Richard Ledezma

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Richard Ledezma
Personal information
Full name Richard Ledezma [1]
Date of birth (2000-09-06) September 6, 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 PSV
Youth career
2016–2018 Real Salt Lake
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Real Monarchs 5 (1)
2019– Jong PSV 47 (7)
2020– PSV 15 (1)
2023 → New York City FC (loan) 23 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 United States U20 5 (0)
2019 United States U23 3 (2)
2020 United States 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 22, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 16, 2020

Richard Ledezma (born September 6, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club PSV.

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Club career

Ledezma grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, where he played youth soccer for Valparaiso United FC. [3] He made his professional debut for USL side Real Monarchs on April 11, 2018, as an 82nd-minute substitute in a 3–1 win over Seattle Sounders FC 2. [4] On June 4, he scored his first career goal for Real Monarchs, as part of a performance for which he was named to the USL Team of the Week. [5] On July 7, Ledezma was named the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Western Conference Player of the Year for the U-18/19 age group. [6]

On December 21, Ledezma left Salt Lake to sign for Dutch club PSV Eindhoven on a one-and-a-half year deal. [7] On October 27, 2019, after his strong play for Jong PSV, Ledezma made PSV's senior squad for the first time for an Eredivisie match with AZ Alkmaar. On November 1, 2020, Ledezma made his PSV debut in the 74th minute and recorded an assist in a 4–0 win over ADO Den Haag.

On March 19, 2023, PSV announced that Ledezma had signed a contract extension with the club and would subsequently be loaned out. [8] On March 23, Ledezma was seen training with MLS club New York City FC [9] following months of rumors connecting him with the club. [10]

International career

Ledezma received his first international call-up from the United States under-19s in January 2018 and quickly advanced to the under-20 side. [11] He earned his first start for the United States under-20 side against the French under-21s, helping the United States to a 1–0 victory. [12]

On May 17, 2019, Ledezma revealed he was contacted by the Mexican Football Federation regarding switching to represent his ancestral Mexico. Ledezma did not close the door to representing either federation, but remained aligned with the United States for the time being. [13]

On June 4, 2019, in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Ledezma recorded an assist in the United States's 3–2 victory over France in the Round of 16, as his through-ball in the 25th minute split Boubacar Kamara and Dan-Axel Zagadou setting up Sebastian Soto for the finish.

He received his first call-up to the senior United States squad for matches against Wales and Panama in November 2020. [14] On November 16, Ledezma made his senior national team debut against Panama when he came on as a substitute in the 68th minute and created two assists for goals by Sebastian Soto. [15]

Personal life

Born in the United States, Ledezma is of Mexican descent. [16]

Career statistics

Club

As of October 22, 2023 [17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Monarchs 2018 USL 51———51
Jong PSV 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 254———254
2020–21 Eerste Divisie92———92
2021–22 Eerste Divisie71———71
2022–23 Eerste Divisie60———60
Total477———477
PSV 2019–20 Eredivisie 00———00
2020–21 Eredivisie30—3 [lower-alpha 2] 0—60
2021–22 Eredivisie5110——61
2022–23 Eredivisie70—3 [lower-alpha 2] 01 [lower-alpha 3] 0110
2023–24 Eredivisie00———00
Total151106010231
New York City FC (loan) 2023 MLS 23010—3 [lower-alpha 4] 0270
Career total9092060401029
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup and U.S. Open Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  4. ↑ Appearances in Leagues Cup

International

As of November 16, 2020
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 202010
Total10

Honors

PSV

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References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. June 13, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 6, 2020.
  2. ↑ "R. Ledezma". Eredivisie. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Phoenix Native Richard Ledezma Named to U-20 World Cup Roster".
  4. ↑ "Seattle Sounders FC 2 vs Real Monarchs SLC". uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ledezma Earns Team of the Week Honors". rsl.com. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  6. ↑ "PLAYERS OF THE YEAR, CONFERENCE BEST XI'S NAMED AT BOYS' DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY END-OF-YEAR BANQUET". ussoccerda.com. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  7. ↑ "PSV lijft Amerikaans talent Ledezma in". www.psv.nl. December 21, 2018.
  8. ↑ PSV [@PSV] (March 19, 2023). "Richy Ledezma extends until 2025 and will be loaned out. He will not be in the squad today" (Tweet). Retrieved April 14, 2023– via Twitter.
  9. ↑ nycfc.source [@NYCFCSOURCE] (March 23, 2023). "Ledezma is in New York and already training with the team — The deal has been finalized, and we are now waiting on an announcement. #NYCFC RSL will receive a small fee in MLS money for the Homegrown Rights of Richy Ledezma. https://t.co/xlUWSGb1om" (Tweet). Retrieved April 14, 2023– via Twitter.
  10. ↑ https://www.hudsonriverblue.com/2023/3/19/23647325/richy-ledezma-nycfc-loan-psv-eindhoven-mls-2023
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