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Adam Saldana

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Adam Saldana
Personal information
Full name Adam Jesus Jr. Esparza-Saldana[1]
Date of birth (2002-02-07) February 7, 2002 (age 22)
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 2 (0)
International career
2017 United States U15 5 (0)
2017–2019 United States U17 17 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 3, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 13, 2019

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]

Club career

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LA Galaxy II

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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.[4]

LA Galaxy

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On January 19, 2021, Saldana was signed to LA Galaxy's MLS roster.[5]

KFUM Oslo

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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

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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

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Saldana is of Mexican descent and holds dual American and Mexican citizenship.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of September 3, 2024[7]
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Total
Division 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[b] 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
KFUM Oslo 2024 Eliteserien 2 0 4 0 6 0
Career total 84 0 0 0 1 0 85 0
  1. ^ Includes Norwegian Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in USL Cup Playoffs

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Adam Saldana". LA Galaxy. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Ekeberg er Adams nye paradis" (in Norwegian). KFUM Oslo. March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  4. ^ https://www.uslsoccer.com/reno1868fc-lagalaxyii-971693[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "LA Galaxy sign 18-year-old midfielder Adam Saldana from LA Galaxy II | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  6. ^ "Todos los futbolistas mexicanos con doble nacionalidad que estarán en la MLS". OneFootball. January 28, 2023.
  7. ^ Adam Saldana at Soccerway


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