| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Armas Pastor | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | A Coruña, Spain | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlanta United 2 | ||
| Number | 86 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportivo La Coruña | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Oregon State Beavers | 77 | (6) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | CD Vallesco | ||
| 2024– | Atlanta United 2 | 29 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2025 | |||
Javier Armas Pastor (born 13 January 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Atlanta United 2 in MLS Next Pro.
Armas played youth football in the Deportivo La Coruña youth system. [1] He also played for the Galcia U15 regional team. [2]
In 2019, he moved to the United States to attend Oregon State University on a scholarship to play for the men's soccer to continue playing while also pursuing an education. [3] On October 13, 2019, he recorded his first collegiate assist in a match against the Washington Huskies. [4] He scored his first goal on February 27, 2021 against the UCLA Bruins. [5] After his junior season, he was named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll. [6] On September 20, 2022, he scored a brace in a 2-1 victory over the Denver Pioneers, subsequently earning Pac-12 Player of the Week honors. [7] [8] At the end of the 2022 season, he was named to the All-Pac 12 Second Team, the All-Far West Region Third Team, and the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll. [9] [10] Ahead of the 2023 season, he was named to the Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference team. [11] He helped Oregon State reach the national semi-finals in 2023, but was unable to play in the semi-final due to being suspended for having played as an ineligible player in an earlier match he should have missed due to an accumulation of yellow cards. [12] [13] At the end of the season, he was named to the All-Pac 12 First Team, the All-Region team, and the All-America Third Team. [14] [15]
During 2021 and 2022, he played with CD Vallesco in the Spanish sixth tier Interinsular Preferente de Las Palmas. [16]
At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, Armas was selected in the second round (48th overall) by Atlanta United FC. [17] In January 2024, he signed a professional contract with the second team, Atlanta United 2 in MLS Next Pro. [18] [19] On March 16, in the season opener, he scored his first goal of the season via a penalty kick. [20]