villarreal was released by Sacramento following the 2021 season. [4]

International

Villarreal has represented the United States at the under-20 level. [5]

Personal life

Villarreal was born in the United States and is of Mexican descent. [6] His older brother José (born 1993) is also a professional soccer player.

Career statistics

As of July 15, 2018 [7]
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsDomestic CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
LA Galaxy II 2014 USL 4020——60
201523120——251
201627310——283
20177000——70
Total61450——664
LA Galaxy 2017 MLS 700030—100
Total700030—100
Sacramento Republic 2018 USL 1900030—220
Total1900030—220
Career total874506000984

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References

  1. 1 2 "Galaxy II signs academy product Jaime Villarreal". socceramerica.com. Soccer America. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  2. ↑ "LA Galaxy II vs. Dayton Dutch Lions 5 - 1". soccerway.com. Soccerway. June 9, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  3. ↑ Bjork, Erika (January 4, 2018). "Sacramento Republic FC Sign Former MLS Midfielder Jaime Villarreal". sacrepublicfc.com. Sacramento Republic FC. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  4. ↑ Communications, Republic FC (November 12, 2021). "Republic FC Exercise Contract Options on Four Players, Preparing for 2022 USL Championship Season". Sacramento Republic FC - USL. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  5. ↑ Serrano, Adam. "LA Galaxy U-18 Jaime Villarreal seeks to follow in his older brother's footsteps". LA Galaxy. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  6. ↑ "A Shot at the Galaxy - Los Angeles Magazine". lamag.com. Los Angeles Magazine. October 1, 2014. Archived from the original on July 6, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  7. ↑ Jaime Villarreal at Soccerway


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