Adam Jesus Jr. Esparza-Saldana (born February 7, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club KFUM Oslo.[3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Jesus Jr. Esparza-Saldana[1] | ||
| Date of birth | February 7, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth |
Panorama City, Los Angeles, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KFUM Oslo | ||
| Number | 43 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2018 | Real So Cal | ||
| 2018–2019 | LA Galaxy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | LA Galaxy II | 65 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | LA Galaxy | 19 | (0) |
| 2024– | KFUM Oslo | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | United States U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | United States U17 | 17 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 14, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 13, 2019 | |||
Club career edit
LA Galaxy II edit
Saldana made his professional debut in a 0–1 loss to Reno 1868 on September 15, 2018, coming on as a 31st-minute substitute for Andre Zanga.[5]
LA Galaxy edit
On January 19, 2021, Saldana was signed to LA Galaxy's MLS roster.[6]
KFUM Oslo edit
On March 27, 2024, newly promoted Norwegian top-flight side KFUM Oslo announced that they had signed Saldana on a two-year contract.[3]
International career edit
Born in the United States, Saldana who is of Mexican descent, represented the United States national under-17 team at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Personal life edit
Saldana is of Mexican descent and holds dual American and Mexican citizenship.[7]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of October 14, 2023[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| LA Galaxy II | 2018 | USL | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 65 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 66 | 0 | ||||
| LA Galaxy | 2021 | MLS | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance in USL Cup Playoffs
References edit
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. October 31, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2019.
- ^ "Adam Saldana". LA Galaxy. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- ^ a b "Ekeberg er Adams nye paradis" (in Norwegian). KFUM Oslo. March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ https://www.uslsoccer.com/adam-saldana[permanent dead link]
- ^ https://www.uslsoccer.com/reno1868fc-lagalaxyii-971693[permanent dead link]
- ^ "LA Galaxy sign 18-year-old midfielder Adam Saldana from LA Galaxy II | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- ^ "Todos los futbolistas mexicanos con doble nacionalidad que estarán en la MLS". OneFootball. January 28, 2023.
- ^ Adam Saldana at Soccerway
External links edit
- Adam Saldana at USL Championship
- Adam Saldana at Soccerway