Aaron Christopher Cervantes (born March 20, 2002) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for MLS Next Pro side Austin FC II.[2] Cervantes previously played for Orange County SC of the USL Championship.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aaron Christopher Cervantes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | March 20, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Chino Hills, California, United States | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Austin FC II | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | LA Galaxy | ||
| 2017–2018 | Pateadores SC | ||
| 2020–2021 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Orange County SC | 17 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | LA Galaxy II | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Austin FC II | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | United States U17 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:01, 4 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:14, 13 October 2019 (UTC) | |||
Professional career
Orange County SC
Cervantes signed his first professional deal with Orange County SC on March 15, 2018, at the age of 15.[4] He was the youngest ever player to sign a professional deal with the club.[4] Cervantes did not make any appearances in his first season with the club.[3] In his second season with the club, Cervantes broke into Orange County's first team, making 11 league appearances and 1 further appearance in the U.S. Open Cup.[3] His professional debut came against New Mexico United on March 23, 2019.[2] In between his second and third seasons with the club, Orange County and Rangers F.C. signed a partnership agreement that would result in the movement of players, due to this partnership Cervantes trained with the Glasgow side in December 2019.[5] In his third season with the club, Cervantes made 6 appearances in a season that was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] In October 2020 it was announced that Cervantes would leave Orange County for Scottish club Rangers for a deal that could rise to the high six figures.[6]
Rangers
On October 7, 2020, it was announced that Cervantes would move to Rangers of the Scottish Premiership.[2] It was noted that due to the surrounding issues of COVID-19 that Cervantes would train with Orange County through December and then Rangers would loan him to another European team for the latter half of the 2020–21 season.[2]
On January 22, 2022, Cervantes joined Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle on a seven-day emergency loan deal.[7]
LA Galaxy II
In March 2023, Cervantes returned to the United States to join MLS Next Pro club LA Galaxy II.[8] Due to injuries, Cervantes appeared on the bench for LA Galaxy's Major League Soccer fixture against Seattle Sounders FC on April 1, 2023.[9]
International career
Born in the United States, Cervantes is of Mexican descent. He is a youth international for the United States, having played for the United States U17s.[10]
Career statistics
As of June 2, 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Orange County SC | 2018 | USL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Rangers | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rangers II (loan) | 2021–22 | Lowland Football League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Thistle (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LA Galaxy II | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LA Galaxy (loan) | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin FC II | 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
References
External links
Aaron Cervantes at Soccerway