Julián Araujo
Julián Vicente Araujo Zúñiga (born 13 August 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy. Born in the United States, he represents the Mexico national team.
| Araujo in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julián Vicente Araujo Zúñiga[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Lompoc, California, United States | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | LA Galaxy | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Central Coast Condors | |||
| Santa Barbara Soccer Club | |||
| Barça Residency Academy | |||
| 2018 | LA Galaxy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | LA Galaxy II | 2 | (0) |
| 2019– | LA Galaxy | 100 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | United States U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | United States U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018 | United States U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | United States U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | United States U23 | 5 | (0) |
| 2020 | United States | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Mexico | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2022 | |||
Youth
Araujo was born in Lompoc, California, and is of Mexican descent. He attended Lompoc High School.[3] After two years at Lompoc High School, he left home and joined Barça Residency Academy in Casa Grande, Arizona in 2017.[4]
In March 2017, Araujo had committed to playing college soccer at the University of California, Santa Barbara from 2018 onward.[5]
Club career
LA Galaxy II
Araujo made his professional debut in a 2–2 draw with Seattle Sounders FC 2 on 4 October 2018, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for Nate Shultz.[6]
LA Galaxy
On 1 March 2019, LA Galaxy acquired Araujo after trading $50,000 of Targeted Allocation Money to Colorado Rapids to gain the first spot in the Waivers Order.[7]
International career
United States
Araujo was eligible to play for the United States or Mexico.[8]
After an injury to Ayo Akinola, Araujo was named to the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad to represent the United States under-20.[9]
Araujo was called into the United States national soccer team by Gregg Berhalter for the January 2020 camp, but did not make an official match appearance.[3] He was called up again in December 2020 for a game against El Salvador, in which he made his senior level debut.[10] Araujo was named to the final 20-player United States under-23 roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship in March 2021.[11]
On 18 June 2021, Araujo was named to the preliminary 59-player USMNT roster for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup but was left off of the final roster on 1 July 2021. Berhalter cited Araujo's dual citizenship and him not feeling ready to become cap-tied to the USMNT.[12]
Mexico
On 13 August 2021, sports media in Mexico reveal that Araujo himself had filed and submitted the one-time switch to FIFA in order to join Mexico.[13] As of 4 October 2021 FIFA officially approved Araujo's case.[14][15]
On 27 November 2021, Araujo was included in the Mexico national football team call-up by Gerardo Martino for a friendly match against Chile set to take place on 8 December.[16] He subsequently appeared in the starting lineup in the match on 8 December 2021 for his debut appearance.[17] The match ended with a 2–2 draw, playing the full 90 minutes. With his Mexico debut, Araujo becomes the third player in the history of the Mexico–United States rivalry in having represented both national teams alongside Martín Vásquez and Edgar Castillo.[18]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 20 October 2022[19]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| LA Galaxy II | 2018 | USL | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| LA Galaxy | 2019 | MLS | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
| 2020 | MLS | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | MLS | 32 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | MLS | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 39 | 1 | ||
| Total | 100 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 108 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 102 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 110 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Leagues Cup
- ^ Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
International
- As of match played 11 June 2022[20]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
United States U20
Individual
References
- ^ (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Julián Araujo". LA Galaxy. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Lompoc native Julian Araujo gets a potential starting chance as Galaxy resume season". Santa Maria Times.
- ^ Reyna, Lorenzo J. "Julian Araujo completes first season with Barca Academy as an All-Conference player". Santa Maria Times. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Reyna, Lorenzo J. "Araujo commits to UCSB, Prendergast lands first offer". Santa Yves Valley News.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "LA Galaxy sign defender Julian Araujo | LA Galaxy".
- ^ "Un Estados Unidos muy 'mexicano' clasifica al Mundial Sub-20".
- ^ "Julian Araujo added to U.S. roster for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup | LA Galaxy".
- ^ "USA 6 - El Salvador 0: Match Report & Stats". www.ussoccer.com.
- ^ "U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team Head Coach Jason Kreis Names Roster for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship". www.ussoccer.com. 11 March 2021.
- ^ @SoccerByIves (1 July 2021). "Gregg Berhalter reveals that Julian Araujo, a dual national, wasn't ready to make the final step to committing to t…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Reportes: Julián Araujo decide jugar con la Selección Mexicana". tudn.mx (in Spanish). 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Julián Araujo ya es jugador elegible para México". mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Q&A: Julian Araujo on why he chose to represent Mexico instead of the USMNT". The Athletic. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de México". MiSeleccion (in Spanish). 9 December 2021.
- ^ "La SNM cerró la actividad del 2021 con empate". MiSeleccion (in Spanish). 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Julián Araujo makes Mexico debut after switching from US". apnews.com. 8 December 2021.
- ^ Julián Araujo at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ Julián Araujo at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "2021 MLS All-Star Team Roster". MLSsoccer.
- ^ "2022 MLS All-Star Game Roster". Major League Soccer. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
External links
- Julián Araujo at USL Championship