Kevin Barajas

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Kevin Barajas
Personal information
Full name Kevin Bryan Barajas
Date of birth (1996-02-18) 18 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
LSK Hansa
Number 14
Youth career
2012–2014 Georgia United
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Kentucky Wildcats 69 (4)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 Cincinnati Dutch Lions 8 (0)
2018–2019 Atlanta United 2 26 (1)
2021 Kalonji Pro-Profile
2021 Georgia Storm FC 5 (0)
2022– LSK Hansa 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 January 2023

Kevin Bryan Barajas (born February 18, 1996) is an American soccer player who plays for German club LSK Hansa in Regionalliga Nord.

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Career

Youth and college

Barajas played four years of college soccer at the University of Kentucky between 2014 and 2017, where he made a total of 69 appearances, scoring 4 goals and tallying 3 assists. [1]

While at college, Barajas appeared for Premier Development League side Cincinnati Dutch Lions during their 2017 season. [2]

Professional

Following a successful open tryout, Barajas signed with United Soccer League side Atlanta United 2 ahead of their inaugural season. [3]

For the 2021 season Barajas had spells with UPSL side Kalonji Pro-Profile [4] and later joined expansion club Georgia Storm FC of the NPSL.

On February 16, 2022, Barajas signed with German fourth-tier Regionalliga Nord club LSK Hansa. [5]

Personal life

Barajas was born in the United States and is of Mexican descent. As a child he followed Chivas. [6]

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References

  1. "Kevin Barajas - Men's Soccer". University of Kentucky Athletics. 10 August 2017.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-05-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Atlanta United 2 signs Kevin Barajas from American Family Insurance Dream Tryout | Atlanta United FC".
  4. "Kalonji Pro-Profile player gets signed by German soccer club Lüneburger SK Hansa". 25 February 2022.
  5. "Transfercoup: LSK holt Ex-Profi Barajas aus den USA!" (Press release) (in German). LSK Hansa. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  6. Sports, Fanatico (23 August 2018). "Kevin Barajas, contención de Atlanta United FC 2, declaró que significa el fútol para él".