Nick Lima
![]() Lima with the United States in 2019 | ||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||
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Full name | Nicholas Lima[1] | |||||||||
Date of birth | November 17, 1994 | |||||||||
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
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*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
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Totals | |||||
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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
- ^ "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: United States" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 16. Retrieved May 21, 2019 – via Bernews.
- ^ "CalBears.com - University of California Official Athletic Site". www.calbears.com.
- ^ "Player Stats". USL PDL. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
- ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Sign Nick Lima to Homegrown Player Contract | San Jose Earthquakes".
- ^ "San Jose Earthquakes 1, Montreal Impact 0 - 2017 MLS Match Recap". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter.
- ^ "RECAP: Quakes 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ Jake Pisani (October 14, 2017). "FEATURE: Several San Jose Earthquakes nominated for MLS awards". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
- ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Acquire $500k of Allocation Money in Trade with Austin FC | San Jose Earthquakes".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "MNT OPENS 2018 WITH SPIRITED 0-0 DRAW VS. BOSNIA & HERZGOVINA". US Soccer. January 28, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
- ^ "USA v Panama game report". Major League Soccer. January 27, 2019.
- ^ "N. LIMA". Soccerway.com. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ Nick Lima at Major League Soccer
External links
- Nick Lima at Major League Soccer
- Nick Lima at National-Football-Teams.com
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- Living people
- American soccer players
- Association football defenders
- Austin FC players
- Burlingame Dragons FC players
- California Golden Bears men's soccer players
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- Major League Soccer players
- People from Castro Valley, California
- San Jose Earthquakes players
- Soccer players from California
- Sportspeople from Castro Valley, California
- United States men's international soccer players
- USL League Two players
- 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
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