Nick Lima

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Nick Lima
Nick Lima on June 9, 2019.jpg
Lima with the United States in 2019
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Lima [1]
Date of birth (1994-11-17) November 17, 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Castro Valley, California, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 San Jose Earthquakes
Youth career
2010–2011 San Jose Earthquakes
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 California Golden Bears 72 (6)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Burlingame Dragons 8 (0)
2017−2020 San Jose Earthquakes 100 (7)
2021–2023 Austin FC 95 (1)
2024 New England Revolution 25 (1)
2025– San Jose Earthquakes 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 United States 9 (0)
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Runner-up CONCACAF Gold Cup 2019
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 6, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 15, 2019

Nicholas Lima (born November 17, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes.

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Career

College and amateur

Lima played four years of college soccer at the University of California, Berkeley between 2013 and 2016. [2] While at college, Lima also appeared for USL PDL side Burlingame Dragons. [3]

Professional

On December 21, 2016, Lima signed as a Homegrown Player for Major League Soccer side San Jose Earthquakes. [4] He made his professional debut on March 4, 2017, starting in a 1–0 win over the Montreal Impact. [5] His first professional goal was scored on March 11, 2017, in a 3–2 home victory against Vancouver Whitecaps FC. [6] It was the first goal scored by a Homegrown player in Earthquakes history. On October 14, 2017, he was announced as a nominee for two different league awards: the MLS Defender of the Year Award alongside teammate Florian Jungwirth, and the MLS Rookie of the Year Award, along with teammate Jackson Yueill. [7]

On December 13, 2020, Lima was traded to Austin FC in exchange for $500,000 of General Allocation Money. [8]

On December 11, 2023, Lima was traded to the New England Revolution in exchange for $275,000 of General Allocation Money. [9] He scored his first goal for the Revolution on March 6, 2024, in the team's 4–0 win over Liga Deportiva Alajuelense in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. [10]

Lima became a free agent following a single season in New England, and returned to San Jose Earthquakes on a two-year deal on December 18, 2024 ahead of their upcoming 2025 season. [11]

International

Born in the United States, Lima is of Mexican descent. [12] On January 8, 2018, he received a call-up for the United States men's national soccer team for a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina on January 28. [13] He was named to the bench for the match but ultimately did not take the field during the 0–0 draw. [14] He made his debut on January 27, 2019, in a friendly against Panama, starting the match. [15] Lima played the full 90 minutes, recorded an assist, and was named Man of the Match in his international debut.

Statistics

Club

As of October 21, 2023 [16] [17]
ClubSeasonLeague Playoffs National cup ContinentalOther [a] Totals
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burlingame Dragons FC 2016 USL PDL 80--———80
San Jose Earthquakes 2017 Major League Soccer 2220040——262
2018 342—00——342
2019 241—00——241
2020 20210———212
Total1007104000—1057
Austin FC 2021 Major League Soccer280————280
2022 3403000——370
2023 33100202020371
Total951302020201041
Career totals2038406020202178
  1. ↑ Includes Leagues Cup

International

As of October 15, 2019

National TeamYearAppsGoals
United States 201990
Total90

Source: US Soccer

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References

  1. ↑ "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: United States" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 16. Retrieved May 21, 2019– via Bernews.
  2. ↑ "CalBears.com - University of California Official Athletic Site". CalBears.com.
  3. ↑ "Player Stats". USL PDL. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  4. ↑ "NEWS: Earthquakes Sign Nick Lima to Homegrown Player Contract". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  5. ↑ "San Jose Earthquakes 1, Montreal Impact 0 - 2017 MLS Match Recap". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  6. ↑ "RECAP: Quakes 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  7. ↑ Jake Pisani (October 14, 2017). "FEATURE: Several San Jose Earthquakes nominated for MLS awards". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  8. ↑ "NEWS: Earthquakes Acquire $500k of Allocation Money in Trade with Austin FC". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Austin FC Agrees To Trade With New England Revolution". Austin FC. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  10. ↑ Bird, Hayden (March 6, 2024). "3 takeaways from the Revolution's 4-0 Champions Cup win over Alajuelense". Boston.com. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  11. ↑ "San Jose Earthquakes sign defender Nick Lima | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  12. ↑ "América y Chivas sueñan con Carlos Vela, Chicharito Hernández y Jonathan Dos Santos; llegarían prestados". Soy Fútbol (in Spanish). August 13, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Sarachan Calls 30 Player Roster to National Training Center for 2018 January Camp". USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  14. ↑ "MNT Opens 2018 with Spirited 0-0 Draw vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina". US Soccer. January 28, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  15. ↑ "USA v Panama Game Report". Major League Soccer. January 27, 2019. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  16. ↑ "N. LIMA". Soccerway.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  17. ↑ Nick Lima at Major League Soccer


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