Jiovanni Santana

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Jiovanni Santana
Personal information
Full name Edgar Jiovanni Santana
Date of birth (1989-12-23) December 23, 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Bishop, California, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010 Cal State Stanislaus Warriors
2011–2012 Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 OC Blues Strikers 3 (1)
2014–2015 Orange County Blues 29 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edgar "Jiovanni" Santana (born December 23, 1989) is an American soccer player who last played as a midfielder for Orange County Blues FC in USL Pro.

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Career

Youth and college

Santana played four years of college soccer, two years at California State University, Stanislaus and two at California State University, Dominguez Hills. [1]

He also played in the USL PDL for OC Blues Strikers. [2]

Professional

Along with his brother, Christopher Santana, Jiovanni signed with USL Pro club Orange County Blues on April 16, 2014. [3]

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References

  1. "Jio Santana - Men's Soccer".
  2. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014.
  3. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on May 24, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2014.