Joe Sofia

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Joe Sofia
Personal information
Full name Joseph Anthony Sofia, Jr.
Date of birth (1991-10-08) October 8, 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Mission Viejo, California, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2006–2009 Irvine Strikers
2010–2013 UCLA Bruins
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012 Orange County Blue Star 14 (1)
2013 Ventura County Fusion 3 (0)
2014 San Jose Earthquakes 0 (0)
2014 → Orange County Blues (loan) 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 21, 2014

Joseph Anthony Sofia Jr. (born October 8, 1991) is an American soccer player.

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Career

College and amateur

Sofia spent his entire college career at UCLA. He made a total of 82 appearances with the Bruins and tallied 5 goals and 8 assists.

During his time in college, Sofia also played in the USL Premier Development League for Orange County Blue Star and Ventura County Fusion. [1] [2] [3]

Professional

On January 16, 2014, Sofia was drafted in the second round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft (28th overall) by San Jose Earthquakes. [4] He signed with the club two months later. [5]

On May 18, 2014, Sofia joined USL Pro club Orange County Blues FC on loan and made his professional debut in a 1–0 defeat to the Sounders FC Reserves in a USL Pro-MLS Reserve interleague match. [6]

Sofia was waived by San Jose on July 2, 2014. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "2011 Orange County Blue Star stats". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "2012 Orange County Blue Star stats". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "2013 Ventura County Fusion stats". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Earthquakes select Koval, Sofia in 2014 MLS SuperDraft". SJEarthquakes.com. Earthquakes Media Relations. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Earthquakes sign rookies Sofia, Neil". SJEarthquakes.com. Earthquakes Media Relations. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Reserves remain unbeaten after Cam Weaver goal leads to 1-0 victory over OC Blues FC". SoundersFC.com. Seattle Sounders FC Public Relations. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Earthquakes release Garza, Neil and Sofia | San Jose Earthquakes". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14.
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