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Personal information | |||||||||||
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Full name | Nicholas Lima[1] | ||||||||||
Date of birth | November 17, 1994 | ||||||||||
Place of birth | Castro Valley, California, United States | ||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m) | ||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | New England Revolution | ||||||||||
Number | 12 | ||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||
2010–2011 | San Jose Earthquakes | ||||||||||
College career | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
2013–2016 | California Golden Bears | 72 | (6) | ||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
2015–2016 | Burlingame Dragons | 8 | (0) | ||||||||
2017−2020 | San Jose Earthquakes | 100 | (7) | ||||||||
2021–2023 | Austin FC | 95 | (1) | ||||||||
2024– | New England Revolution | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||
2019 | United States | 9 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 6, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 15, 2019 |
Nicholas Lima (born November 17, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution.
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Career
College and amateur
Lima played four years of college soccer at the University of California, Berkeley between 2013 and 2016.[2] While at college, Lima also appeared for USL PDL side Burlingame Dragons.[3]
Professional
On December 21, 2016, Lima signed as a Homegrown Player for Major League Soccer side San Jose Earthquakes.[4] He made his professional debut on March 4, 2017, starting in a 1–0 win over Montreal Impact.[5] His first professional goal was scored on March 11, 2017, in a 3–2 home victory against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[6] It was the first goal scored by a Homegrown player in Earthquakes history. On October 14, 2017, he was announced as a nominee for two different league awards: the MLS Defender of the Year Award alongside teammate Florian Jungwirth, and the MLS Rookie of the Year Award, along with teammate Jackson Yueill.[7]
On December 13, 2020, Lima was traded to Austin FC in exchange for $500,000 of General Allocation Money.[8]
On December 11, 2023, Lima was traded to New England Revolution in exchange for $275,000 of General Allocation Money.[9] He would score his first goal for the Revolution on March 6, 2024, in the Revolution's 4–0 win over Liga Deportiva Alajuelense in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.[10]
International
Born in the United States, Lima is of Mexican descent.[11] On January 8, 2018, he received a call-up for the United States men's national soccer team for a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina on January 28.[12] He was named to the bench for the match, but ultimately did not take the field during the 0–0 draw.[13] He made his debut on January 27, 2019, in a friendly against Panama, as a starter.[14] Lima played the full 90, recorded an assist, and was named Man of the Match in his International debut.
Statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Other[a] | Totals | |||||||
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League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Burlingame Dragons FC | 2016 | USL PDL | 8 | 0 | - | - | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
San Jose Earthquakes | 2017 | Major League Soccer | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||
2018 | 34 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||||
2019 | 24 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||||
2020 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||||
Total | 100 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 105 | 7 | |||
Austin FC | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
2022 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
2023 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
Total | 95 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 0 | ||
Career totals | 203 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 217 | 7 |
- ^ Includes Leagues Cup
International
As of October 15, 2019
National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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United States | 2019 | 9 | 0 |
Total | 9 | 0 |
Source: US Soccer
References
- ^ "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: United States" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 16. Retrieved May 21, 2019 – via Bernews.
- ^ "CalBears.com - University of California Official Athletic Site". www.calbears.com.
- ^ "Player Stats". USL PDL. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
- ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Sign Nick Lima to Homegrown Player Contract | San Jose Earthquakes".
- ^ "San Jose Earthquakes 1, Montreal Impact 0 - 2017 MLS Match Recap". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter.
- ^ "RECAP: Quakes 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ Jake Pisani (October 14, 2017). "FEATURE: Several San Jose Earthquakes nominated for MLS awards". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
- ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Acquire $500k of Allocation Money in Trade with Austin FC | San Jose Earthquakes". sjearthquakes.
- ^ "Austin FC Agrees To Trade With New England Revolution". www.AustinFC.com. Austin FC. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ Bird, Hayden (March 6, 2024). "3 takeaways from the Revolution's 4-0 Champions Cup win over Alajuelense". www.boston.com. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "América y Chivas sueñan con Carlos Vela, Chicharito Hernández y Jonathan Dos Santos; llegarían prestados". Soy Fútbol (in Spanish). August 13, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ "Sarachan Calls 30 Player Roster to National Training Center for 2018 January Camp". ussoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ "MNT OPENS 2018 WITH SPIRITED 0-0 DRAW VS. BOSNIA & HERZGOVINA". US Soccer. January 28, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
- ^ "USA v Panama game report". Major League Soccer. January 27, 2019. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^ "N. LIMA". Soccerway.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ Nick Lima at Major League Soccer
External links
- Nick Lima at Major League Soccer
- Nick Lima at National-Football-Teams.com