Sebastian Saucedo

Sebastian Saucedo Mondragón (born January 22, 1997) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Liga MX club Pumas U.N.A.M. Born in the United States and of Mexican descent, Saucedo represented the United States youth teams originally, before switching to Mexico, and then back to the United States.

Sebastián Saucedo
Personal information
Full name Sebastián Saucedo
Date of birth (1997-01-22) January 22, 1997
Place of birth San Fernando Valley, California, United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 UNAM
Number 7
Youth career
2011–2014 Real Salt Lake AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Real Salt Lake 83 (5)
2015–2016 → Real Monarchs (loan) 13 (5)
2016 → Veracruz (loan) 4 (0)
2020– UNAM 17 (1)
National team‡
2014–2015 United States U18 10 (1)
2015–2017 United States U20 19 (8)
2015 Mexico U20 1 (0)
2019– United States U23 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 24, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 6, 2020

Career

Professional

On July 25, 2014, Saucedo signed a homegrown contract with Real Salt Lake, making him the eighth homegrown signing in club history.[1] On March 22, 2015, he made his professional debut for USL affiliate club Real Monarchs SLC in a 0–0 draw against LA Galaxy II.[2] Saucedo was sent on loan to Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz in 2016.[3]

On December 9, 2019, it was announced that Saucedo would join UNAM Pumas ahead of their 2020 Clausura season.[4]

International

Although Saucedo represented both Mexico and the United States at the under-18 and under-20 levels, he has only represented the United States since 2015.

References
  1. "RSL signs MF Sebastian Saucedo to Homegrown contract". RealSaltLake.com. RSL Communications. July 25, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  2. "Real Monarchs open inaugural season with a scoreless draw against LA Galaxy II". RealSaltLake.com. RSL Communications. March 22, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  3. "Sebastian Saucedo going on loan to Liga MX side Veracruz". RSLSoapbox.com. RSL Soapbox. January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  4. "Pumas UNAM confirm signing of Real Salt Lake Homegrown Sebastian Saucedo | MLSsoccer.com".


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.