Nico Campuzano
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolás Campuzano Jiménez | ||
| Date of birth | 29 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Los Corrales de Buelna, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lexington SC | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | AD Delasalle | ||
| 2007–2008 | Clube Bansander | ||
| 2008–2013 | Racing de Santander | ||
| 2013–2014 | Real Valladolid | ||
| 2014–2016 | Barcelona | ||
| 2016–2017 | Villarreal | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Portland Pilots | 15 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 40 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Las Palmas C | ||
| 2019 | Seattle Sounders FC U-23 | 10 | (0) |
| 2021 | Manhattan SC | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | FC Cincinnati 2 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | New England Revolution II | 11 | (0) |
| 2023 | → New England Revolution (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Lexington SC | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 30, 2024 | |||
Nicolás Campuzano Jiménez (born 29 January 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for USL League One side Lexington SC.
Early life
[edit]Campuzano began playing youth football with AD Delasalle in his hometown of Los Corrales de Buelna.[1] Afterwards, he joined Club Basander, where he played for a season.[2]
He then joined Racing de Santander, where he played for five years.[3] He then joined Real Valladolid, while also playing with the Castilla y León U-16 team.[4]
In July 2014, he joined the FC Barcelona youth system on a three-year contract.[5] In February 2016, there were strong attempts by Roma to sign him, but they were rejected by Barcalona.[6][7] In July 2016, he joined the Villarreal youth system.[8]
College career
[edit]In April 2018, he committed to attend the University of Portland in the fall, where he would play for the men's soccer team.[9][10] After only making two appearances in his freshman season, he became the starter in his sophomore season.[11] In 2019, he was named to the West Coast Conference Men's Soccer All-Academic Team.[12]
In 2020, he began attending the University of Pittsburgh, as a graduate student, playing for the men's soccer team.[13] In September 2020, he was named to the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week[14] and in May 2021, was named the Pittsburgh Student-Athlete of the Week.[15] At the end of his first season with Pittsburgh, he set single season records for wins and minutes played[16] and was named to the All-ACC Academic Team,[17] the South All-Region First Team,[18] All-ACC First Team,[19] and the All-ACC Tournament Team.[16] In his second season with Pittsburgh, he was named to the All-ACC Academic Team, he received All-ACC Third Team and All-ACC Academic Team honors and was named a Senior CLASS Award candidate.[16][20]
Club career
[edit]In September 2017, he joined UD Las Palmas, signing a one-year contract, with an option for an additional four years.[21] On 14 October 2017, he made his senior debut with UD Las Palmas C in the fourth tier Tercera División.[22]
In 2019, he played with the Seattle Sounders FC U-23 in USL League Two.[23]
In 2021, he played with Manhattan SC in USL League Two.[24]
In March 2022, he signed a professional contract with FC Cincinnati 2 in MLS Next Pro.[25] He made 4 appearances for the team in 2022, recording 14 saves.[26]
In December 2022, he signed with New England Revolution II in MLS Next Pro, ahead of the 2023 season.[27][28] In March 2023, he joined the New England Revolution first team on a short-term loan deal.[29][30] On June 23, 2023, he was substituted into a match against Toronto FC II as a forward after an injury, with the team out of remaining outfield player substitutes.[31]
In January 2024, Campuzano joined USL League One club Lexington SC.[32]
Personal life
[edit]Campuzano obtained American citizenship after attending college and married an American.[33]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played March 30, 2024[34]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Seattle Sounders FC U-23 | 2019[35] | USL League Two | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Manhattan SC | 2021[24] | USL League Two | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| FC Cincinnati 2 | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 4 | 0 | – | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| New England Revolution II | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| New England Revolution (loan) | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lexington SC | 2024 | USL League One | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Nicolás Campuzano, entrevista al portero juvenil del F.C. Barcelona" [Nicolás Campuzano, interview with the FC Barcelona youth goalkeeper]. Radio Valle de Buelna FM (in Spanish). 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Exitos de Formación: Nicolas Campuzano" [Training Successes: Nicolas Campuzano]. Fútbol Emotion (in Spanish). 25 October 2016.
- ^ Ysera, Jolau (16 July 2016). "Con nombre propio Almudena y Nicolás Campuzano Jimenez" [With own name Almudena and Nicolás Campuzano Jimenez]. Valle de Buelna (in Spanish).
- ^ Roca, Juan Francisco (11 July 2016). "Nico Campuzano: "Intento trabajar y ser muy constante"" [Nico Campuzano: "I try to work and be very constant"]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish).
