Jamie Villarreal (born June 23, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 23, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Inglewood, California, United States | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| LA Galaxy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | LA Galaxy II | 61 | (4) |
| 2017 | LA Galaxy | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Sacramento Republic | 91 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | United States U20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 1, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 2, 2014 | |||
Career
LA Galaxy
Born in Inglewood, California, Villarreal started his career at the LA Galaxy academy set-up. While with the U18s Villarreal scored ten goals as he led his team to the Southwest Division championship.[1] In 2014, he signed his first professional contract with the LA Galaxy II, the reserve team of the LA Galaxy, of the USL.[1] He made his debut for the team on June 8, 2014, against the Dayton Dutch Lions. Villarreal came on as a 58th minute substitute for Jack McBean as LA Galaxy II won 5–1.[2]
He made his debut for the senior team on May 21, 2017, coming on as a late substitute for the injured João Pedro in the 87th minute as LA Galaxy beat Minnesota United 2–1.
Sacramento Republic
Villarreal signed with USL side Sacramento Republic FC for the 2018 season on January 4, 2018.[3] Villarreal was released by Sacramento following the 2021 season.[4]
International
Villarreal has represented the United States at the under-20 level.[5]
Personal life
Villarreal was born in the United States and is of Mexican descent.[6] His older brother José (born 1993) is also a professional soccer player.
Career statistics
- As of 15 July 2018[7]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| LA Galaxy II | 2014 | USL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||||
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 66 | 4 | ||||
| LA Galaxy | 2017 | MLS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Sacramento Republic | 2018 | USL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 87 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 4 | ||