Javier Armas

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Javier Armas
Personal information
Full name Javier Armas Pastor
Date of birth (2000-01-13) 13 January 2000 (age 24)
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
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2023 Oregon State Beavers 77 (6)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 CD Vallesco
2024– Atlanta United 2 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024

Javier Armas Pastor (born 13 January 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Atlanta United 2 in MLS Next Pro.

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Early life

Armas played youth football in the Deportivo La Coruña youth system. [1] He also played for the Galcia U15 regional team. [2]

College career

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]

Club career

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]

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References

  1. ↑ Simón Aguado, Antía (20 December 2023). "Javi Armas, el gallego que se enfrentará a Leo Messi: «Es impensable imaginarlo ahora mismo»" [Javi Armas, the Galician who will face Leo Messi: "It is unthinkable to imagine it right now"]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish).
  2. ↑ "La Selección Gallega Sub 15 comienza su preparación" [The Galician Under 15 National Team begins its preparation]. DXT Base (in Spanish). 1 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Cuando lo imposible se hace real" [When the impossible becomes real]. El Correo Gallego (in Spanish). 10 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Oregon State Falls to No. 2 Washington in Seattle". Oregon State Beavers . 13 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Beavers Take Down UCLA, Move to 5-0". Oregon State Beavers . 27 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "83 Beavers Named To Fall Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll". Oregon State Beavers . 3 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "Armas Brace Lifts Beavers Over No. 11 Denver". Oregon State Beavers . 20 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Armas Tabbed as Pac-12 Player of the Week". Oregon State Beavers . 26 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Javier Armas Oregon State profile". Oregon State Beavers .
  10. ↑ "Three Beavers Earn All-Region Honors". Oregon State Beavers . 6 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "Armas, Spikner, Williams Earn Preseason Honors". Oregon State Beavers . 22 August 2023.
  12. ↑ Daschel, Nick (7 December 2023). "Oregon State men's soccer coach Greg Dalby, defender Javier Armas suspended for NCAA College Cup". The Oregonian .
  13. ↑ Anderson, Brandon (8 December 2023). "UNC Soccer: Oregon State's Javier Armas penalized for playing against the Tar Heels in NCAA quarterfinals". Tar Heel Blog.
  14. ↑ "Three Beavers Earn All-Region Honors". Oregon State Beavers . 5 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "Armas, Farrington Tabbed As All-Americans". Oregon State Beavers . 7 December 2023.
  16. ↑ "Javier Armas profile". La Preferente.
  17. ↑ "Three Beavers Selected in MLS SuperDraft". Oregon State Beavers . 19 December 2023.
  18. ↑ "Atlanta United 2 signs midfielder Javier Armas". Atlanta United FC . 18 January 2024.
  19. ↑ Eqing, Calum (19 January 2024). "Atlanta United 2 Sign SuperDraft Pick Javier Armas". Dirty South Soccer.
  20. ↑ "Atlanta United 2 falls 3-2 in season opener to Orlando City B". Atlanta United FC . 16 March 2024.
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