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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 29)
Place of birth Castro Valley, California, United States
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Austin FC
Number 24
Youth career
2010–2011 San Jose Earthquakes
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 California Golden Bears 72 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Burlingame Dragons 8 (0)
2017−2020 San Jose Earthquakes 100 (7)
2021– Austin FC 62 (0)
National team‡
2019 United States 9 (0)
Honours
Representing  United States
Runner-up CONCACAF Gold Cup 2019
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 30, 2022
‡ 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 Austin FC.

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 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]

International

On January 8, 2018, Lima received a call-up for the United States men's national soccer team for a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina on January 28.[9] He was named to the bench for the match, but ultimately did not take the field during the 0–0 draw.[10] He made his debut on 27 January 2019 in a friendly against Panama, as a starter.[11] Lima played the full 90, recorded an assist, and was named Man of the Match in his International debut.

Statistics

Club

As of 30 October 2022[12][13]
Club Season League National cup League cup Totals
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
San Jose Earthquakes 2017 Major League Soccer 22 2 — 0 0 22 2
2018 34 2 — — 34 2
2019 24 1 — — 24 1
2020 20 2 — 1 0 21 2
Club Total 100 7 0 0 1 0 101 7
Austin FC 2021 Major League Soccer 28 0 — — 28 0
2022 34 0 0 0 3 0 37 0
Club Total 62 0 0 0 3 0 65 0
Career totals 162 7 0 0 4 0 166 7

International

As of October 15, 2019

National Team Year Apps Goals
United States 2019 9 0
Total 9 0

Source: US Soccer

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". www.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".
  5. ^ "San Jose Earthquakes 1, Montreal Impact 0 - 2017 MLS Match Recap". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter.
  6. ^ "RECAP: Quakes 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2". sjearthquakes.com. 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".
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "MNT OPENS 2018 WITH SPIRITED 0-0 DRAW VS. BOSNIA & HERZGOVINA". US Soccer. January 28, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  11. ^ "USA v Panama game report". Major League Soccer. January 27, 2019.
  12. ^ "N. LIMA". Soccerway.com. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  13. ^ Nick Lima at Major League Soccer

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