Ulysses Llanez
 Llanez in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ulysses Llanez Jr.[1] | ||
| Date of birth | April 2, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Lynwood, California, United States | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
St. Pölten (on loan from VfL Wolfsburg) | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2019 | LA Galaxy | ||
| 2019– | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | LA Galaxy II | 12 | (2) |
| 2020– | VfL Wolfsburg | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → SC Heerenveen (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | → St. Pölten (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | United States U17 | 5 | (2) |
| 2018 | United States U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | United States U20 | 12 | (7) |
| 2020– | United States | 3 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 7, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 16, 2020 | |||
Ulysses Llanez Jr. (born April 2, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Austrian club St. Pölten, on loan from VfL Wolfsburg.
Club career[]
Llanez made his professional debut for LA Galaxy II in a 0–2 loss to Phoenix Rising FC on August 6, 2017, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for Josh Turnley.[2]
On his 18th birthday, April 2, 2019, Llanez announced that he had signed a professional contract to play for the German side VfL Wolfsburg.[3] On September 15, 2020, Dutch Eredivisie side SC Heerenveen announced that they had signed Llanez on loan through the end of the 2020–21 season.[4]
In July 2021, Llanez joined Austrian Second League side St. Pölten on loan.[5]
International career[]
Llanez was born in the United States and is of Mexican descent. He was previously called to youth training camps for the Mexican U-16 squad in 2017 but never made an appearance.[6] Since then, he has represented the United States at the U-17, U-18, U-19, U-20, and senior levels.
A regular starter for the United States at the U-20 level, he was an integral part of the United States team at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[7] On December 30, 2019, Llanez was called up to the senior squad for the first time.[8] On February 1, 2020, Llanez made his senior debut for United States, starting and scoring the only goal in 1–0 friendly win over Costa Rica.
On November 3, 2020, Llanez was named to the United States senior squad for two friendlies against Wales and Panama.[9]
Career statistics[]
International[]
- As of November 16, 2020
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2020 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list United States' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Llanez goal.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | February 1, 2020 | Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States |  Costa Rica |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Honors[]
United States U20
- CONCACAF U-20 Championship: 2018
Individual
- CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Best XI: 2018
References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "LA Galaxy II vs. Phoenix Rising – 6 August 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Llanez, Uly (April 2, 2019). "I'm humbled & Blessed to announce that i've signed my first contract with @vfl.wolfsburg! i wanna thank my family, coaches, & my friends that supported me through this journey!! | Club Future set | Looking forward to Poland pic.twitter.com/lyZZ1M5Vfk". @uly_soccer7. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
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