- ^ Aguilar, Carles (23 July 2014). "Nico Campuzano, cadete del Valladolid, refuerza la portería del Juvenil B de Pimienta" [Nico Campuzano, cadet from Valladolid, reinforces the goal of Juvenil B de Pimienta]. Futbol Base Catala (in Spanish).
- ^ Capdevila, Josep (1 February 2016). "Nico Campuzano se queda en el Barça; Dennis Otto se va al Málaga" [Nico Campuzano stays at Barça; Dennis Otto goes to Malaga]. Sport (in Spanish).
- ^ Núñez, Daniel (24 September 2022). "Nico Campuzano, un ex del Barça que interesó a la Roma y juega en la 3ª división de EE.UU" [Nico Campuzano, a former Barça player who interested Roma and plays in the US 3rd division]. FlashScore (in Spanish).
- ^ "Nico Campuzano jugará en el Villarreal" [Nico Campuzano will play for Villarreal]. Radio Valle de Buelna FM (in Spanish). 6 July 2016.
- ^ "Spanish Goalkeeper Nico Campuzano Commits to the Pilots". Portland Pilots. 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Nico Campuzano Portland Pilots profile". Portland Pilots.
- ^ Clyde, Ana (12 September 2019). "Pilot in the Spotlight: Nico Campuzano anchoring Pilot defense". The Beacon.
- ^ "Five Pilots Earn WCC All-Academic, Led by First-Team Pick Campuzano". Portland Pilots. 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Vidovich Adds 12 to Fall Roster". Pittsburgh Panthers. 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Three Panthers Named to TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week". Pittsburgh Panthers. 29 September 2020.
- ^ "Compson, Campuzano Named Office Depot/Supra Student-Athletes of the Week". Pittsburgh Panthers. 10 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Nico Campuzano Pittsburgh Panthers profile". Pittsburgh Panthers.
- ^ "Program Record Eight Selected to All-ACC Academic Team". Pittsburgh Panthers. 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Five Panthers Named to All-Region Team". Pittsburgh Panthers. 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Top Ranked Panthers Collect Multiple All-ACC Awards". Pittsburgh Panthers. 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Campuzano Named Candidate for Senior CLASS Award". Pittsburgh Panthers. 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Nicolás Campuzano ficha por la U.D. Las Palmas" [Nicolás Campuzano signs for UD Las Palmas]. Radio Valle de Buelna FM (in Spanish). 26 September 2017.
- ^ "El portero cántabro Nico Campuzano debuta en filiales" [The Cantabrian goalkeeper Nico Campuzano debuts in subsidiaries]. Tinta Amarilla (in Spanish). 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Goalkeepers Nico Campuzano and Evan Munn join Sounders U23". Goal Washington. 24 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Nicolas Campuzano Jimenez 2021 USL2 Stats". USL League Two.
- ^ "FC Cincinnati 2 sign three players to MLS NEXT Pro team". FC Cincinnati. 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Revolution sign goalkeeper Nico Campuzano to short-term agreement". 98.5 The Sports Hub. 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Revolution II Sign Jordan Adebayo-Smith and Nico Campuzano". New England Revolution. 8 December 2022.
- ^ Nye, Josh (9 December 2022). "Revolution II sign Jordan Adebayo-Smith and Nico Campuzano". The Bent Musket.
- ^ "Revolution sign goalkeeper Nico Campuzano to Short-Term Agreement for Saturday's match at D.C. United". New England Revolution. 24 March 2023.
- ^ Nye, Josh (24 March 2023). "Nico Campuzano Signs Short-Term Agreement With First Team". The Blazing Musket.
- ^ "Postgame Notes: Revolution II battle Toronto FC II to 1-1 draw". New England Revolution. 24 June 2023.
- ^ Bramley, Jacob (16 January 2024). "Lexington Sporting Club makes goalkeeper addition with signing of Nico Campuzano". Lexington SC.
- ^ "EEUU invierte 100M de dólares en fichar jóvenes españoles para hacer historia en su Mundial 2026" [The US invests 100M dollars in signing young Spaniards to make history in its 2026 World Cup]. Marca (in Spanish). 27 March 2023.
- ^ Nico Campuzano at Soccerway
- ^ "Nicolas Campuzano 2019 USL2 Stats". USL League Two.
External links
[edit]- Nico Campuzano at Soccerway