Junior Sandoval
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Junior Josué Sandoval López | ||
| Date of birth | October 13, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Quimistán, Honduras | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009 | GPC Jaguars | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Atlanta FC | 10 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Atlanta Silverbacks (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Marathón | 13 | (1) |
| 2014 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 23 | (7) |
| 2015 | Jaguares de Córdoba | 14 | (1) |
| 2016 | Jacksonville Armada FC | 16 | (2) |
| 2016- | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 5 | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October, 21st 2016. | |||
Junior Josué Sandoval López (born October 13, 1990 in Quimistán) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays for Jacksonville Armada FC of the North American Soccer League.
Career
Youth and College
Sandoval grew up in Alpharetta, Georgia and attended Centennial High School in Roswell, Georgia before playing a year of college soccer at Georgia Perimeter College. He was the Jaguars' leading scorer as a freshman with 29 points on nine goals and 11 assists, and was named to the NJCAA All-Region First Team.[1][2]
Sandoval also played two seasons with Atlanta FC of the National Premier Soccer League, including their Lamar Hunt US Open Cup match against Charleston Battery in 2009.
Professional
Sandoval left college early and joined Puerto Rico Islanders on February 17, 2010.[3] He made his professional debut on April 18, 2010, in a 2010 CFU Club Championship game against Haitian side Racing des Gonaïves.[4] Puerto Rico loaned Sandoval to Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League on March 31, 2011.[5] Puerto Rico ended Sandoval's loan to Atlanta on August 12, 2011.[6]
Sandoval returned to Atlanta and joined the Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves for the first part of the 2012 season.[7] After 4 games, he signed for Marathón in his native Honduras.
In January 2016, Sandoval signed with Jacksonville Armada FC of the NASL.[8]
Honors
Puerto Rico Islanders
- CFU Club Championship Winner (1): 2010
References
- ↑ Puerto Rico signs three new players
- ↑ Eight Jaguars make All-Region Archived September 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Martínez, Nurse y Sandoval a la Plantilla 2010 de los Puerto Rico Islanders
- ↑ http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=924141
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20121008031124/http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4175142. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2011. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Puerto Rico Recalls Striker Sandoval". Archived from the original on September 3, 2011.
- ↑ http://10soccer.com/sports-report/honduran-midfielder-junior-sandoval/
- ↑ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/armada-fc-signs-honduran-midfielder-junior-sandoval/n-5089305