Danny Trejo (soccer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Trejo | ||
Date of birth | 29 April 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Morelia, Mexico[1] | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Las Vegas Lights | ||
Number | 10 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2020 | CSUN Matadors | 58 | (26) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | Portland Timbers U23s | 5 | (0) |
2019 | FC Golden State Force | 8 | (7) |
2020 | Los Angeles Force | 2 | (1) |
2021– | Las Vegas Lights | 17 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 March 2022 |
Daniel Trejo (born 29 April 1998) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Las Vegas Lights in the USL Championship.
Career[]
College & Amateur[]
In 2017, Trejo attended California State University, Northridge to play college soccer. In three seasons with the Matadors, Trejo made 58 appearances, scoring 26 goals and tallying 15 assists. Trejo's achievements at CSUN during his time there include 2019 Big West Offensive Player of the Year, 2019 CSUN Big West Scholar-Athlete of the Year, 2019 Second Team All-Region, 2019 First Team All-Conference, 2019 Academic All-Conference, 2018 Second Team All-Region, 2018 First Team All-Conference, and 2017 Big West All-Freshman Team.[2] The 2020 season in the Big West Conference was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
During the 2018 and 2019 seasons, Trejo also played in the USL League Two with Portland Timbers U23s[3] and FC Golden State Force.[4]
Professional[]
In Fall 2020, Trejo signed his first professional contract with the Los Angeles Force in the National Independent Soccer Association.[5] He started both of the team's Fall 2020 regular season matches and all four matches in the NISA Fall Championship, including the semifinal against Detroit City FC, and scored a goal against the New York Cosmos in the final group stage match on September 28.[6]
On January 21, 2021, Trejo was selected 14th overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by Los Angeles FC.[1] On April 5, 2021, it was announced that Trejo had signed with Los Angeles FC's USL Championship affiliate side Las Vegas Lights.[7]
Personal[]
Trejo was born in Morelia, Mexico, but grew up in Mendota, California.[8]
Career Statistics[]
- As of matches played 13 March 2022[9]
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Portland Timbers U23s | 2018 | USL2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
FC Golden State Force | 2019 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | |
Los Angeles Force | 2020 | NISA | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
Las Vegas Lights | 2021 | USL | 16 | 4 | — | — | 16 | 4 | ||
2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | ||
Career total | 32 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 14 |
- ^ Includes appearances in U.S. Open Cup
References[]
- ^ a b "LAFC Selects Three Players In MLS SuperDraft 2021 Presented By Adidas | Los Angeles Football Club". LAFC.
- ^ "Daniel Trejo - 2019 - Men's Soccer". CSUN Athletics.
- ^ "Portland Timbers U23 - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Daniel Trejo Del Rio -". www.timbersu23.com.
- ^ "FC Golden State Force | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ "Tweet". Twitter. Los Angeles Force. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Cosmos fall to LA Force, bow out of NISA Fall Championship". www.nycosmos.com. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "LIGHTS FC ANNOUNCE INITIAL SET OF PLAYER SIGNINGS FOR 2021 SEASON". www.lasvegaslightsfc.com.
- ^ "LAFC selects local players in Superdraft".
- ^ "USA - D. Trejo". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
External links[]
- 1998 births
- American soccer players
- Association football forwards
- Cal State Northridge Matadors men's soccer players
- FC Golden State Force players
- Los Angeles Force players
- Las Vegas Lights FC players
- Living people
- Los Angeles FC draft picks
- National Independent Soccer Association players
- Portland Timbers U23s players
- Soccer players from California
- USL League Two players
- USL Championship players
- Sportspeople from Fresno County, California
- Sportspeople from Morelia